Isn’t the “mind” amazing? It has the ability regardless of one’s age, to continue to form associations.
These associative links inside the brain can be for good or not so good.

As we age, if we never take a look at all of these associations, it is easy to see how a feeling of being lost may develop. It is like being full of things that have no meaning, and within them you lose yourself. This sense of loss can show up anywhere. Is it because we are simply too full and really need to create inner space?

Food is often used to to abate, soothe, squelch, drown or otherwise turn on or off emotions.
Which leads to the question, “what are you hungry, for”? “What’s eating you?”

Take a look at these signals, from the authors of Think Thin, Be Thin. Is your hunger truly physical or a sign of something deeper?

Physical Hunger
- Builds gradually
- Strikes below the neck (e.g. growling stomach)
- Occurs several hours after a meal
- Goes away when full
- Eating leads to feeling of satisfaction

Emotional Hunger
- Develops suddenly
- Above the neck (e.g., a “taste” for ice cream)
- Unrelated to time
- Persists despite fullness
- Eating leads to guilt and shame

Relax…instead of eating, go for a walk, take a nap, take a soaking bath with fragrant oils, write your thoughts out on paper, draw, paint or just sit still and take a moment to simply, be.