Where else in your life does this inflexibility show up?

I had a chat last week with a successful entrepreneur, and we discussed being stuck in our mind and not paying attention to our body/emotions or our spirit.

She talks about how all of us, to varying degrees, are dealing with abandonment and rejection.

On the one hand, I had a loving family and felt very supported as I grew up. On the other hand, there are some of my behaviours (that persist to this day) that seem rooted in wanting more attention. For example, I can't just suck it up if I've hurt myself - I need to tell Megan. As if I subconsciously can't waste an opportunity to get sympathy.

Oh, and I was bullied pretty severely as a kid. So I know that there are some levels of abandonment and rejection.

I was telling her about my relationship with food. I'd had digestive issues a while back, and so I'd experimented with Whole30 and had landed on not really eating gluten or dairy (or drinking alcohol) for two years.

She nods.

And then asks me -- where else does that inflexibility show up in your life?

Where else does that inflexibility show up in my life?

All over the place.

My rules about working out, rules about eating desserts, intermittent fasting, my habit tracker. And 2+ month streak of sending daily (weekday) emails.

Wow.

Not that it's all bad, but it's definitely something to pay closer attention to.

What about you - is this something present in your life?

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