Ah yes… you have hit the nail on the head!

I am finding this is MUCH more than quitting smoking. Mind you I am a person who is very comfortable living in my head…. so to have to live in my body as well is both delightful and scary. I quit just over 5 weeks ago and I cannot tell you how much things are changing for me by just listening to my body and what I really need. Oh, yes, its leading me to eating more healthily, exercising (and losing weight), quitting caffeine, dealing with aches and pains I didn’t notice I had, sorting out my teeth, … oh and not to mention starting to appreciate what emotions actually feel like…..

It’s a very worthwhile journey so far…. not exactly sure where I’m going but its very interesting!

carol

Elizabeth wrote

…the more we have learned to both value the brain and numb
the body, the harder…and more critical it becomes to reconnect the
two…It is my own personal, critical journey and voila! I have

arrived firmly on that path…
I AM doing the timer excercises, and just understanding, NAMING, the
impossible desperation and cravings of that starving hunter is
plenty inspiring.
so thank you, thank you…this is going to be a wild and interesting
ride…
elizabeth