FOOD Can Stifle Dreams
By Maggie Dulcio, LMHC, CAP
We all know that as human beings we need food to survive and for our wellness. We have to ensure that we nourish our body with the proper nutrients and vitamins and it is vital to make the right food choices. I do not need to tell you that the food we put into our body can affect our wellness negatively or positively. Food can affect our mood just as much as it can have a physical impact. Additionally, food can also affect us financially. Poor food choices can lead to health problems that can end up costing a lot of money. Conversely, investing in a healthy diet could mean avoiding some expensive health pitfalls. Consequently, I have a passion for the natural health revolution and I am sharing with others the benefits of the Moringa plant, the healthiest plant on earth. My goal is to help people make better food choices while taking care of themselves so that they can enjoy complete wellness.
You may now be wondering as the title indicates, “how can FOOD stifle dreams”? Bear with me a minute. Has it ever felt like your dreams are bigger than your life experiences? Your education? Your circumstances? Has people ever laugh at you or give you a peculiar look when you share your dreams with them? How about every time you think you are closer to your dreams it seems as if you’ve made three steps back? Or maybe you’ve lost hope and don’t think you can ever reach your dreams. If so, you may be feeling the effects of FOOD on your dreams. As a result, you may be thinking you need to downsize your dreams. Before you start to shrink your dreams to fit into your current situation, consider the following. The common culprit for stealing our dreams:
Fear—will often hold us back from going after our dreams. Fear can paralyze us and prevent us from taking actions. We make excuses as to the reasons we can’t do this or that. We are afraid of failing and sometimes we are even afraid of succeeding.
Opinions--of other people can hold us hostage where we don’t go for our dreams. You could be hearing what other people have to say instead of striving for a different level. It could be that you shared your vision and those around you do not have similar beliefs. Looking that the failures of others could be something that is holding you back from going after your dreams. You could have people in your circle who have little faith in you and what you can achieve.
Obstacles—“If at first you don’t succeed try and try again” is something that we hear all the time. Sometimes we encounter so many challenges we simply give up. We may think that because we encounter so many obstacles, it must be the universe telling us to accept our current situation.
Doubt—we start thinking we don’t have the qualifications or our dreams are too big. We list our limitations and place restrictions on our capabilities.
The only way to overcome the effect of FOOD on your dreams is to be in the right mindset. Our mind will create some thoughts that will cause us to experience certain feelings that will ultimately determine our action. There is one piece of advice that I give to my children all the time, “your mind is a powerful thing”. Your thoughts will determine what you become. We need to fill our mind with good and hopeful thoughts to avoid the effect of FOOD on our dreams. Do you want to live out your dreams, visit: https://dulciomagdala.myzija.com/
