I don’t know how old you are, but reading this made me think about something slightly different.. the trends of each era..
For many of us, heavy food, pizza lunches, cream-filled Sunday meals weren’t just personal choices. They were the fashion of the time. In my family, a Sunday lunch without cream wasn’t considered a “proper” family meal. It was simply how things were done.
We didn’t grow up with the same awareness around health that exists today. It wasn’t rebellion or neglect, it was culture.
Now, at 51, I don’t touch cream at all (I stopped in my 30s). It was never something I truly loved anyway, it was just the trend of the era.
And sometimes I wonder if today’s “trend” looks different, less about cream and more about emotional overconsumption in all its forms..
Maybe part of growth is not only personal responsibility, but also recognizing the currents we were swimming in, and choosing differently once we know better..
Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed piece. It’s always valuable to reflect on the lessons that shape us..
I don’t know how old you are, but reading this made me think about something slightly different.. the trends of each era..
For many of us, heavy food, pizza lunches, cream-filled Sunday meals weren’t just personal choices. They were the fashion of the time. In my family, a Sunday lunch without cream wasn’t considered a “proper” family meal. It was simply how things were done.
We didn’t grow up with the same awareness around health that exists today. It wasn’t rebellion or neglect, it was culture.
Now, at 51, I don’t touch cream at all (I stopped in my 30s). It was never something I truly loved anyway, it was just the trend of the era.
And sometimes I wonder if today’s “trend” looks different, less about cream and more about emotional overconsumption in all its forms..
Maybe part of growth is not only personal responsibility, but also recognizing the currents we were swimming in, and choosing differently once we know better..
Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed piece. It’s always valuable to reflect on the lessons that shape us..
So many parts of this piece resonated with me - thank you!
And I'm so happy to have found someone who talks about health as foundational for everything else :-)
On the same Path - so well said, Thank You…. http://youtube.com/drcharlesparker
Wisdom is only wise when you apply it and share it with the world.
You made a great turnaround because you had the courage to address your life. Many don't do that and stay average.
My first "therapy" book was The family by John Bradshaw, it was hard for me to read because it was saying so many painful truths in it.