The Pathway
October 26, 2009 – 5:04 amI read a new book recently called the Pathway. I was actually published a few years ago, but it’s new to me! I find the essential premise of the book to be straight-forward, but perhaps I never thought through the implications.
The premise of “The Pathway” is that many of us do a crappy job of dealing with our feelings. We fail to identify our true feelings and provide for our own needs. This failure on our part eventually leads us to engage in external solutions. It could be overeating, it could be over-shopping, drugs, alcohol, or any number of things.
The book walks you through the steps of completing a “cycle”, which is a set of brief questions to help you recognize how you feel, what you need, and what support you need if any. There is also a limits cycle that asks if you have reasonable expectations.
Here’s the thing that struck me: I always knew I was an emotional over-eater, but I never connected the dots that I need to resolve my emotional issues to improve in this area. I’ve sought out behavioral solutions that require more thinking that feeling, and although I’ve made progress I’m still not “cured”.
If I didn’t know anything about nutrition, then I could think my way out of this problem by gaining new knowledge. But I can’t think my way out of emotional issues. They require a different tactic. That’s where The Pathway comes in.
Do you have any problems in your life that you’re trying to think your way out of? Could it be an emotional issue rather than a rational or behavioral issue?
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