You know the relationship is destroying you, but once you invest, it’s hard to turn back. Societal pressures, pride, and financials are usually the factors which keep people in unhealthy relationships. Then there is the bottomless pit of hope of a better tomorrow – or in this case a better meal. The better meal like better days never comes.
Walking out is not the cowards way, it is a survivors path. Walk away from toxicity, not struggle whether it is food, friends or family. As science advances we want to ‘follow the science’ but refuse to change because we stay for the comfort of familiarity.
Staying in a manipulative relationship damages more than the two partners. The imbalance of power inevitably tips one way because on party surrenders. Their will is broken and mind moulded and once that is achieved, the stronger toxic partner is in control.
Like the food on our plate, the toxic partner let’s you believe you’re in control.
This view is not about building frivolous cases of abandonment. There is a fine line between tough and toxic. We we chosen to ignore the truth and stay for the kids, money, societal pressures toxicity is emboldened. Your food choices are driven by that little toxic partner in your head, guilting you into the flavourful foods.
Decades of well packaged convenient bits of information like bits of your favourite snack pack wear you down one event at time and one snack at a time!
It’s been referred to as the ‘Industrial Food Complex’ and once you gather the courage to dive in and unravel information you free yourself from food propaganda.
Educational institutions have enormous value and can become the leaders to help our children find the truth. But you have to question institutions and families who stick with a meat and potatoes diet because they’re afraid of the approaching the salad bar.
We (human beings) have never had such a democratised system of information. But we cherry pick our information which is quite literally killing us and our planet.
Never let your mind believe breaking away is failure. It is courage at it’s best.
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Leafy Fox 