The Story

The father called his children together and told them, “I want to help you continue in your growth and progress towards becoming like me and having all that I have, all power, all knowledge, and eternal life. To do that you need to have a physical body like me. It is time to create a world to grow those bodies. First let’s visualize this world and create all things spiritually before we create them physically. We need to have a plan so that every soul has an opportunity to experience the situations perfectly suited to their learning and growth. Physical learning is hard and we will also need many things to bring joy and gladness to the soul in the process.”

And so they each took part in creating this vision, each intelligence contributing what they thought they would need for their own growth and desires for joy. They had lots of input by the Father who had been there before and knew what they would need.

When they had finished their plan, the Father looked at it and said “It is good!”

Then the Father explained what it would be like living with a body and on this earth. There would be many choices for every given situation. The danger would be that some of those choices could block (dam) their progress. Down on earth many would not be able to discern the way or even be able to imagine what is possible unless it was seen or done physically. Some one must show the way.

With all the distractions, it would be very hard to remember what the best choices would be. In fact all would make a mistake at least somewhere along the way.

“Therefore” he said, “I will give you lots of help”. “I will provide guides in every dispensation of time to teach you and show you the way and help you to remember.”

“Because all will make mistakes and thus make it impossible for any to continue their progress, there needs be one who navigates every situation perfectly and who is willing to stand in for, and take the consequences for, all those mistakes in order to fulfill the law of justice. That will put into effect the law of mercy and make it possible for all to continue their progress.

“I will do it father,” said the oldest son. “I will show the way and make what ever sacrifice is necessary so that my brothers and sisters all have a chance to continue their progress.”

“Because of your willingness to take on this great sacrifice for your brothers and sisters, I will make you as their father. You will get to judge them worthy of your sacrifice and set up whatever requirements you feel fair in order to earn the privilege you are making possible for them.”

“I only require that they do the best they can in following my example and love and help each other as much as possible.”

“It is decided then. Each of you will get a turn in adding your part of creation to the world. Now go yonder and gather the matter to create this world physically. My oldest son, I will put you in charge because I know you will follow my instructions precisely. To create a world that will grow and sustain physical bodies is a very precise creation. There can be no mistakes.”

After a time the first body was ready to be inhabited by a soul and the father chose a son to go first and directed the process. Then they prepared a second body and the father chose a daughter so that the creation of bodies could continue.

Rethinking Thin

Rethinking thin : the new science of weight loss–and the myths and realities of dieting / Gina Kolata.

This book is very enlightening. Gina Kolata is a science writer for the New York Times. The book is clear full of the latest research (the last 20 yrs) and the unexpected results of that research. She pretty much lets you draw your own conclusions about that research.

The messages I got from the book:

Contrary to popular belief we don’t have as much control over our weight as we are led to believe and being fat is not as bad as we are led to believe.

We have about as much long term control over our weight as we do over our height or skin color. It is genetically determined. There is about a 20 to 30 lb range that our bodies will let us maintain over an extended period of time. At the lower end of that range takes diligence, at the higher end you can pretty much let yourself go. There are a few rare exceptions to that rule but those are usually caused by disease. If we go below that point our bodies will go into starvation mode (whether our weight shows us as being fat or thin) with the resulting consequences.

Obsession with food

Out of control bingeing ( like trying to keep holding your breath)

Depression and or anxiety

Hording and secreting food

Lethargy

It will stay in that mode until our bodies gain back the weight to within that safe range.

It is also true for trying to gain weight, when we go above that range our metabolism will increase to the point of where it will be impossible to maintain that weight gain. For me that is a relief to know. I can get rid of the long term fear of becoming morbidly obese if I don’t keep extreme control on my weight.

I have lived a lot of my life in that starvation mode with the resulting poor health and insanity consequences. In many ways I fell healthier now than I have in years even though my weight is considered in the obese range.

After reading this book, and understanding the truths that the long term research are telling us, I got really angry when I heard on the news yesterday about companies charging fines per week to those people who are considered over weight. I also fear for the self-esteem consequences to the children who are considered over weight and the emphasis on trying to get them to loose the weight. (there is a whole chapter on long term research done with the children that blows those prejudices out of the water) This information needs to get out into the mainstream media and counteract those prejudices.

I think it is really important to continue to focus on healthy eating and exercise, but it needs to be done with an emphasis on being healthy not on losing weight. As long as the emphasis is on loosing weight there will be many failures and prejudices. If the emphasis switches to health then we can see success.

If you don’t believe this, then read the research. And stop judging fat people!!!!

This book sure opened my eyes!

Help me change those prejudices, pass this information on to everyone you know!