tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20447441.post303603293556781489..comments2023-10-07T13:09:00.391+01:00Comments on Around The World In Beautiful Shoes: Fighting the demonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20447441.post-71815460389634348812009-10-19T14:44:25.062+01:002009-10-19T14:44:25.062+01:00Over eating has been a problem with me over the pa...Over eating has been a problem with me over the past few years. Now, I am dealing with it better. Of course, I had to uproot my whole life and move to MAdrid to to that.<br /><br />A nuumber of things made it easier: (1) being completely divorced from all my familiar surroundings, (2) the hot weathe rwhen I arrived (nobody likes to over eat when they're sweating, (3) not speaking the language and not having a source of income that allows me to buy a lot of junk food.<br /><br />As for demons ... hmmm ... one thing I have noticed is that the same demons come back day after day. I wish I could vanquish them once and for all. One particular demon is swimming. I like it. I like splashing around in the water, but ... actually getting into that water is a problem for me. There are 3 problems / bl;ocks: (1) I hate the sensation of falling, so psyching up to jump in is a big issue, (2) I hate the schock of the cold water, (3) I hate the feeling of being engulfed by the water. However, once I have managed to make it into the pool then I am ok, I can get out, jump back in, etc ...<br /><br />Yet, that very same demon reares its head every time I wanted to go swimming (although, now, the water is too cold to go swimming - everyone else closed their pool for the Winter over a month ago, we were still swimming untul last week.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466885792177930052noreply@blogger.com