Same Same but Different
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009 | POSTED BY MICHELLE
A friend went to Asia years ago and came back using the expression, “same same but different.” The expression is used to explain things that are familiar yet unique. So much of the holidays are about tradition. There is a comfort to doing things the same way each year. But remember that you can also carve out a new way for yourself and your family if the old way hasn’t been working, particularly when it comes to food, fighting, and even fun. It can be “same same but different.”
Keep reading for a great story that might inspire you this holiday season.
Last year I posted the following story. To create a tradition, I am going to post it again. I think it beautifully (and briefly) conveys the process that emotional eaters must go through to overcome their struggles and recover their power over food. See if you can find yourself in one of the chapters and know that we each had to pass through these different phases before leaving emotional eating behind.
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY SIDEWALK
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
By Portia Nelson
Chapter One
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost .... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in this same place.
But, it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in ... it's a habit ... but, my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another street
This year make your holidays “same same” but also different in any way you need them to be different.
You really can have all the same tradition without having the same struggles.
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