All my life, my immediate response to emotional pain has been to make jokes. Lots of jokes. Karen Salmansohn emotionaljokelife Change image and share on social
Stop allowing yourself to focus on depressing life circumstances - including focusing on being depressed about your weight. All this negative focus will only lead you to feeling bummed and wanting to pig out. Instead, consciously focus on happy life circumstances you enjoy doing, and create more of them! Karen Salmansohn allowbumcircumstance share on social
Our built-in human system for mimicry explains why we humans can transfer our good and bad moods to each other - if we aren't careful! Karen Salmansohn badbuildcareful Change image and share on social
I believe that often people even stay in bad relationships longer than they should because the fear of the pain of dating is scarier than the pain of a bad relationship! Karen Salmansohn baddatefear Change image and share on social
Wherever there's an all-encompassing 'always,' 'all' or 'never' in your life, it's a sign that your mischievous subconscious is setting you up for failure by consistently leading you back toward these repeat performances. Karen Salmansohn backconsistentlyencompass share on social
If you feel sick and tired of how things are in your life, chances are it's because you're making yourself sick and tired - by engaging in too many energy leaking things. Karen Salmansohn chanceenergyengage Change image and share on social
Power might feel tasty and good in the moment, but it will never be satisfying, never fill you up. Yep, no matter how much power you get, you will always feel empty. You just keep wanting more and more power. Karen Salmansohn emptyfeelfill share on social
I'm lucky I live near Whole Foods... so if I'm hungry, I can walk in there and grab something yummy... already made... or make it myself. I love to cook. I make a killer marinara sauce. Karen Salmansohn cookfoodgrab Change image and share on social
Cultivate the habit of zest. Purposefully seek out the beauty in the seemingly trivial. Especially in the trivial. The colors and shapes of the foods you eat. The shadows a vase makes on your table. The interesting faces of the people on the bus with you. Karen Salmansohn beautybuscolor share on social
Every food I choose to eat helps me become more conscious of how it either moves me forward to my fab weight or backward to my flab weight. Karen Salmansohn backwardchooseconscious Change image and share on social