My struggles related to any of these things tied back into a resistance I had against myself. A sense of shame and insecurity when I knew I needed to nourish my body with food, anxiety when I couldn’t force myself to quiet my mind and sleep, and a sense of inferiority when I couldn’t make my body look like everyone else’s through exercise. To be successful with any of these things is to be successful in having compassion for yourself. To not resist, but to accept the way you operate, and realize that it is enough. I’ve begun working closely with my body and listening to its needs. Although it’s different than everyone else’s, that doesn’t make it less valuable in this world!