What I’m about to write may come as a surprise to some of you, but I, Sarah M. Hall, can be a very emotional person. Sometimes I feel as though I am on an emotional rollercoaster, my feelings changing as quickly as a coaster moves. This has been especially true the last few weeks that I’ve been in Europe. One minute I will be so excited to be seeing new things and meeting new people, the next minute I’ll be overwhelmed with homesickness and would like nothing more then to be back in the US with my family and friends near by. I have gotten better at managing these feelings, but I haven’t gained complete control.
One of the things that has really helped me these last few weeks has been food. While I know that it isn’t good to be an emotional eater, I also know that sometimes a dish of ice cream or a cup of tea can be just what I need to overcome a moment of sadness. I have found that when I am desperately missing my mom, a cup of tea makes me feel close to her; I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of tea we have sipped together over the years. There is a similar connection with coffee and my dad; he started giving me coffee when I was very young, and taught me to know and love a good cup of the dark stuff. I’m sure that it is his fault that I’m so short.
Other things that have led me to believe that my emotions are located in my stomach are ice cream and chocolate. It is amazing how a waffle cone full of cold gold or a chocolate muffin can lift my mood. I don’t know why, but these treats make me feel better. In the end I don’t really care about the why or how, all that matters is that they do.
One of the things that has really helped me these last few weeks has been food. While I know that it isn’t good to be an emotional eater, I also know that sometimes a dish of ice cream or a cup of tea can be just what I need to overcome a moment of sadness. I have found that when I am desperately missing my mom, a cup of tea makes me feel close to her; I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of tea we have sipped together over the years. There is a similar connection with coffee and my dad; he started giving me coffee when I was very young, and taught me to know and love a good cup of the dark stuff. I’m sure that it is his fault that I’m so short.
Other things that have led me to believe that my emotions are located in my stomach are ice cream and chocolate. It is amazing how a waffle cone full of cold gold or a chocolate muffin can lift my mood. I don’t know why, but these treats make me feel better. In the end I don’t really care about the why or how, all that matters is that they do.
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