Emotional Eating is big in all of our communities. We as humans eat when we are happy, sad, depressed, and for sure when we are celebrating. In the African American community "comfort food" was established.
Bad habits create unprecedent behavioral patterns. Vicious behavioral cycles creates cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive Dissonance: the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.
The book "Atomic Habits" states, "If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you're done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you'll decline nearly down to zero.
Luke 21:19
KJV- In your patience possess ye your souls.
AMP - By your [patient] endurance [empowered by the Holy Spirit] you will gain your souls.
NIV - Stand firm, and you will win life.
