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I subscribe to a daily email from an amazing parenting coach, Scott Noelle (http://www.enjoyparenting.com/get-your-daily-groove). His Daily Groove writing offers profound insights into how to be with our children in a collaborative way. He has great insights into the Law of Attraction and other loving and empowering truths.

I wish I had his wisdom. He is definitely a leading edge parent who understands cooperation and mutual respect in a way I just don't. I know when I'm doing something that's old-fashioned and limited - I just don't always know how to be different. Scott has a way of seeing choices where I see only limitations, of seeing growth and potential where I only see judgment and criticism, of seeing collaboration and creativity where I only see command and control.

I wish I were wiser.

I'm yearning for and reaching for a totally different way of seeing the world and I've gotten glimpses of it but can't quite keep it in my view. It's like eating a delicious gourmet meal and then having to go back to eating fast food. This new way of seeing life is calling to me, beckoning to me and frankly, I am envious when I see others "getting it" more than I do.

And yet ...

this blog originally appeared at thesagemama.com 

I have been fascinated by body typing for a few years now. There are several books and authors on the subject and the one I have been drawn to is the Body Typing Diet by Abravanel and King-Morrison.(http://bodytypes.com/)

The premise of body typing is that there are different body types (in this case, based on dominant gland) that dramatically affect what foods and exercise are good for you. It's important to know your type as the recommendations are drastically different for each type. While I have worked with several different systems based on blood type and metabolism, this system appealed to me the most. (That doesn't mean I think it's the best; it's just the most useful for me.)

After taking the tests and working with the pictures, I thought I was the thyroid type that needs protein for breakfast and needs to avoid sugar and caffeine at all costs. However after following that diet approach for about a year, and gaining weight and staying grumpy, I realized I needed more help and consulted with Elizabeth Morrison, one of the authors. (If you are at all interested, I highly recommend her.

You can reach her at ekmorris at pacbell dot net . Her fee is very reasonable at $75 for a 90 minute assessment.)