A healthy obsession

I like to search through other blogs to see what my peers are writing about. Blogs are so much fun! And there are so many out there. Today I found an interesting one: http://www.eatmedelicious.com/2007/06/welcome-to-my-food-obsession-blog.html. The lady that writes this blog is a self-proclaimed food obsessor! She lives in Vancouver and has a degree in psychology and is now studying food technology. She is also an amazing food photographer! The shots of the food she makes are incredible. They make me want to go into food photography. Wow, I get hungry just looking at them! The above shot is of her earl white chocolate muffins.
Her blog is amazing. This is what I want food obsession to be like for all of us! She loves food, loves cooking food, loves tasting food, loves taking pictures of food, and obviously loves writing about food. She is not afraid to share this obession with the world, and I think that makes for a healthy obsession. Is there such a thing? A healthy obsession? I do think so. The word "obsession" musters up feelings of "wrong" or "bad' in most people's minds, but clearly the meaning of obsession is blurry. I mean, all throughout my blog, I write about society's obsession with food and how terrible it is, and now I am writing about one Canadian's obsession that I think is healthy. What is the difference? Why is her obsession okay?
That's a tough question to answer. Maybe it's the fact that she calls her love of food an "obsession". She confesses that she loves food so much and is comfortable with that label.
What is her secret? How come she has such a "healthy", fun, loving relationship with food? Where did it come from? How can I encourage my patients to be like her?