New Memories
If certain times of the year and certain activities are associated in our minds with overeating, we need to create new memories to blot out the old ones. If we are hung up on past loves, hates, and hurts, we need to let go of them so that we can live in the present.
Old eating habits keep alive old wounds and frustrations. Even after we have maintained abstinence for a significant length of time, we may be troubled by unresolved conflicts from the past. The fact that we are abstaining from compulsive overeating gives us a chance to see the problems more clearly and to then walk away from them when we have done all that we can do to resolve them.
The past and the future are in the hands of our Higher Power. If we work our program now and live the best we can today, we are creating good memories, which will sustain us in the days to come.
Take charge of my memories. Lord.
From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L.
©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.If certain times of the year and certain activities are associated in our minds with overeating, we need to create new memories to blot out the old ones. If we are hung up on past loves, hates, and hurts, we need to let go of them so that we can live in the present.
Old eating habits keep alive old wounds and frustrations. Even after we have maintained abstinence for a significant length of time, we may be troubled by unresolved conflicts from the past. The fact that we are abstaining from compulsive overeating gives us a chance to see the problems more clearly and to then walk away from them when we have done all that we can do to resolve them.
The past and the future are in the hands of our Higher Power. If we work our program now and live the best we can today, we are creating good memories, which will sustain us in the days to come.
Take charge of my memories. Lord.
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Most all of the holidays are/were associated with food & drink for me. Christmas, especially, seems to be SO focused on what to eat instead of celebrating the birth of Christ. These days, we've changed our ways in my family. We eat simple meals and do no baking. I don't participate in cookie-exchanges, nor do I take part in the food fests at work. Instead, I organize ugly Christmas sweater contests and other fun things that have no relationship to food or drink.
If I want to change my life, I have to change everything about it. If I rely on the old memories of overeating during the holidays, I will feel resentful and angry that I am "missing out" on something I'm entitled to. What I AM entitled to is good health & a fit body, which contributes to a fit mind & state of being.
For today, I pray to forget the old food memories associated with the holidays, and instead, concentrate on creating new ones.
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