Food for Thought: June 10th

Procrastination

This is a particularly dangerous habit for compulsive overeaters, since when we put off unpleasant or difficult tasks, we may revert back to our old escape route - eating. The result is that the unpleasant situation is still with us, and we are less able to deal with it. The longer we procrastinate, the larger the difficulty looms. Even small responsibilities left undone weaken our self-respect.

Often we procrastinate because of fear that we are inadequate for the job to be done. Sometimes we are simply rebelling against doing something we do not want to do. If we are taking a daily inventory, we will examine our motives and use the subsequent self-knowledge for constructive action.

Whatever it is that we are putting off, it will rarely become easier to do later. This is especially true if we are procrastinating about our abstinence! The time is now.

Since today is all I have, may I use it wisely.

From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.

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It all boils down to what I'm willing to do to maintain self-respect. Am I willing to stick to my Food Plan? Am I willing to stop procrastinating, and to tackle my responsibilities head on rather than avoiding them? Do I want to feel good about myself when I wake up in the morning, or soaked in self disgust for yet ANOTHER day that I put off doing what's necessary for recovery?

For today, I will put nothing off. I will not try to find an easier, softer way.  I will put my abstinence on the top of my priority list and perform the tasks ahead of me with dignity, grace and ACCEPTANCE.