Food for Thought: October 23rd

Tomorrow Is Another Day

As compulsive overeaters; we can be tormented by the urge to finish everything right now, today. That was the way we used to eat, and it may still be the way we try to operate in other areas of behavior. It is possible to exchange our addiction to food for an addiction to work or perfection.

Trying to do everything today is just another example of self will run riot. We are not super people and we cannot perform miracles. It is our Higher Power who makes possible our accomplishments, and His work is done slowly and gradually. God never expects more of us than we are able to deliver. It is our own pride that entices us to tackle the impossible.

As long as we are alive, our work will not be finished. Each day we are given new tasks to do and new experiences to enjoy. What we do not complete today can be continued tomorrow, according to the will of our Higher Power.

I leave tomorrow's tasks for tomorrow.

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

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Compulsive means we do EVERYTHING compulsively! I once thought my only problem was food........that I ate too much and all I'd have to do is STOP eating so much & I'd be fine. Turns out I'm compulsive in ALL aspects of my life & my behavior. OCD, the gift that keeps on giving. Sigh.

I want everything done yesterday, not today. If some is good, more is better. I'm scattered beyond belief, and tend to do 12 things at once.......which means I'm lucky if ANYTHING gets done properly! My husband looks at me with a smirk on his face, and shakes his head. What? "Chris, you are a scatterbrain" is what he tells me.  Really? Who knew?

The main reason I overate was to shut DOWN my overactive, scatter-brained mind. So many thoughts course through my head at any given time, that it drives me crazy. It took me decades to learn how to meditate to calm down, and even now, I have a long way to go with that practice. Sigh.

When I was running the world, I was in charge of doing everything and being everything to everybody. I was Super-Woman, looking for perfection within myself and always falling short of the mark.  I was setting myself UP for failure by insisting on perfection, and then 'soothing' myself with excess food & booze. 

Denial.............it's not just a river in Egypt.

If I try to tackle the impossible, I WILL fall short of that goal every single time. Instead of running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I will relax & smell the roses along the path of life.  It's not my job to run the world, or tackle 100 different projects at once...........so, for today, I realize that what I do not complete can be continued tomorrow.