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*janbear* · 10-15-2006, 05:57 AM

Learning New Ideas

â€œI can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
I'm frightened of the old ones.â€
John Cage

When I look back upon my life before I heard of food being a compulsion, I remember my old thinking -- which was not very thoughtful at all! I performed the task of feeding myself without any conscious forethought or planning. It was whatever was in sight, available, or easiest to fix. I never stopped to think why I eat what I eat. I donâ€™t know what I was thinking when I consumed something that I knew would leave me feeling as though I were in a stupor or would send me crashing into naps that lasted hours.

My old ideas were mindless, thoughtless. I was an unhealthy automaton who had never been taught how to think about the â€œwhatâ€ and â€œwhyâ€ of her food choices. I have learned to listen to others who have recovery, take what I need from their stories, and apply some of their actions to my own life.

One day at a time...
I am willing to put aside old ideas as I discover them, to lay groundwork for the new ideas that have been presented to me, and to continue on a journey of personal growth. My mind is like a garden. I have to pull the weeds so that new flowers can begin to grow.

~ January K.

mellotripp · 10-16-2006, 03:03 PM

A fellowmember, who is in OA, has taught me that discipline in eating can be achieved only with alot of determination. My problem today is that I don't eat enough. Not necessarily sick, but I have come to enjoy an empty stomach. Did I say...? My medication is probably the problem, so what do I do. Eat, think straight, or go back into the asylum.

10-15-2006, 05:57 AM	#1
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,175	Learning New Ideas Learning New Ideas â€œI can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.â€ John Cage When I look back upon my life before I heard of food being a compulsion, I remember my old thinking -- which was not very thoughtful at all! I performed the task of feeding myself without any conscious forethought or planning. It was whatever was in sight, available, or easiest to fix. I never stopped to think why I eat what I eat. I donâ€™t know what I was thinking when I consumed something that I knew would leave me feeling as though I were in a stupor or would send me crashing into naps that lasted hours. My old ideas were mindless, thoughtless. I was an unhealthy automaton who had never been taught how to think about the â€œwhatâ€ and â€œwhyâ€ of her food choices. I have learned to listen to others who have recovery, take what I need from their stories, and apply some of their actions to my own life. One day at a time... I am willing to put aside old ideas as I discover them, to lay groundwork for the new ideas that have been presented to me, and to continue on a journey of personal growth. My mind is like a garden. I have to pull the weeds so that new flowers can begin to grow. ~ January K. __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

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10-16-2006, 03:03 PM	#2
mellotripp Devoted Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 263	A fellowmember, who is in OA, has taught me that discipline in eating can be achieved only with alot of determination. My problem today is that I don't eat enough. Not necessarily sick, but I have come to enjoy an empty stomach. Did I say...? My medication is probably the problem, so what do I do. Eat, think straight, or go back into the asylum.