~ LEARNING NEW IDEAS ~
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"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones."
John Cage
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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 don¢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 "what" and "why" 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.