Food for Thought~daily Meditations 11-17

[Pony]

Today's Thought
FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 17, 2006
You are reading from the book Food for Thought.

Escape into Sleep
After we stop eating compulsively, we may be tempted to use sleep as a form of escape. Though not as detrimental as excess food, too much sleep can also make us lethargic and dull. The danger lies in allowing ourselves to escape the realities of living, rather than coping with them.
We all need adequate rest in order to feel good and function efficiently. Sleep becomes an escape, however, if we take long daytime naps instead of finding worthwhile and enjoyable activities. Just as we may have overeaten because of boredom, we may oversleep because we have nothing better to do.
Our Higher Power has a plan for the time and talents He gives us. It is our job to discover how and where we can best serve God and each other. With the new life we are given in OA goes the responsibility to use it productively. Since this is the only life we have, we do not choose to sleep it away. By facing our problems with the help of this program, we learn how to deal with them.
Deliver me from indolence.


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[Nina Kay]

I have done this exactly, so many times in my life. I am ashamed to admit it, but it's true. It has been a way of escaping the realities of life like using food and other drugs. I never admitted that to myself. Thanks again Pony, for sharing these readings with us here.