The other day I was on my way back home from running some errands and thought I would stop in Tim Hortons and pick up a tea and coffee for my parents. While I was standing in line to order I took a look at the different pastries they had. They are getting so creative with the different kinds of snacks, from birthday cake timbits to oreo donuts. And that's when it hit me...
Tim Hortons, like all other businesses, need to keep moving forward to keep up with the general population. They are constantly trying and creating new things and more importantly they keep moving forward. Just like the rest of the world, they aren't waiting for anyone or anything. As long as the world keeps turning and time keeps ticking, forward is the only place to go - and the world, just like time, isn't waiting for anyone.
Tim Hortons isn't going to wait for me to be comfortable with donuts to make really tasty ones, nor are they going to keep them around any longer than they plan to, regardless of where I am in recovery. Sometimes I just cling onto ED with all my might only to realise that there is a whole wide world out there that is moving and living and inviting me - inviting you - to join it. Try a Tim Hortons donut. The world isn't going to stop spinning, nor will the clocks stop; it is just a simple treat. Even if you don't want to it's ok! The world is still turning and will still be here tomorrow so you can try again and face your fear then.
The amount of anxiety that surrounds ED is insane. Sometimes I would feel like the world was going to stop turning and the clocks would stop ticking if I ate one too many baby carrots. I felt like everyone had judged me or something. Being in that Tim Hortons made me realise that the world doesn't evolve around ED like ours does. It feels like a foreign concept, but the world has it's own agenda, and ED has nothing to do with that. Let the world turn. Let time tick by. Enjoy yourself and be a part of that world. Because you never know the kinds of opportunities you could miss out on by wasting time with ED
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