No Longer Alone

The amazing secret to the success of this program is just that: weakness. It is weakness, not strength, that binds us to each other and to a higher power and somehow gives us an ability to do what we cannot do alone. ~  Overeaters Anonymous Suggested Meeting Format

Have you felt most of your life
you were all alone, understood
by nobody, unable to rely on help
from any source? Do you feel responsible
for all around you? Do you find your comfort
in a habit you hate…like eating junk food
when nobody you know is likely to know?
That was me. And if the clerk
at the fast food drive-through
reached the point she knew my order,
I went there no more but found my treat
at another location…for a while.
Then I read a book of personal stories
where they sounded eerily like me,
found an online group of kindred souls
then a meeting near me where I was home.
I’ve been coming back for a dozen years
and I’ll continue to come. Why would I?
I’ve found my people. I’m no longer alone!
The amazing secret to the success
of this program is just that: weakness.
It is weakness, not strength,
that binds us to each other
and to a higher power and
somehow gives us an ability
to do what we cannot do alone.
If you’re our people, come find us.
You’ll no longer go through life alone!
illustration Copyright : Lorelyn Medina