“You can’t pray a lie — I found that out.” ~ Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn No Addiction Without Lies, No Recovery Without Truth. In 12-Step Recovery, the standard isn’t occasional honesty or attempted honesty, but rigorous honesty. […]
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Be Still and Know
You can rest in the faith that God will take care of you. Try to rest in God’s presence until His life-power flows through you. Be still and in that stillness the still, small Voice will come. It speaks in […]
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For my own peace of mind, I need to forgive even the most damaging transgressions; but forgiveness of others can only come when I have learned to forgive myself. ~ Anonymous, Overeaters. For Today (Kindle Locations 2481-2483). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.. Kindle […]
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Even during the years of my active addiction, with the lying and bragging, it was not all that uncommon for someone to tell me to get real (not a bad working definition for humility, I think). After I started in […]
Continue reading »The Powerlessness Bedrock
Many times I have recognized the insanity of my behavior. The admission that I have a problem with eating is the beginning of my willingness to recover. I am powerless over food and over my eating habits. I learn in […]
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