…recovery has taught me that even though I may think like a compulsive overeater, I don’t have to act like one. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 369). The pralines at checkout at Walgreens, including the “no sugar added” variety […]
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Using Directions for Change
Only when I know who I am can I make use of the directions that tell me how I can change. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 1396-1397). When I was a child, I thought as a child, acted like a […]
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Acceptance is the simple act of going through what is presently facing me, be it pain, anger, despair, hopelessness or their opposites. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 80-81) An old lawyer told me when I began practicing law, “Sometimes the […]
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If it’s easy, it’s easy. Before it’s done, while it’s happening, after it’s finished… The thought processes involved, even if the work were impressive to the world, to the actor is second nature, nothing for more thought. But what is […]
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After twenty-four years in the program, I began to see that self-hatred was my first addiction. ~ Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition (Kindle Locations 869-870). Some of us were chubby toddlers, never healthy body weights, some ideal weight into our twenties then […]
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