Literature daily food to nourish the soul Sponsors, maybe wiser or not not enmeshed in the problem needed insight Meetings where you hear what happens to cause relapse not there can’t hear Anonymity if you’re not here what happens here […]
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Joy Multiplied
My joy in recovery is multiplied in direct proportion to the extent to which I share it with other compulsive overeaters. ~ Overeaters Anonymous. For Today (Kindle Locations 1389-1390). In numbers there is strength. A group of people has more […]
Continue reading »Giving Up
…it is not enough to want to be rid of the unpleasant side effects of my illness. I need to be willing to give up that which attracts me in the first place: the gratification, sedation or whatever other payoff […]
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People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily. ~ Zig Ziglar We eat daily…at least if our disease takes a form other than anorexia. Teeth brushing, hand washing, bathing, changing underwear, taking […]
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The tools of Recovery are acts, not thoughts with one possible exception. For meetings we go to places, or pick up the telephone and dial in or connect to a virtual meeting. Writing is not thinking but typing, keying, pen […]
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