Our past is neither an accident nor a mistake. We have been where we needed to be, with the necessary people. We can embrace our history, with its pain, its imperfections, its mistakes, even its tragedies. It is uniquely ours; […]
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For Myself
For myself: I am powerless over food. No matter how much I wish to control my eating, I cannot. I am a compulsive overeater, no matter what my mind may have to say on the matter. ~ Overeaters Anonymous, For Today […]
Continue reading »The Power to Ruin God’s Plans
What I can’t do, my Higher Power can. When I let go and let God, I am free to take risks and to make mistakes. I know that I am powerless over many things. Today I can take comfort in […]
Continue reading »Paying Attention
Now, in recovery, we’re learning to pay attention to how things work and feel, not just to what they look like. ~ Beattie, Melody. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 299). When we were powerless over our compulion […]
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