“God calls each of us to grow . . . to grow in faith, in righteousness, in love, in joy, in hope, patience, peace, perseverance . . . in godliness. How do you do that?” ~ Cahn, Jonathan. The Book of […]
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Half Measures Don’t Work
Nothing short of an honest, wholehearted commitment to abstinence and the OA program will give us the ability to stop eating compulsively. If we think we can get away with small deviations here and there, we are deluding ourselves. Our […]
Continue reading »Stepping Stones
A first cautious step wondering what this is all about but hopeless, and these folk seem to know me inside out. It can’t be worse. They talk about power that can when I can’t. Another careful step. They say “Let […]
Continue reading »To Validate Yourself
…sometimes, it’s not about changing what you believe. It’s an opportunity for you to validate yourself and your beliefs. ~ Beattie, Melody. More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations (Hazelden Meditation Series) (p. 242). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Recovery […]
Continue reading »Often I Wished I Had Her Body
My older sister was tall and thin, could reach top shelves flat-footed, fit clothes from the rack, provided they covered her knees. I lacked inches in height, had excess in girth, wore “chubby” then, in an allegedly “kinder gentler” age, “plus […]
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