We cannot climb up a rope that is attached only to our own belt. ~ William Ernest Hocking Powerless. Unable to manage. I’m fiercely independent, want to shout in my little me voice, “I can do it by myself!!” but […]
Continue reading »Courage Is Never Wasted
Courage is never wasted. ~ Rush Limbaugh You go out on a limb, feel like a fool, humiliated, miserable. You want to hide, bury your head, wear a disguise, change your name… But your courage was not wasted, couldn’t be, […]
Continue reading »That Thirty-Day Chip
Recognition awaits, adulation for days strung together, for a month of eating according to plan. But as the day nears the feeling of pride shifts to embarrassment, knowing how weak, how unworthy I am. And temptation looms large suggesting old […]
Continue reading »No Scolding, No Weigh-Ins
They are neither judged nor scolded. There are no weigh-ins. They can share their past experiences, their present problems, and their hopes for the future with those who understand and support them and who speak their own language. ~ Overeaters […]
Continue reading »Defiant Individuality
Hence, one no longer needs to maintain a defiant individuality but can live in peace and harmony with the environment, sharing and participating freely, especially with other members of the group. ~ Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition (Kindle Locations 2550-2551). Defiant […]
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