For Today: August 29th

The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.

E. M. Forster

The value of expressing my emotions is in what I learn from listening to myself.  One thought leads to another and, if I’m being especially open, I may find myself blurting out answers I didn’t know I had.

When I talk about my feelings to my sponsor or to my group, they give me the gift of attentive listening. I return the gift when they express their feelings.  In OA, we help by listening and sharing our experience, not giving advice.

For Today:  With all the resources OA provides, I do not have to hold back my feelings. I can express myself as freely as the situation warrants, to my sponsor and to my group.

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I kept my emotions bottled up for so long, it felt weird to start FEELING them once I became abstinent. When I keep my mind open, honest and aware, I wind up learning SO much. When I listen to my fellow compulsive overeaters speak, I learn even more about MYSELF.  Our behaviors and responses are SO similar.....

There is a bond of understanding in OA that is really amazing. I am never alone with my disease, as long as I have my Higher Power and my fellow OAers by my side.  Sharing experience, strength and hope leads us all to a new life, one day at a time.

For today, I pray to listen more and to talk less.  For me, there is more learning in listening