When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Surely something, someone can fix me. A little this, a little that, a new combination, a new person or place, a new goal. Can you fix me? The question, in a thousand different guises, is still asked. The wise person answers, “I would if I could, my friend, but---as it is for me---the problem is within.” Is is not the weather, the dog, the neighbors, my house, my spouse or lack of spouse, my job or lack of one, it is within me. Nothing on the outside changes that. When I am feeling bad about myself, I can put the blame on anything and everything. When I am feeling good about myself, I accept all things that make up my life on the outside.
For Today: I am completely honest in taking stock of myself so I can learn why I feel as I do about myself.
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How true..............unless I am at peace within myself, I can & do blame everyone & everything on earth for why I'm unhappy. The answer lies inside of ME as to why I'm miserable.
When I surrender my life & my powerless over food to God, I feel a peacefulness embrace me. This peace is unlike the fake sense of well-being I would get from overeating, which is not real...........it is illusion. When I wake up from my food coma, I am angry at the world, which translates into being angry with mySELF because I've once again taken back the control that should be in God's hands, not mine.
For today, I will face my stuff rather than stuff my face.
As usual, I needed this. I am surrendering to my food plan (which does not include booze)
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