Recovery Meditations: September 2nd

ISOLATION


“A great hope fell, you heard no noise,
The ruin was within.
Oh, cunning wreck that, told no tale
And let no witness in!”

Emily Dickinson


When I was young, I was unable to negotiate situations that were too big for me to understand. I went within and hid. I lost hope and was filled with despair. I soothed myself with food that was always there for me. In time, I felt so isolated that I felt completely separate from the human race.

As I recover, it is important for me to use the tools of the program which reconnect me with other people. This connection tells me that I am okay. I always have a choice to isolate or connect. Today I choose to connect.

One Day at a Time . . .
I ask my Higher Power for the ability and courage to reach out and connect to others by using the tools of the program.

~ Melissa S.

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 This reading hits home BIG time for me.  When I was young & unable to negotiate situations that were too big for me to understand, I went within and hid.  And ate.  Shut down completely.  In time, I felt so isolated that I felt completely separate from the human race.  

Staying connected with others who share my disease of compulsive overeating is vital for my recovery.  While I still DO shut down from time to time, I've learned not to practice addictive behaviors such as eating or drinking to numb me out.

I feel my emotions because I know they won't kill me............freedom lies in allowing the emotions to be expressed.

For today, I will not isolate & hide.  For today, I will live each moment of my life to the fullest.

For today, I will do the footwork by staying committed to abstinence, and I will allow God to do the rest.