For Today: June 22nd

Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn’t consider himself supremely blest.

Seneca

The fact that I am here at all is a blessing. Would I have chosen not to be born? That is the alternative.

The fact that I no longer have to compulsively overeat is a supreme blessing, indeed.  Continuing the way I was going, I might not still be around today. That makes each day a gift.

The habit of complaining, of wishing things were different, is nothing more than a way of insuring depression and misery.  As I expose this and other destructive habits to the twelve-step program, asking God to remove them, I can allow myself to be happy.  I am coming to realize that it is not life that owes me something; it is I who owe something to life.

For Today:  To accept myself is to enjoy my life, and to feel supremely blessed.

Thanks to OA & taking my life back, I am now allowed to enjoy it!  I no longer feel the need to dwell in misery & negativity, and in fact, I shun that type of behavior in another. 

I am able to be grateful for the simple things in life; the chores & the job, as well as the entertainment & fun.

How would I know what I want until I know what I do not want?  How could I appreciate the simple things in life when I was devoted to self-gratification all the time??

This is the beauty of OA, abstinence & the 12-Steps: The program frees me to enjoy the important things in life & to recognize that ALL of life IS important: the ups, the downs, and all the in-between’s that it is composed of.

One of the BEST things someone said to me the other day was that my joy in life is contagious! Wow, what a complete turn-around from how I used to be! Thanks to this program, I am able to find joy everywhere, instead of misery & discontent!

When I allowed myself the luxury of living in misery & complaining all the time, I was giving myself permission to overeat & to practice addictive behaviors. By insuring depression, I felt entitled to overeat because doing so made 'poor me' feel better.

What a crock!

For today, I am beyond grateful to have found abstinence. With God's help, I have freed myself from the chains of obesity, depression & misery. Freedom feels GOOD & I will do whatever it takes to insure IT.