For Today: June 7th

All the knowledge that I possess, everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What I read in books others can read. How I respond to the world is mine alone. This is not a program of searching after facts, but of looking within, attending to my spiritual needs. It is my spirituality which nurtures all that is uniquely me. The twelve steps open my heart, free my mind and release my God-given potential for the peaceful enjoyment of just being. 

After ignoring the spiritual part of me for so long, it is an adventure to discover it exists and to spend part of my day exploring its reaches.

For Today: Whether my progress in working the program is fast or slow---and it's mostly slow---ther eis one thing I know I'll find: hope.

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What I've found in OA cannot be found in books, charts, graphs or scales. It cannot be measured by knowledge or statistics of any kind. There is no mathematical formula that can be utilized to find inner peace & abstinence. It comes from God and from working the steps the best of my ability.

My compulsion/obsession to overeat is lifted by working my program of spirituality and that is the miracle I witness on a daily basis with OA.

The changes I'd like to see do not happen overnight. The process is slow & ongoing, and every day I make new discoveries about myself & my journey of spirituality. I face problems with a new determination and a sense of peace that prevents me from feeling overwhelmed by the details.

Before OA, I lived in the details of life, worrying over them, sweating the small stuff on a daily basis. Nowadays, I have a better understanding of the 'big picture' which allows me to let go of the details and to live in the moment.

When I do the footwork, and let God do the rest, I can live a peaceful and happy life, one day at a time.

For today, I pray to stay open to hearing God's message for me & to continue taking the steps that lead me to a better life.