For Today: October 14th

The path is smooth that leadeth to danger.

William Shakespeare

The road to compulsive overeating is built for comfort.  It promises the satisfaction of every need and desire,  and it stretches out invitingly from whatever spot on earth I may find myself.  I am on another path now, but I am always aware of that old road.  I can get back on it anytime, as, indeed, some do.

I do not choose to return to that road today.  I may do it tomorrow, but, just for today, this road I’m traveling in OA is exactly where I want to be.

For Today:  The OA path is not always smooth and comfortable, but it is leading me to freedom.

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When I was eating compulsively, the road was not smooth and comfortable!!! I constantly had acid reflux and popped Prilosec like Tic-Tac.  I was never comfortable in clothing; never comfy in my own skin; always self-conscious and preoccupied with my appearance and where my next serving of SLUDGE was coming from.

That is the cost of satisfying my every need and desire.  That cost is WAY too expensive........it robbed me of WAY too many joys that I am entitled to experience!

For today, I am grateful to no longer consider food as my master, but to realize that God holds that place of honor in my heart.