For Today: November 19th

How poor are they that have no patience!  What wound did ever heal but by degrees?

William Shakespeare

Sociologists call it “benign neglect.”  What it is, is patience.  If only I can keep myself from rushing about to do something, things generally turn out fine.  I first do what I can, then let go.

The main thing for someone as compulsive as I am is to find something to occupy me while I’m waiting.  This keeps me from wringing my hands and mopping my brow and eventually jumping in to fix things again.

It is positively amazing how well my troubles are resolved when I sit them out.

For Today:  The common cold takes about ten days to run its course, and nothing I can do can alter that fact.  With variations in time, this is true of most of my troubles.

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 Moi? Compulsive?  Holy cow..........if I had 1 ounce of patience, I probably wouldn't be a compulsive overeater to begin with!

I am learning, through the wisdom of the program, patience & perseverance.  Through commitment to my food plan, all SORTS of knowledge comes as a side benefit!

I have a bunch of hobbies to keep me occupied while I wait things out......whether it's a  problem or a craving to overeat...........I can come to my computer and write it out, make a phone call to a fellow compulsive overeater, play a complicated word game (which always does the trick)..........or read some OA literature, clean a closet.......the list is quite long.  

When I actually USE the tools in my toolbox, I can get through ANY difficult situation on earth without overeating to cope.  I run into trouble when I DON'T use the tools that are available to me, or, when I don't lean on God to help me.

For today, I commit to using my tools AND to relying on God to keep me on the straight and narrow.

For today, I will be patient and kind to myself, and if I am not feeling much patience, I will FAKE it until I DO feel it!