Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Only one person can make me do what I am capable of doing: myself. But I need as much support as I can get from friends, sponsors and every single one of the OA members who go to meetings weeks after week.
It is important to be clear in my mind that other people have only their love and support to give to inspire me to work the program and to achieve abstinence; they cannot do these things on my behalf.
The strongest and most dependable support I have is my Higher Power, which is there for me at all times and whose will for me is to do the best I can.
For Today: I am putting my God-given abilities to more and better use in this program, thanks to the presence of God in my life and of my fellow OAs who are following the same path.
This is true; I can only rely on myself to stay abstinent........nobody can force me to stay on track or do it for me. With the help of my Higher Power, I can achieve anything.
The support from my fellow OAs is vital...........when we share our experience, hope & strength, we realize how important we are in one another's lives.
I draw inspiration from my fellow compulsive overeaters, and it comforts me to know I am not alone with my disease. I don't have to hide out & isolate.......pretend that everything is fine when I'm struggling. When I allow others to come into my life, I am taking an important step to admitting powerlessness over food and the disease itself.
For today, I will share myself with my fellow OAs, I will stay the course with my food plan, and I will lean on my Higher Power to guide me.
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