For Today: February 5th

 True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and, in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

Joseph Addison

Feeling good about myself is the most basic requirement of happiness. It is liking myself unconditionally, feeling worthwhile just because I exist.  My worth is determined by me and has nothing to do with public acclaim, the number of people I know or the size and decibel level of the parties I attend.  I may enjoy any or all of these things, but they are not the source of my happiness.

For Today:  I go to any length to practice the twelve-step program because its entire purpose is to enable me to feel good about myself.

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~ SELF WORTH ~

Your worth is not established by teaching or learning.
Your worth is established by God.
Nothing you do or think or wish or make
is necessary to establish your worth.

Helen Schucman, scribe of "A Course in Miracles"


I have spent the last 30 years of my life wanting more, thinking that in proving myself I would be worthy of the love and affection I deserved and this would determine my value. I was always seeking the best path to take to show everyone what I could do and that I was worthy of more of their love and praises.

Turning my life and my will over to God has allowed me to see that, no matter what I may think, in God's eyes I am worth plenty, and this has given me so much peace. I now know that what others say or think about me is not going to make me worthy or worthless. Allowing God to run the show and doing the next right thing is all I need to do. I don't have to concern myself if I am of value to anyone; I am of value to God, and that is all that counts.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will continue to turn to God for my strength, knowing that I need not carry the burden of proof of what I'm worth.
~ Maureen ~

OA has taught me that I have self-worth simply because I am alive..........I am God's creation and He does not make junk!

When I stay abstinent, I feel good about myself.  When I break my abstinence, that is when I feel worthless and filled with shame.  It's never worth taking that first compulsive bite, because I know where it leads, physically and emotionally/spiritually: to a bad place.

For today, I am grateful to have a food plan that allows me to feel good about myself.