Recovery Meditations: April 5th

~ Acceptance ~

Until you make peace with who you are,
you will never be content with what you have.

Doris Mortman


Through abstinence and recovery, I can begin to accept myself. I can pay attention to my likes and my dislikes as I continue to grow and learn about me. Learning about myself is a new adventure. There are so many layers that have been hidden under years of food abuse and weight obsession. Exploring and discovering the new me requires a lot of acceptance. There are parts of me that I do not like, and there are also wonderful surprises. By accepting all parts of myself, I am honoring my Higher Power and demonstrating spiritual recovery.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will accept myself. By learning to accept myself, I will find myself growing in my acceptance of others.

~ Christine S. ~

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If I don't like or accept myself, how can I accept the circumstances of my life without pointing the finger of blame at others?

If I don't like or accept myself, how can I be willing to stop abusing my body & treating it like a garbage can instead of as a sacred temple?

If I don't like or accept myself, how can I get out of my own head & see the world around me?  I'll stay self-centered, thinking the universe revolves around ME and MY problems.  I'll obsess over everything, getting nothing done, isolating myself from life.

Recovery means acceptance; acceptance of myself and others, acceptance of life on life's terms, not mine, acceptance of the need to turn my life over to God, and acceptance of the fact of my disease, and the need to stick to a structured food plan to keep it in remission.

Resistance and non-acceptance means that I fight an endless battle with mySELF and in turn, with my disease.

There is relief in acceptance; there is recovery in acceptance, and there is freedom in acceptance.

For today, I will not resist change; I will not fight myself or my disease, and I will accept what comes my way, with God's help & guidance.