Food for Thought: May 8th

Fake Pride

Our pride often gets in the way of our recovery. Not the good kind of pride, the self-respect which belongs to all of us as God's children, but the false pride is what trips us up.

We are falsely proud when we think we can "go it alone," when we recognize no authority higher than our own ego. We are falsely proud when we refuse to ask for help or follow directions. False pride is involved whenever we consider ourselves better than someone else.

As soon as we start off on an ego trip, we are headed for trouble. Sometimes it takes many hard falls before we can give up false pride. Compulsive overeating guarantees that we will learn humility once we recognize that we are powerless over food and cannot manage our own lives.

When we conscientiously examine our motives for overeating and when we look honestly at the damage our wrong thinking has done to ourselves and those around us, we are on the way to getting rid of our false pride. It is something we have to fight continually, since this kind of pride has a way of springing up again and again.

Please forgive my false pride.

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False pride prevents me from seeing the truth about myself.  It allows me to perceive myself as good & kind, even when I'm using a forked tongue.

False pride allows me to live with illusion, daydreaming that I am better, smarter, & prettier than everyone else.

Wrong thinking gives me a bloated ego.........makes me insist I'm right when everyone else is wrong.  Even if 100 people are saying I'm wrong, my ego prevents me from seeing the truth & insists they are all wrong.

Pride will stand in the way of my recovery every single time. I am not too proud to ask for help or to follow directions.  Humility keeps my ego on the sidelines and forces me to understand that I'm powerless over food and cannot manage my own life, without God's help.

For today, I pray to keep false pride at bay, and to speak my truth with kindness & love.