Bad Days
There are some days when we wake up in the morning knowing with a sixth sense that the day is going to be a hard one. These are the days when it is difficult to get out of bed, when we would prefer not to face whatever awaits us. There is no way around these days; we must get through them the best way we can.
Our most useful tool for coping with a bad day is abstinence. Nothing is impossible when we are abstaining from compulsive overeating. Often our problem lies not in the external events of the day but in recognizing a part of ourselves that has been hidden and repressed. We resist facing honestly what our Higher Power is revealing to us about our inner life.
When we are determined not to escape into food, we will come out of a bad day stronger than we were before. We reinforce our new way of living, which is to turn difficult situations over to our Higher Power and then act as He guides us, step by step.
May I be closer to You during the bad days.
From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.
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As a compulsive person, I tend to think in terms of Never & Forever. If something is going wrong, it will NEVER get better. If I'm in pain, emotional or otherwise, it will last FOREVER. Intellectually, I know that's nonsense, but emotionally, it is another matter entirely.
The best tool I have for coping with hard times is Abstinence. If I choose to overeat as a way to cope, then I perpetuate the pain & discomfort, convincing myself it WILL last Forever.
The only way out of a tough situation is to go through it, abstinent & faithful, and come out the other side stronger & lots more empowered to KNOW that I CAN survive whatever life throws at me. I have God in my back pocket, and I can call on Him for guidance any time I need to.
As I learn & grow in this program, I pray to be open & willing to recognize a part of myself that has been hidden & repressed. I pray to stop resisting change, or to avoid the truth by throwing myself into a binge. Numbing myself just prevents me from growing into the person I am intended to be.
For today, may I rely on God when I'm feeling overwhelmed and frightened. May I rely on my Food Plan & use it as my calm amidst the storm of life.
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