Food for Thought~daily Meditations 12-22

[Pony]

Today's Thought
FRIDAY , DECEMBER 22, 2006
You are reading from the book Food for Thought.


Daring

What is it inside our heads that keeps daring us to try once more to prove that we are not compulsive overeaters? What kind of stupidity makes us think that this time we can get away with taking one compulsive bite? In a moment of blind bravado, we can lose months or years of hard won control.

Our ego is our own worst enemy. We forget that once a compulsive overeater, always a compulsive overeater. We tell ourselves that since we have been doing so well for so long, surely we can manage one or two small deviations. We rebel against the program and place ourselves above it. We forget that we have a disease, and we decide to do what we feel like doing, oblivious to the fact that by taking that first compulsive bite we are destroying our sanity and our serenity.

This kind of daring is to be avoided at all costs. The best antidote is the humility, which reminds us of the reality of our illness. We are not like everyone else. We are compulsive overeaters and do not dare to throw away our program.

Save me from the kind of daring that destroys me.



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[Pony]

Oh BOY, does this one fit me !! My guess is that it fits most of us that have been straying off the path, so I know I am not alone in this.

I sure did need to read this. I don't know what makes me think that I had it all under control and could just wing it. This is why I have recommitted myself to making my plan again and holding myself accountable to following it. Getting myself back on that road of recovery is steep and bumpy, but I am taking it slow and steady so I don't roll back.

[TheGirlInside]

LOVE the concept of Ego vs. Humility...

It just "hit" me a week or so back that For Me, humility means acting without the "assistance" (ahem) of my Ego.

Cool....

Thanks for postings these, Pony. Though I may not always comment, I appreciate all the advise and tips and support here in the ED room.

[Pony]

I am very glad you like them, my computer crashed and I haven't put the latest one's up....I lost the link and have to find it again.