Food for Thought~daily Meditations 05-13

[Pony]

Thought for the Day
Sunday, May 13, 2007
You are reading from the book Food for Thought

No Doormats Here

When we work the Twelve Steps, we grow in self-respect. Abstaining from compulsive overeating gives us new self-confidence. We no longer need to feel either inferior or superior, but we can take our proper place as an equal to those around us.

Many of us used to let ourselves be manipulated because of a lack of self-respect. We may also have tried to manipulate others. Once we have taken an inventory and gotten rid of past guilt's and defects, we embark on a new way of living. Just as we do not try to control the behavior of those we live with, we also do not permit them to control ours.

We are responsible to our Higher Power and responsible for our own actions. We look for opportunities to serve and to give freely of what we have been given. We respect the new life that God has chosen to give us, and we intend to use it as He directs. Saying no to requests and demands, which interfere with and jeopardize our program is sometimes necessary for our recovery.

Thank You, Lord, for self-respect.

From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

[Nina Kay]

I have had to say No to people and to keep myself from volunteering for things that would not be good for me and my health alot lately. I wasn't at all able to do this in the past nor did I think that I was worthy of putting my welfare on the same level of importance as I did others. I now have self-worth which leads me to treat myself with self-respect.

[Pony]

Good work Nina. hugs