Hello, friends. I just returned from much traveling,
and now I'm back for 2 weeks before I leave again!

As people with disordered eating, we find help in many
places. I have found strength and support from the
12-step group, Overeaters Anonymous (OA). Though
overeating has never been my main struggle, the
manifestation of my eating disorder often roots from
the same place as overeaters. So today, I'll be
quoting a piece of OA literature.

God bless you all, and be well!

A quote from the Overeaters Anonymopus "For Today"
Book:

"The most exhausting thing in life is being
insincere." Anne Morrow Lindberg

A young woman who had binged and vomited for thirteen
years before finding OA considers herself well
qualified to speak on people-pleasing. Here's what she
told her group:
"I seemed to think I had to go through life with a
smile pasted on my face. I was sweet and accommodating
and polite. A good egg. Of course, none of it was
sincere. How could it be when inside, I was angry and
resentful and afraid? My false front was so exhausting
I had to make it up to myself somehow, and the one
sure way to do that was to eat.

"The same exhaustion overtakes me today whenever I try
so hard to make a good impression that I am not being
myself. But it's all right to make mistakes. I am not
perfect. I'm making progress and I'm very grateful for
the chance to do it."

For today: Doing or saying something I don't mean
costs me more in the long run than I'm willing to pay.
I am as honest as I can be without either being rude
or fawning over anyone.

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"No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his
love has been brought to full expression through us." 1 John 4:12


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