~ THE PRESENT MOMENT ~
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How simple it is to see that we can only be happy now, and there will never be a time when it is not now.
Gerald Jampolsky
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During my many years of life as an compulsive eater, I thought happiness was something that was the privilege of other people. I could not imagine that happiness would be a part of my life. All I really wanted was to lose weight.
My issues with food and weight colored everything else. I always thought the biggest weight I carried was physical in
nature. When I accepted the fact that I have a disease, and the weight I carried was physical, emotional and spiritual,
my life began to change immeasurably. As I took the Steps to recovery, I began to experience healing on all three levels. I began to see life differently, and to live life in a whole new way.
Before recovery, I could not see the precious moment of the present. My eyes were focused on regret of the past, and
fear of the future. I totally missed the complete joy of each present moment. Recovery has helped me to clear up weight I carried from my past, and to eliminate my fear of the future; replacing fear with faith. As I live in recovery, I can choose to be present in each moment, and enjoy the wonder and delight that is the gift of life.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I choose to live in the present moment
... and to embrace the happiness found there.
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