~ STEP ONE ~
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"The cause is hidden, but the result is known."
Ovid
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When I went to my first meeting and was told about Step One, that I was to admit my powerlessness, it was somewhat of a mystery to me. I thought powerlessness was weakness. It was obvious that the result of my compulsive overeating could be seen by everyone, but to me, I was not sure that powerlessness was the
answer to the problem. As I kept going to meetings and listening to people share about powerlessness, read the literature, and talked to my sponsor, I learned that powerlessness was not weakness. In fact, to admit my
powerlessness, was to connect me to a power that was greater than I had ever experienced before in my life. The paradoxes of the program, such as we "lose to win" "give to receive" are true of admitting my powerlessness to find a greater power. In The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters
Anonymous on p. 5 it reads, "Later we discovered that, far from being a negative factor, the admission of our
powerlessness over food opened the door to an amazing newfound power." What a blessing it is to now know that I am powerless, and have opened the door of a newfound power through the steps, the tools and my Higher Power.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will freely admit my powerlessness and gladly open the door to the newfound power in my life.