Recovery Meditations ~ Fear ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 19, 2010

~ FEAR ~
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"Some of your griefs you have cured

And the sharpest you still have survived ~

But what torments of pain you endured

From evils that never arrived."


Ralph Waldo Emerson

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As a compulsive overeater I have lived

my life in fear. I feared the apparent

cruelty of the surrounding world. I

feared to challenge the unknown and

chose instead to seek safety in familiar

"surroundings." I was afraid to have

ambition and dreams.

My whole life I've battled an increasing

waistline. I realized that I was

stagnate in a world of pain and darkness

because my fears of responsibility as a

"slim" person sabotaged my efforts to

lose weight.

I�ve learned that worrying about a

situation doesn't change the outcome! My

fears simply prevented me from moving

forward. They clouded the real issues

and hid the answers to my

problems. Instead of expending so much

energy into worrying and fearing an

event, I could put it to much better use

by dealing with the present realities in

my life.

Surviving a situation provides added

armor for the next battle. Overcoming a

fearful predicament puts confidence in

my stride towards my next goal. Faith is

the opposite of fear. Having faith in my

choices, abilities and ambitions will

provide the steadfast pathway ahead.

ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .


I try to remember that fear and worry only serve to chain me to the present. Faith can break the shackles and enable me to walk on to where I was heading.