STAYING PRESENT ~
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"First you need only look."
Anne Hillman
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My disease of compulsive overeating is
fueled by my regrets of the past and my
fears of the future. The more I try to
rewrite the past, (which of course I
cannot do); the more I try to devise a
future plan, (which usually does not
come to pass), the less I am present for
my life.
I learn much from my three-year-old
son. Sometimes when running to get a
ball, he suddenly stops to look at an
unusual insect he sees on the
ground. His life flows and he abides by
this pattern. He follows his heart and
is "there" for life.
When I consciously stay present for life
-- when I savor each moment and stay
with my feelings -- I am alive and
living. In the present there is no
worry, no fear, no regrets.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I ask my Higher Power to help me to stay present for my life, to stay with whatever is happening at any given moment. I feel feelings. I am spontaneous and life is exciting and inspired.