Recovery Meditations ~ Staying Present ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 30, 2010

 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.