Recovery Meditations ~ Honesty ~ One Day at a Time ~ September 12, 2010

~ HONESTY ~

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"If it is not right do not do it;

if it is not true do not say it."

Marcus Aurelius

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Honesty of all sorts is important, but

honesty with ourselves is

foundational. With everything that was

in me, I resisted the notion that I had

an eating disorder. Everybody else had a

problem with my eating, not me. But when

I finally faced the painful truth, I

began the journey to freedom, from not

merely overeating, but from all the

underlying bondage that had caused me to

stuff my feelings.

The same thing happened when I

acknowledged that my relationship with

God was in need of correction. Sure, my

whole life was a mess, but that had to

be God’s fault, right? I had to own up

to the fact that God did not fail me; I

had failed myself. I had to be open and

receptive to His way. What power comes

from honesty! I used to be afraid of

truth, but truth is becoming my friend.

ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .

Today I will not let myself hide from truth simply to be comfortable; I will use truth as a tool for freedom.