Recovery Meditations ~ Patience ~ One Day at a Time ~ September 28, 2010

~ PATIENCE ~

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Patience and diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

William Penn

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When I first came into the doors of this

program, I didn't even know what

abstinence was. I thought I was on a

diet. It turned out to be far more than

I ever imagined. In the short time I've

been in program, I've had perfect

abstinence, I've lost weight and my

physical, emotional and spiritual

well-being has changed more than I ever

thought possible.


I've come so far in this program

... beyond my wildest dreams ... yet,

sometimes it feels like it's still not

enough. I'll weigh myself one month and

think, "Is that all I've lost? Why

couldn't I have lost more?" It's times

like this when I try to remember how I

was before program, going through diet

after diet only to fail again and

again. What difference does it make if I

don't lose weight as fast as somebody

else or as fast as I feel that I should?

It's not a race or a competition. It's

not even about how little or how much I

weigh. It's about finding peace and

recovery and happiness within myself. My

body feels great, my mind feels

wonderful and I'm happier and closer to

God than I ever thought I could possibly

be. How could I ask for anything more?


ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .

I pray my Higher Power gives me the


strength to continue my abstinence, the


courage to be patient with my progress,


and the wisdom to remember that My


physical, emotional and spiritual


well-being is a far more precious gift


than any number the scale could ever


show.