Recovery Meditations ~ Step Six ~ One Day at a Time ~ September 16, 2010

~ STEP SIX ~

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The Spiritual lift, the nearness to our

Creator that is experienced from humble

invocation of His help, and our

willingness to be freed from old

willfull thoughts and habits are

essential to successful attainment of

these steps.

The Little Red Book


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I am a compulsive overeater. I eat three

moderate meals each day without

exception. In between, I have nothing

except sugar-free gum, water, diet soda,

and black coffee. Today I am working

hard to allow my Higher Power to remove

my imperfections. The focus is on the

removal of blame, resentment, fear, and

self-pity. I want to blame. I do

resent. I have a lot of fear, but with

surrender it is not paralyzing. I easily

feel sorry for myself and cry about

it. All of this threatens my abstinence,

which is about sanity. The weight loss

is an extra reward. The ability to

approach responsibilities and feelings

is the life force which I cannot take

for granted.


When food was my higher power it was

hell. I take my disease and recovery

seriously. It's choosing life over slow,

torturous death. All my problems are the

same, yet somehow they are

livable. Continually asking for removal

of my defects results in a decrease of

anxiety. I believe fully that my Higher

Power will remove my problems in a time

and way which I have no control over, as

long as I remain willing. Today I am

completely willing. I am grateful to

have been chosen for recovery.


ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .

I can eat three weighed, measured and committed meals without exception. I enjoy my meals and feel satisfied by them.