~ WILLINGNESS ~
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I cannot change what I am unwilling to face.
James Baldwin
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Before I found this program I was locked
in a battle with myself. I knew I was
eating too much, and I couldn't help
myself. I tried to control my eating,
and for a while, I was able to keep the
upper hand. Then something would happen
in my life, and I'd lose that control.
I couldn't face the fact that I was a
compulsive eater. I couldn't bear to
think that I had a disease that kept me
in bondage to food. So during the time I
was in denial about my eating, I
continued sinking deeper into my disease
of compulsion. I sought comfort in food,
and did some serious damage to my body,
to my self- esteem, and to my
relationships.
It was only after I hit bottom that I
realized that I had to face the facts. I
had a disease that had me in a death
grip, and there wasn't one thing I could
do about it. When I found this program,
I found hope. I discovered a Higher
Power who could help me do what I'd
never been able to do before. I slowly
began to see the changes I'd tried all
my life to effect on my own. But it
didn't happen until I became willing to
face the truth, until I became willing
to ask God for help.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I am willing to face my disease and let my Higher Power help me overcome it.