Addiction stops emotional and spiritual growth, stripping its victims of fully half their potential. As a compulsive overeater, I grew physically and intellectually but remained stunted emotionally, unable to provide sustenance for that part of me which food and academic learning cannot nurture.
When I heard the words, "I am powerless over food," I felt a surge of relief, a letting loose of a heavy burden, and my spirit danced with joy. With the obsession broken, I am all lightness and hope, reaching out like a child toward that growth that was lost to me.
I thank God for the miracle of recovery - a second chance to work toward all that I may become.
For today: There are no limits to growth. Abstinence and weight loss are just the beginning.
This is the reading For Today, September 26th. I always find it amazing to read what I need to read when I finally do pick up this little reader.
In Step 1 in the 12&12, it describes the emotional pain of compulsive over-eating and then states, "we never grew up." Growing up is painful. To do it twice because it was incomplete the first time, is painful.
*Bengali / Indian poet, composer, novelist. Winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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