Hi Kathy,
I am sticking with AA.  I am just tired and discouraged by my chronic relapsing. 

Went to a 7:00 a.m. meeting this morning.  Fantastic speaker. 

Trish
 

12/15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY

Some people are such worriers that they worry about the fact that they have nothing to worry about.  Newcomers in The Program sometimes feel, for example, "This is much too good to last."  Most of us, however, have plenty of real things to worry about -- old standbys like money, health, death and taxes, to name just a few.  But The Program tells us that the proven antidote to worry and fear is confidence -- confidence not in ourselves, but in our Higher Power.  WILL I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN AND WILL AVERT THE CALAMITY THAT I SPEND MY DAYS AND NIGHTS DREADING?  WILL I BELIEVE THAT IF CALAMITY DOES STRIKE, GOD WILL ENABLE ME TO SEE IT THROUGH?

TODAY I PRAY

May I realize that the worry habit -- worry that grows out of broader, often unlabeled fears -- will take more than time to conquer.  Like many dependent people, I have lived with worry so long that it has become my constant, floor-pacing companion.  May my Higher Power teach me that making a chum out of worry is a waste of my energy and fritters away my constructive hours.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER

Kick the worry habit.

 

Hi Trish,
Its good to hear from you.  I wish you well in your new place.  I hate moving.  I'm sorry you had a little slip but completely understand the pain thing.  Pain is a horrible thing, especially when you are limited on the kind of meds you can take.  Since we can't take NSAIDS, what about a pain patch?  Just asking.
Good luck to you.  Keep active in AA, they're there to help and guide us.
Kathy

It could be you need group support.  I got it in OA twenty years ago, and then eating disorder treatment, twice, on an outpatient basis.  I sometimes go to the support group at the hospital where my surgery was done.  Right now, I am not doing well with the food either, but I know what works for me.  

To combat the negative self-talk, you need to fill your brain with positives.  Have you read "The Beck Diet Solution."?  Or, "The Anatomy of a Food Addiction."?  Both help with that negative self-talk.  I need to reread both, and intend to once I complete the move I am making in the next few weeks.

Hang in there.  If you are interested in OA, check out their website at www.oa.org.

Trish
 

12/14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Some of us in The Program are inclined to make the mistake of thinking that the few moments we spend in prayer and meditation -- in "talking with God" -- are all that count.  The truth is that the attitude we maintain throughout the entire day is just as important.  If we place ourselves in God's hands in the morning, and throughout the day hold ourselves ready to accept His will as it is made known through the events of our daily life, our attitude of acceptance becomes a CONSTANT prayer.  CAN I TRY TO CULTIVATE AN ATTITUDE OF TOTAL ACCEPTANCE EACH DAY?

TODAY I PRAY
May I maintain contact with my Higher Power all through my day, not just check in for a prayer now and then.  May my communion with God never become merely a casual aside.  May I come to know that every time I do something that is in accord with God's will I am living a prayer.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Prayer is an attitude.