Thurs. For Today

November 10th, Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth. Ralph Waldo Emerson I cannot play games with myself where my disease is concerned and expect to be sane and spiritually fit. I won't be arrested for driving under the influence of compulsive overeating, but I can be just as irrational in my thinking, just as estranged from my values as a drunken driver. I played that game before I knew a better way to live. Once I took the first step - admitted food had me beaten - I found I could look for other honest answers without fear. For today: My abstinence and my sanity depend, above all, on being honest with myself.