Overeater Anonomus First Meeting..

Was at my first meeting last night at Overeaters Anonymous and I really liked it. As I shared it's not the steps that make it for me it's the people.

That's one of the reason I love Recovery Groups. You learn so much from other peoples experiences.  One of the things I learned at the groups was acronyms and here is one of them .... HOPE: Hearing Other People Experiences.

Also I love their literature.  Last night I bought two books on my kindle. 12 Steps and 12 Traditions for Overeaters Anonymous. And a book called For Today, it's a wee Devotional which I also love too.

Here is the message For Today,  which just fits in with my jigsaw of life.

June 26 

It is better to light a candle, than curse the darkness. Chinese proverb 

Coming to OA opened a tiny crack in the wall I put up to protect myself. What I saw was so interesting I considered letting in a little more light—a truly frightening proposition. To look at my defenses is to see myself, perhaps for the first time.

    Although I have found many benefits in looking inward, I still tend to resist. It’s only when I’m tired of stumbling around in the dark that I stop muttering about “the way things are” and turn on the light that will lead me to new freedom. 

For today: What do I need to write about? I do not have to be afraid to look into my heart and put down what I find.