FAA: Food for the Soul

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24 mar ... for today, I thank my Higher Power for my desire to stop eating addictive foods one day at a time ... [Hilke MacInytre]

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17 mar ... there are only two ways to go: headed for the disease or away from it. There is no middle ground ... by working the Twelve Steps, I can stay one step ahead of the disease ... for today, I remember I deserve abstinence ... [Sorin Dolls - a Russain doll maker]

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10 mar ... we remain abstinent one day at a time ... the food demon need not tempt me today. He is lulled by the belief that tomorrow he might be welcome again, but not today. To be free, today is all I need ... for today, I pray I choose freedom, not bondage ... [Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri, patron saint of addicts]

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6 march ... in order to take care of my food needs today, I have to take staying abstinent as seriously as staying safe on the street. Praying daily for guidance and willingness, I spend time planning, purchasing, preparing, and eating my meals ... for today, I will do my part -- the footwork, and let God do God's ...

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5 mar ... when my center feels distant, I take action to gently draw myself back in. I remain in today, unafraid and trusting that I can be sane and free ... for today, I ask God to keep me aware of my emotions and to guide me back to my center when I stray too far ...

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4 march ... I made the decision to trust my sponsor, who had what I wanted and knew how to keep it ... for today, I am grateful for my sponsor and for this fellowship ...

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3 march ... no matter what mistakes we made or what opportunities we missed because of our addiction, they have brought us to where we are today ... for today, I thank God for the wisdom gleaned from past lessons and the gift of living joyously in the present ...

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2 march ... when we take Step Three and give everything to God, an immediate shift in how we view ourselves and the world occurs ... we begin to see the paradox of surrender and we begin to feel freedom ... for today, I will be pleasantly surprised at how adept God is at running my life ...

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1 march ... for today, I give my will and my life over to God's loving care and guidance ...

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29 feb ... as a food addict, I also thrive on simple, unrefined foods. Refined foods, which others can handle, caused me to binge and ruined my health ... to experience full recovery, I must begin with the physical recovery that abstinence brings ... for today, I pray for continued abstinence that I may experience physical, emotional, and spiritual healing ...

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28 feb ... my body has a certain biochemical reaction when I eat addictive foods ... It is difficult for me to manage my life when I am ingesting addictive substances. I make everything so complicated, when in fact it is simple. It is as simple as don't pick up no matter what and go to meetings ... for today, I accept the fact that I have a biochemical disease ...

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27 feb ... for today, I "act as if" until I have a working relationship with a power greater than myself ...

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26 feb ... for today, I am grateful for my balanced life ...

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25 feb ... I don't have to make everything so complicated ... for today, I thank God for another day of abstinence and ask that I be shown God's will and given the power to carry that out ...

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24 feb 12 ... for today, I trust that God will be expressed in a loving way when an issue calls for a group conscience ...

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23 feb ... God exists ... God loves ... God accepts ... God heals ... for today, I embrace the love, acceptance and healing of my Higher Power ... [Jan Machata]

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22 feb ... if we keep asking our Higher Power for help, we find that we are given direction. We are given the sponsor whom we were meant to encounter at that particular time in our lives ... for today, I follow the directions given to me by my sponsor ...

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21 feb ... we find that in connecting with others we are relieved of our insanity on a daily basis ... for today, I remember that when I feel the insanity of the disease of food addiction, relief is only a prayer and a phone call away ...

by SmilingMonk

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20 feb 12 ... in recovery, I am able to recognize the good around me. I now have a long gratitude list and feel genuinely happy. For today, I wear a smile and I focus on gratitude for this life-changing program ...

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19 feb 12 ... for today, I ask God to grant me the willingness to go to any lengths to stay abstinent ...

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18 feb 12 ... through the grace of God, I choose short-term discomfort of life for the long-term comfort of abstinence ... for today, I trust that with God I have everything I need ...

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17 feb 12 ... surrender is absolute knowledge that my denial and grandiosity aren't working ... for today, I am thankful that I am willing to surrender ...

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16 feb 12 ... for today, I make abstinence my number one priority ...[image: Michel-Eugène Chevreul]

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15 feb 12 ... for our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority -- a loving God as God is expressed in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern ... for today, I seek God's guidance and will for my own life and the life of FAA as a whole ...

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14 feb 12 ... today is the day we call Valentine's Day and we celebrate the love of the people we have in our lives ... for today, I cherish the love of those around me and freely give my own love ... [ image by ~juganue]

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13 feb 12 ... I know I cannot do this alone ... for today, I look for ways to recognize and follow the guidance given me by my higher power ... [image: Emmanuel Sougez (1889-1972) - Marie Loup and Clo]

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12 feb 12 ... excessive attachment to physical appearance mars serenity ...for today, I pray for ever-deepening knowledge of my true self ...

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11 feb 12 ... acceptance is a good place to be ... ... for today, I accept myself as I am -- a person with a disease trying to get healthy and sane.

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