Food for Thought - Living Is a Privilege

[caressa]

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

You are reading from the book Food for Thought

Living Is a Privilege

When we were overeating, how often did we drag ourselves out of bed wondering how we were going to make it through the day? Many of us felt that life was treating us unfairly, and we blamed those around us for our misery. We may have thought we believed in a Power greater than ourselves, but we were unable to apply the belief so that it made a difference in the way we were living. Trying to manage our own life pushed us further and further into despair.

The OA program shows us how to commit our will and our life to the management of God. We stop trying to "go it alone," and we listen for His direction. By the grace of our Higher Power, we abstain from compulsive overeating one day at a time, and we walk a new way of humility and obedience.

Little by little, we recover in mind and body, and we no longer feel crushed by an uncaring fate. We accept each day as a gift from the hand of God, and we live it to the best of our ability.

Thank You for the privilege of living and abstaining today.

[majestyjo]

What a gift we are given in today. We so often take it for granted. Each day is a new beginning, so have a great one.

[caressa222]

Have been known to say, "Are you sure about this?" Only to laugh, because I know my God is, although He has a sense of humor. He has to in order to put up with me.