To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing. ~ Mark Twain
Resolution: a firm decision to do
or not to do something. A promise
to yourself. Most people each year
resolve — promise —to loose weight,
to exercise, to quit smoking.
Eight in a hundred succeed.
We of OA tried and tried and tried.
Always, the promises—and the diets —
were fuel for the compulsion.
I know now that no promise,
no temporary submission to restricted eating
would relieve me of my food obsession.
In OA I was given a suggested program of recovery
and all that was asked of me in return
was that I have a desire to stop.
That, I can do! I promise!
or not to do something. A promise
to yourself. Most people each year
resolve — promise —to loose weight,
to exercise, to quit smoking.
Eight in a hundred succeed.
We of OA tried and tried and tried.
Always, the promises—and the diets —
were fuel for the compulsion.
I know now that no promise,
no temporary submission to restricted eating
would relieve me of my food obsession.
In OA I was given a suggested program of recovery
and all that was asked of me in return
was that I have a desire to stop.
That, I can do! I promise!
This poem utilizes ideas and phrases from For Today (Kindle Locations 3504-3512). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
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