“God willing, we … may never again have to deal with drinking, but we have to deal with sobriety every day.” ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Locations 6456-6457)
God willing, when we get to Overeaters Anonymous,
we're here for the rest of our lives. When we're in the food,
we know the goal. Don't do the insanity any longer!
While we may dream of gradually
adding back in the foods we craved...
imagining it really could be in the past tense,
that we can learn moderation now when
it was lightyears beyond the possibilities then...
No, in our heart, in our minds, we know
that's a pipe dream, or actually a gutter pipe nightmare.
Instead, we have the gift of abstinence, and it is a gift
even on the days when the "good-old-days" beckon,
and that does happen, when we don't cherish the gift of abstinence
well enough to keep it. It's true, we have to deal with sobriety,
with abstinence, every day of our lives, but it's worth, that's
our wishes come true!
we're here for the rest of our lives. When we're in the food,
we know the goal. Don't do the insanity any longer!
While we may dream of gradually
adding back in the foods we craved...
imagining it really could be in the past tense,
that we can learn moderation now when
it was lightyears beyond the possibilities then...
No, in our heart, in our minds, we know
that's a pipe dream, or actually a gutter pipe nightmare.
Instead, we have the gift of abstinence, and it is a gift
even on the days when the "good-old-days" beckon,
and that does happen, when we don't cherish the gift of abstinence
well enough to keep it. It's true, we have to deal with sobriety,
with abstinence, every day of our lives, but it's worth, that's
our wishes come true!
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