Our Egocentricity

Many of us have lived too much for ourselves and by ourselves. It is our egocentricity which has been our undoing. We have accepted no authority higher than our own whim and impulse, and we have been angry and depressed when people and events did not follow our preferences. Eating was an area in which we exerted our omnipotence, and appetite was our god. ~ L., Elisabeth. Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters (Hazelden Meditations Book 1) . Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Step Two says we “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” and Step Three that we “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” But she’s right that we tend toward starting out as the center of our universe accepting “no authority higher than our own whim and impulse.” I hear daily multiple phone calls on one side while my calls equal less than a minute for each hour for the other person. My egocentricity contrasts strikingly to the other’s gregariousness. Eating could still be an area in which I exert my omnipotence, with appetite was my god. Where do you stand on the spectrum?