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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
You are reading from the book Food for Thought
Avoiding Extremes
The Greek ideal of the golden mean is a concept, which we would do well to ponder. Most of us are extremists, as evidenced by our compulsiveness. We are all or nothing people, and our histories are full of times when we "couldn't believe we ate the whole thing."
Before coming to OA, many of us alternated between starving and bingeing. Either we attempted a diet so limited and stringent that it was impossible to follow for very long, or we indulged our appetites by eating everything that did not move.
OA endorses the practice of moderation. Learning it is difficult for most of us and something, which we have been unable to do by ourselves. The members who maintain their abstinence and have a strong program serve as guides and sponsors for those of us who are beginners. Old and new, all of us rely every day on our Higher Power to lead us in the way of moderation.
May I avoid extremes and learn moderation.
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One of the hardest things to learn. I was all or nothing at all. There was no concept of just have one. It was hard to think just two won't hurt me.
So grateful for the healing this program has given me. So glad that my God and I can work on things one day at a time.