I wanted desperately to lose weight ... to be happy ... to be spiritually and emotionally fulfilled ... to feel serenity in my soul. How long must one wait in a single lifetime to achieve these things? How long must one function day to day at a fairly high level only to close the door at night to a world of emptiness? How long must one go without hope?

My compulsion for food had come close to destroying my life. I was in a constant state of denial that the simple act of eating food could account for a life amok and unmanageable. But the truth of the matter is that it could ... and it did.

I found Twelve Steps that empowered me to do things I'd never dreamed of doing. These Twelve Steps enabled me to see the simple reality that compulsive eating could destroy a life ... that life was beautiful ... that my disease could turn out to be my greatest blessing. The Twelve Steps gave me something so precious that I am in awe of their power ... something so empowering that I had to admit powerlessness in order to become powerful. The Twelve Steps gave me the most beautiful gift I have ever received ... a gift that no one can ever take away from me ... a gift that I treasure above all gifts: hope. They gave me the gift of hope.

One day at a time ... I will hold on to my hope. One day at a time ... I will treasure my hope. One day at a time ... hope perches in my soul. One day at a time ... hope sings its song. ~ Mari ~

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