Eating Disorders - OA for May 2014

[MajestyJo]

Monday, May 19, 2014

You are reading from the book Food for Thought

Resentments

When we hang on to resentments, we poison ourselves. As compulsive overeaters, we cannot afford resentment, since it exacerbates our disease. If we do not get rid of our anger and bitterness, we will suffer more than anyone. Seeking revenge will harm ourselves in the long run.

Many of us have carried around old grudges, which caused us to reach for food when we thought about them. We don't need the food and we don't need the grudges, either. When we give away the resentments, we are that much lighter in body and in spirit. Now that we have found OA, we have a way to get rid of the animosity and indignation, which has been poisoning our system.

Taking inventory and making amends is an essential part of burying resentments. We need to first be consciously aware of them before we can give them away. These steps usually need to be taken again and again as negative material threatens our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Take away my resentments, Lord.

Resentments eat up the soul. They erect a barrier between us and the God of our understanding, until such a time, as we can surrender them to our Higher Power.

I was told to pray for the person I resented, and ask for them, all that you would wish for yourself. My sponsor said that I needed a change in attitude when I told her that I prayed that they got everything they deserved.