Post by Susan Peabody on May 24, 2016 16:19:43 GMT
My beloved Mari:
I was so pleased to hear from you. You are way up there on my list of favorite experiences in sobriety. As is common in AA, you taught me as much as I taught you. You humbled me. You showed me that I do not know everything and can be wrong. I was so angry that you went against me by marrying Richard. But you were right. He was the man God chose for you.
I hope we always stay in touch and that you will meet me for coffee someday. I can come to your house if you want. If not, pray for me. I have not had a drink in 34 years, but I had a huge relapse when it came to my character defects. So God has me working the steps again. First he got me out of denial. Then he sent me the willingness. And now he is showing me the way one day at a time. As it turns out, I am going full circle. I am going back to Overeaters Anonymous which was where I went on November 7, 1982 to find recovery. While I have invested a lot in my recovery for love addiction, my hardest addiction to recover from is compulsive overeating. When I knew you I was a recovering anorexic. Then I ate my way up to 300 lbs. Then with the help of OA Iost, and am maintaining, a 150 lb weight loss. I am going back after taking a break before I relapse. I will also be able to help others. Obesity is a serious problem in this country today..
Sorry for going on and on. I am back on my pink cloud again and God is reminding me the way it was back in the beginning when we knew each other. Hearing from you has reminded me of how God took me under his wing and put recovery in my life.
I love you Mari . . . God bless you.
I was so pleased to hear from you. You are way up there on my list of favorite experiences in sobriety. As is common in AA, you taught me as much as I taught you. You humbled me. You showed me that I do not know everything and can be wrong. I was so angry that you went against me by marrying Richard. But you were right. He was the man God chose for you.
I hope we always stay in touch and that you will meet me for coffee someday. I can come to your house if you want. If not, pray for me. I have not had a drink in 34 years, but I had a huge relapse when it came to my character defects. So God has me working the steps again. First he got me out of denial. Then he sent me the willingness. And now he is showing me the way one day at a time. As it turns out, I am going full circle. I am going back to Overeaters Anonymous which was where I went on November 7, 1982 to find recovery. While I have invested a lot in my recovery for love addiction, my hardest addiction to recover from is compulsive overeating. When I knew you I was a recovering anorexic. Then I ate my way up to 300 lbs. Then with the help of OA Iost, and am maintaining, a 150 lb weight loss. I am going back after taking a break before I relapse. I will also be able to help others. Obesity is a serious problem in this country today..
Sorry for going on and on. I am back on my pink cloud again and God is reminding me the way it was back in the beginning when we knew each other. Hearing from you has reminded me of how God took me under his wing and put recovery in my life.
I love you Mari . . . God bless you.