*~*~Today's Gift - 12.18.2005~*~*
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| Sun, 12-18-2005 - 8:53am |
From my daily e-devotional. I need to clarify something however. In general I do not think it is a good idea to supress your feelings. That is what got is into this eating disorder in the first place. But I believe there are times when we are just in a funk or bad mood and we have the choice not to be. So I thought the following devotional was pretty cool. I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday.
Today's thought is:
It is good to act as if. It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an act.
--Charles Holton
Many of us do not even know what feeling jolly is like, let alone, being jolly because of a calendar date. As much as we'd like to rise to this puzzling condition, the fact that the holidays are coming only makes us feel guilty somehow.
It doesn't help to be told we should be merry and lighthearted at this time of year. But it does help to remind ourselves that holiday celebration is largely a matter of choice. We can choose to join the flow of holiday shoppers and buy gifts for the people we love. We can choose to smile, to enjoy the music, cook special foods, and have friends in.
Heaven knows we've had some experience at faking our feelings. We can do so again. And who knows, maybe this time we'll get caught up in it instead of acting as if.
Today, I ask God for the grace of a glad heart.
You are reading from the book:
Days of Healing, Days of Joy by Earnie Larsen & Carol Larsen Hegarty
Copyright 1987, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.
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Love & hugs, Kristina
“It helps to resign as the controller of your fate. All that energy we expend to keep things running right is not what keeps things running right.†ANNE LAMOTT
The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.


I agree with your note, Kristina.
~Diana~