I found this quote when I was going over old posts. I liked it so much that I decided to make a picture of it.

To me, this quote says a lot about emotional sobriety. Emotional sobriety is about letting go of control and taking full responsibility for how we respond to other people. When we are emotionally sober, we are accountable for our actions.

This does not mean that we need to tolerate or accept abuse. It just means that we don’t have to eat over our feelings. We can identify them, acknowledge them and let them go. We don’t have to bite the hook.

When we are emotionally sober, we live life on life’s terms. We turn our emotions over to God without turning to the food to soothe or comfort ourselves.

I believe that God wants us to live “the full catastrophe of life” without harming or numbing ourselves with food.

Choosing Happiness

Ironically, the more we try to control others, the more we are controlled. Our emotions become reactions to others rather than reflecting true choices. Happiness, to us, becomes no more than fleeting moments of relief tied to the moods and behaviours of others. Happiness is a choice. We can choose to let go of attempts to control people, relationships, and situations, and thereby free ourselves from their control. We can choose to let go of anger and resentment when others don’t fulfill our expectations. We can choose to live out our own lives and work on our own growth. Happiness isn’t having everyone and everything going our way. It grows out of a quiet choice to accept the things we can’t control and to concentrate on changing what we can ourselves.

From A Moment to Reflect

I hope that everyone enjoys this.

With blessings for recovery and peace,

Shira