in the
next few months. I attended local gatherings of Over-Eater’s Anonymous, Alcoholics
Anonymous and Weight Watchers (again!). I was not an alcoholic, but I found the
truthful sharing of daily temptations and falling by the wayside—only to rise up for
another effort to succeed—powerful. Each organization had the same basic tenet: that to
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truly succeed in changing our addiction, we needed the fellowship of others going
through the same struggles, specifically one partner who would be available at all times
to talk us through difficult moments. And we needed to take one day at a time. One hour
at a time, if necessary.
At the end of each AA meeting, we would recite the Serenity Prayer. “God grant me
the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and
the Wisdom to know the difference.”
Unfortunately, reciting a prayer does not guarantee
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