PREJUDICE BLINDS -
"Do not let any
prejudice you may
have against spiritual
terms deter you from hon-
estly asking yourself
what they mean to
you." (The Big
Book, p.47)
OUR H.P. SURFACES WHERE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE LIVES-
"Perhaps we didn't
believe that our compul-
sive eating was a spiritual
problem, or we felt that God
[or our H.P.] was concerned
with more important mat-
ters and expected us to
control such a simple
thing ... ." (Overeat-
ers Anonymous,
p.. 15)
"The hearts of little
children are pure, and
therefore, the Great Spirit
may show to them many
things which older
people miss."
- Black Elk - Hehaka Sapa - (1863 - 1950)
Ogalala Lakota, Native American
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HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.