Hi JoEllen,
Your post is very moving.
Such wholesome and calm energy

I love your image of *aligning with the sweetness of the evening*.
You are an inspiration of how we can move from not knowing how to do that,
to living it on a steady basis.

Thank you for your lovely message
Sarit

: Hello All,

: I was reading the newsletter and was
: particularly struck by the section
: talking about being at a picnic
: and just eating normally and not
: being bothered by anyone, just
: enjoying the time together and the
: day.

: I remember when I was a teenager,
: standing outside on a beautiful
: Sunday evening in the summer and
: feeling like I was missing
: something, such a sense of loss
: inside-that it was so lovely out
: and I felt dark inside and didn't
: know how to align myself with the
: sweetness of the evening. I
: thought if I were thinner that
: might be the solution. I didn't
: know how to express grief. I
: dieted for years to try and find a
: sense of grace, but it was always
: short lived and transient.

: Now I'm 55 and am so grateful to feel
: that grace and alignment
: constantly. So much of it is
: biochemical. I've been on Step 7
: for 12 years and every day still
: I'm grateful for this program.
: There is such an ease to life,
: even when it's hard. I love my
: family and my life. I get wistful
: and sad occasionally about my
: loved ones who've died, but I feel
: it and accept it, then focus on
: all the love that's here now.

: Eating is so easy, almost everywhere
: I go. I bring my travel blender
: most places. I can find things in
: restaurants and am comfortable
: asking for what I need without any
: awkward energy. My body and brain
: are so stable. I'm so grateful to
: be strong and healthy.

: Thank you Kathleen and everyone on
: this forum for this amazingly
: simple program that is so
: life-changing.

: JoEllen