Welcome
This is the kitchen where we talk about food, life, and recovery—a spiritual path to healing and peace.

Invitation
You are invited to keep coming back to A Cup of Kindness to share your experience, strength and hope; fears, doubts and insecurities; and to pick up information, inspiration … and have a little fun!

My story
In January 2007, at the age of 51, I joined a 12-step program and began my recovery from food addiction, losing 75 pounds in the process. Read more…

In January 2011, at the age of 55, I began my recovery from a multi-trauma accident, 36 fractures, damaged lungs, and post traumatic stress. Read more…

I am deeply grateful for all the kindnesses, large and small, offered to me in recovery. Here I am... alive… still making progress … still not perfect … finding a new way forward in a growing community of women and men who share a lot in common around food and life.

I hope you'll join me in this kitchen and let me know what's cooking with you.

Subscribe
A Cup of Kindness

Meditate
Open Heart Project

Play
Pinterest

Category Archives: Nature

The rough places smooth

Written by Valerie on December 30, 2012 — 18 Comments

My unconscious was waving at me in recent weeks… through my dreams and other signs. Something hidden in the dark wanted to be revealed. Love was looking for a way. I did what I could to ignore the messages… You can imagine what happened.

Also posted in 12-Steps, Abstinence, Food, Food Addiction, Gratitude, Love, Meditation, Peace, Prayer, Recovery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The veil is lifting

Written by Valerie on December 10, 2012 — 8 Comments

The prospect of this surgery is motivating me to grow both more resilient and more tender; to receive life directly without interpretation; to lift the veil of my conditioning.

Also posted in 12-Steps, Food Addiction, Gratitude, Love, Meditation, Peace, Prayer, Recovery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My G-d

Written by Valerie on November 8, 2012 — 12 Comments

  Day 53 of continuing recovery My experience of G-d is goodness. Where there is kindness I sense a Divine Presence. It’s beautiful. I find myself happy and free from fear. I feel connected to a flawless energy of unconditional love. It was Grace that introduced me to my 12-step program for food addiction. Sponsors […]

Also posted in 12-Steps, Food Addiction, Gratitude, Love, Peace, Prayer, Recovery | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Day 13 of continuing recovery

Written by Valerie on September 29, 2012 — 6 Comments

  The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean— the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth […]

Also posted in Prayer | Tagged ,
« Older Entries Newer Entries »