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

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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.

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Tag Archives: faith

Astonished!

Written by Valerie on June 16, 2014 — 25 Comments

Where did my limp go? It’s gone! This is astonishing to me! It’s something I’ve wished for, but never expected it would actually happen.

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Decisions Decisions

Written by Valerie on September 23, 2012 — 6 Comments

    Day 7 of Continuing Recovery When there is a decision to make and the right choice is not clear, I am learning to explore alternatives as research, rather than struggling and agonizing over what to do. I’m learning to wait for the right decision. Before weighing and measuring my food, I never could […]

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Another day

Written by Valerie on May 7, 2012 — 4 Comments

  It’s been another day of grateful abstinence. This is Day Four. As I take my evening cuppa I wonder what has changed. My mind feels like a switch has flipped. The lights are back on. My gut tells me it has something to do with the way that I have been consistently practicing Psalm […]

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