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Overeating: A Dialogue: An Application of the Principles of A Course in Miracles

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I have reviewed this book two times previously but for some reason they were not posted. Maybe the third time will be the charm...I think any serious Course student would benefit from reading this book for we all have issues with food though maybe not a weight problem. In addition, the issues raised in this small book are applicable to all addictions, obessesions and problems. And it is still in print and available if you look around.

This is a clearly written book which is taken from A COURSE IN MIRACLES and helps you to lose the ego and when this happens you can begin to eat normally and eventually get to a healthy weight, not a weight loss book a life book.

This book is not a magic wand that will dispel your addictions, it is merely a discusion which urges you to look honestly upon your addictions. I was severly addicted to smoking (both cigarettes and bongs) and felt really guilty about this. I knew about the negative health effects yet couldnt imagine life without smoking. Once I became honest with myself, looked within and made the choice to heal I was given a Vaporizor. For some reason this vaporizor worked for me and I can still enjoy my tabacco and weed without the negative health effects. For two years I vaporized and now I dont use tobacco or weed anymore. All this is discussed in this book. Chill out, make a choice, stick to it and be patient.

This is a book very specific to The Course in Miracles and therefore the reader would do well to have some familiarity with the Course and resonate to its message. Kenneth Wapnick is always excellent with in-depth understanding and the ability to convey meaning. Excellent.

An odd little book, as is its larger parent "A Course in Miracles". I personally didn't get much practical help from it and would not recommend it. It suggests that, when you feel the need to overeat, just go right ahead - it's okay as long as you invite the Holy Spirit to join you. Hmm...

As a 20 year ACIM student, I find Ken Wapnick's messages, both in the Overeating and numerous other discussions of his, always profound. I have a very deep respect for Ken, and highly recommend this dialogue if you are a Course student who is struggle with food issues.

I don't feel like this book really zeroed in on my own particular issues about overeating. Interestingly enough, it was another one of Wapnick's books that I found addressed the issue better and it wasn't even about this subject ("Children and Parents, Our Most Difficult Classroom").

Of course, all Course in Miracle concepts are just the same one repackaged in a different form: the issue of forgiveness. So, if one book doesn't help another one might. This book may be exactly what someone needs but for me it didn't quite get there. The issue of punishment and victimization seems more relevant to the topic and I wish it had been more elaborated upon in this book.

This book is excellent! And,it's thin----as thin as I want to become. So many diet books become heavy,filled with superfluous minutiae about how many cacao b eans Moctezuma put into his chocolate drinks in order to get enough energy to please his harem.
We don't NEED that. I have a friend named Carlos Valle who carries all of that stuff in his head.
This little book approaches weight loss metaphysically.It's wonderful.All that's lacking is the address for the Hemlock Society in case I fail