How many years I longed to be able to say no to all those delectable desserts! I went the route of many different diets, which all turned out to be the yo-yo variety—you know, twenty pounds off, twenty-five pounds on again. Being a Christian Scientist, I had heard many inspiring testimonies of those who had glimpsed Truth and shed excess weight, just spiritually outgrowing overeating. Somehow, it always seemed to me, that dominion was "out there" somewhere, out of my reach.
But through the years a leavening was taking place in my thought, a changing of my sense of priorities and purpose, until I realized a mental turning point had been reached. I discovered that (1) I wanted to express dominion more than I wanted to lose weight; (2) I wanted to be the beautiful reflection of Soul more than I wanted to be a slender mortal.
Noble desires, but how does one achieve them? It was not an overnight healing. It was a gradual, disciplined approach to balance, which brought the victory over the hypnotic pull toward too many sweets.
