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![Stillness](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/Stillness.jpg)

*I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope*

*For hope would be hope for the wrong thing;*

*Wait without love*

*For love would be love of the wrong thing;*

*There is yet faith*

*But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.*

 *Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought.*

 *So the darkness shall be the light,*

 *And the stillness the dancing.*

T.S. Eliot - from East Coker in the Four Quartets

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***Written by Joanna Poppink, MFT.** Joanna is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in eating disorder recovery, stress, PTSD, and adult development.*

*She is licensed in CA, AZ, OR, and FL. Author of the Book: [Healing Your Hungry Heart: Recovering from Your Eating Disorder](https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Your-Hungry-Heart-Recovering/dp/1573244708/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344473529&sr=1-1&keywords=healing+your+hungry+heart)*

*Appointments are virtual.*

*For a free telephone consultation, e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.*