Fellowship Relapse Relapse & Recovery Fully Covered I was thinking about why we buy car insurance aside from the fact that it is required by law. Car insurance is basically pro…
Higher Power Spirituality A More Beautiful Way to Live What in the world is spirituality anyway? I’d had a good upbringing in my family’s religion, but had no more spirituality th…
Keep Coming Back Relapse Relapse & Recovery Standing in the Wings I came to Overeaters Anonymous to lose weight, period. I had no idea what the program was about. A friend told me she had lo…
Uncategorized Power and Parasites A few years ago, I flew to Phoenix for a family funeral. My husband and I had lived in the Valley of the Sun for more than t…
Abstinence Daily Contact Looking back to my life one year ago, I would have never thought that I would be as content as I am now. In fact, I do not t…
Keep Coming Back Recovery Working the Program Mindful of Hope and Help I have been in OA for almost forty-three years. There was a release of 114 pounds (52 kg) within my first two years of progr…
Steps Low-Tech Outreach I am on my intergroup’s public information committee. We make flyers with a tear-off portion and give them to members to pos…
Steps Available to Everyone Here are a few ways I carry the message to other compulsive overeaters. I print out OA’s Courier newsletter and give copies …
Steps Radio-Active I was listening to a commentary about obesity on our local radio station. The commentator said one of the usual criticisms a…
Steps In the PI Flow Recently, I had the honor of working the OA booth at a local fair. The fair ran for many days, and it gave several intergrou…
How OA Changed My Life Recovery True Freedom When a fellow OA member suggested I reflect on what true freedom looks like for me, I discovered I could probably write a book. Before OA, I truly felt I already had it in the form of a solid career, … Read More
Higher Power Spirituality Stepping-Stones, Nuggets, and Gems Spirituality is the solution to our problem of powerlessness, and we find this solution in the Twelve Step program of recovery. I’ve experienced three stepping-stones in this process: Amen, Amends, Am… Read More
The Road Narrows My twenty-ninth birthday in OA is approaching, and it is cause for renewed reflection about my program. I spoke to my sponsor a week ago and mentioned to her that I was thinking of not taking a candle this year. Other OA members on their birthdays pitch about life changes: weddings, kids, jobs, financial gain, or acquisition of cars. I … Read More
Share It: Powerful Shares, Joyful Reading, Pages and Prayers Powerful Shares I wanted to share how sad I am to hear about the discontinuation of Lifeline. It has literally been a lifeline to me. I am one of the ones who answered your 2018 subscription appeal, and I recently renewed my subscription and will cherish every last issue. Thank you for the articles about “The Joys of Retreats and … Read More
Recovery Beyond Measure In a few days, I will celebrate thirty-eight years of recovery in OA. Today my goal is health, sanity, and wellness, not a size 8. Physically, my body has been a normal size for many years. G-d has removed the compulsion for what I call “the hard stuff”—the stuff you see at the grocery checkout counter. I have reached a … Read More