Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr I love Lifeline magazine. I’ve always loved it, even when I didn’t like this or that particular article I read over the years. I’ve subscribed since 1981 or 1982 and never missed an issue since way back when. In the past, I bought a binder (it was available from the WSO) to save and re-read articles. At meetings, I’d pass them on. I began writing my local intergroup’s phone number and website in permanent ink on Lifelines and leaving them in doctors’ offices or other waiting rooms. And now, Lifeline has the wonderful back-page feature for appealing to any person unfamiliar with OA and our life-restoring program of recovery from this deadly disease. There is always a specific spot to leave local contact information for the still-suffering compulsive eater. Recently, I read about a very easy way to do service by placing meeting information in community newspapers (“Easy Service Commitments,” January 2018). I’d done that years ago but had completely forgotten how effective a method it is for getting information about OA to the public. In the February 2018 issue, I was reminded how to share my story when I am called upon at meetings: by keeping my eating history to a minimum and purposefully spending the majority of my share on how the program has worked for me and what my life is like now as a result of my personal transformation (“A Tendency to Overshare”). Every day is a new beginning as I’ve learned from this program, and every Lifeline magazine gives me another pearl or two to add to the wisdom I’ve gained over these past thirty-seven years in OA. I thank you all for your service. — Laura W., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania USA
