Truly Empowering I have been a proud member of OA for more than thirty years; I’ve had many relapses and also a lot of recovery in this Fellowship. I attend my region assemblies each year, but last year I was thrilled by the opportunity to go to Boston, Massachusetts USA in September 2016 for my first World Service Convention. I had booked my … Read More
How Great It Was I mostly attend business assemblies and rarely get to the recovery events, but this time it would be strictly recovery. A friend in California suggested we meet at the 2016 Convention in Boston. We have been friends for decades as a result of our recovery and service to OA, but too much time passes between our visits, so this became our … Read More
Powerful Surprise About 1,200 OA members from around the world met in early September to celebrate recovery with four days of festivities in Boston. Several folks from Alaska USA made the trip, and what a wonderful experience it was! There were seventy-two workshops, skits (with a revolutionary theme), and keynote speakers. Hospitality and fellowship abounded. It was sometimes hard to decide what to … Read More
Empty Chairs, Full Heart I sat at the table waiting for someone to show up for the meeting. No one came. I’d felt angry before, but tonight was different. I was feeling afraid—afraid that this meeting would fall by the wayside as others had done through the years. Afraid that the people I had come to know and love through this small-but-mighty meeting were … Read More
