Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr OA has many sayings One says, “Welcome Home” Before you leave, we want you to know You don’t have to go it alone We’ve sat where you are We’ve been where you’ve been We know the same pain We, too, longed to be thin We learned to trust others To share hope and strength When we finally decided To go to any length We found acceptance and love The unconditional kind We’re learning to accept ourselves And leave our pasts behind We’re learning to take One day at a time It’s a new way of living From a Power divine Abstinence we strive for Til we find it’s a gift From our Higher Power Whom we learn to trust for it We learned we have an illness That we’re not a hopeless case If we turn it over And get back in the race We’re given Tools to rebuild our lives We’ve even found a true home And special friends are always there As near as a telephone We’re given Twelve Steps to recovery And our own special Promises too But we can’t keep what we have until we give it away— We’d like to give it to you Please give us a chance ‘Cause so many have cared about us We love you and need you As much as we hope you need us We put our hand in yours And we sincerely care Please keep coming back And we offer you our prayers It really works if you work it, but it won’t if you don’t So work it ‘cause you’re worth it! To all OA, with love: past, present, and future. — Margaret S., Alvin, Texas USA