Atheists & Agnostics Steps Translation for the Newcomer I am athletic and an atheist. I don’t fit the stereotype of what a compulsive overeater looks like. Twenty-five years ago, b…
Higher Power Finding Faith Everywhere I heard someone recently talking about coming to OA for the sanity and better friendships. Really? Not to lose weight? I agr…
Literature Tools & Concepts A “Just for Today” Action Plan Usually, I spend part of my quiet time meditating on the Just for Today wallet card. One day this week, I felt kind of “blah…
Relationships Steps Start with Forgiveness When we approach Step Nine, how often have we heard the suggestion to put ourselves at the top of the list? When we first he…
Atheists & Agnostics Higher Power Drifting to My Higher Power I first joined OA twenty years ago and have been in and out a few times. I have consistently found it frustrating that the w…
Diversity Literature Non-Readers Among Us Even in developed countries, as many as 20 percent of adults may not be literate enough to easily complete a job application…
Fellowship Awesome Silver Linings I am grateful for the coronavirus. No, thank God, I have not had it, and I know it has caused a lot of suffering, but I’m st…
Atheists & Agnostics Steps Clear Intentions The first time I worked the Steps, more than thirty years ago, I believed in a benevolent HP who was watching my back. I was…
Literature Hot Water, Cooling Attitude One of the telephone meetings I attend uses Seeking the Spiritual Path during its meetings. The readings given at one recent…
Gratitude lifeline Share It Grateful Today I wanted to write this weeks ago, and now with all that’s changed and slowed down in the world, I can do service and write. …
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