I reach out my palm and you touch my heart. Together we make a valiant start. We guard against any halfway measure As we embark on this journey together. We’re raising the banner for spiritual living, Changing our actions from taking to giving. Our hands and our minds retreat from the fridge; The past becomes water under the bridge. Taking …

Two years ago today, I took a plane to Brisbane, Australia, with two bags and a lot of dreams. The bags held clothes to last six months, the time I planned to stay. When I arrived, it was amazing: a new country, new culture, new language, and new life. But I was the same person, so one of the first things I …

I have learned that the thought precedes the bite. So to get rid of a thought, I must employ a replacement thought. Slogans are either pithy (clever) or humorous, they’re easy to remember, and they can be counted on in hungry moments and emergencies. Sometimes the impulse to eat can feel so urgent that getting literature or making a phone …

Tonight, I gratefully received a one-year medallion for abstinence. One year ago, I wouldn’t have thought I would be here, enjoying a previously unknown level of serenity and relief from 35 pounds (16 kg) of exhausting weight. One thing that has helped me maintain this abstinence is service. When I was about three months abstinent, there came a day of …

When reflecting on our precious Tools of recovery, I always forget one (probably the one I need to concentrate on most). So I use a mnemonic device to help me recall all of the Tools: And          Action plan Please      Plan of eating Spend      Sponsorship More        Meetings Time     …

I was working outdoors the other day and noticed several branches in my trees needed pruning. I went to my garage, selected a handsaw and lopping shears, and headed into the yard. The work was going well, but I found a couple of large limbs that needed to come down. I stretched way up and started sawing with the handsaw. …

When I first came to the program of Overeaters Anonymous, I found out I wasn’t alone; there were lots of people who had the same disease that I had. What a relief! I no longer had to attempt to do this on my own, and I was offered the hope of recovery. As I became aware of the diversity of …

I found the Power inside of me, a small quiet voice. Call it intuition. It is a sudden or intuitive thought or decision that helps me move forward for the sake of what is good. It is a feeling, sometimes overwhelming, filling me and lifting me up; a release of a burden; a certainty and clarity of what is right, …