I Was Denied Weight-Loss Surgery. I Was Skeptical about OA, but Now I Have Hope, Health, and Happiness
Here I was at my rock bottom, and I didn’t feel I had any other choice.
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Never and Always
“I can freely, honestly, and humbly admit that I am powerless over food,” says Carolyn M. When she takes OA’s First Step, it is not in hopeless defeat. Instead it is the beginning of a hopeful and liberating journey with a source of help that “gives me a peace I cannot describe.”
Step Seven Save
”I struggle so much with the character defect of pride,” says one OA member, “and I find the antidote in the Principle of Step Seven: humility.”
If I Want to Keep What I’ve Been Given, I Must Reach Out to Others
Liz B. shares her journey sponsoring and being sponsored and the lesson that comes when sponsors or sponsees lose their abstinence. “I found my way back,” she describes, “thanks to someon who was ‘God with skin on.’”
Tradition Seven: Strive to Give
“I took on service tasks to learn them,” Cindy says, ”not because I was already an expert, and taking on those risks taught me faith, trust, and new skills.”
One of Many Miracles Is That I Said Yes to Being a Sponsor
“Me, a sponsor?” says Karen from Australia, ”That’s something I thought would never happen.” But it did. And as long as Karen works all aspects of the program, life is getting easier and OA is truly delivering on the promises of the program.