Imagine If
We can better appreciate Tradition Nine by imagining if OA was organized by VIPs and from the top down.
Kevin McGuire
Tradition Two: “Take a Walk Down the Traditions” Video Series
A short explanation of OA‘s Second Tradition: “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.”
Different Manifestations of Our Disease
What does someone with life-threatening anorexia have in common with a “garden variety” compulsive overeater? Would you believe they are: problems with stepping on the scale, issues with body image, and similar approaches to plans of eating? Read and find out why!
Different Ways of Finding Recovery
In this story, two OA members share their paths to recovery. One is marked by the significant decision to change sponsors. The other, trying different meetings until landing upon the right specific-focus meeting. Says one of the members, “Thank you, OA, for embracing and encouraging diversity. No matter where I am in my recovery process, my needs are met.”
Different Paths to Unity
Part of a Unity with Diversity series of stories from the February 2018 Lifeline, OA members Heidi and Lynda demonstrate how the diverse paths of a) coming back to meetings regardless and b) avoiding OA altogether for 30 years can both lead us (eventually) to unity and recovery.
Mopping Up Mistakes
Dorothy cheated her employers to the tune of thousands of dollars, and she was hopeless to pay back such a large sum. But her sponsor encouraged her, she became willing, and Higher Power responded in kind.
Who’s In Charge? All of Us
“We are all in charge of our own side of the street and our own programs,” says one OA member, who remarks how gratifying it is that service body decisions are all based on following our primary purpose: to carry the message of recovery.
Tradition One: “Take a Walk Down the Traditions” Video Series
A short explanation of OA‘s First Tradition: “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon OA unity.”
Introduction: “Take a Walk Down the Traditions” Video Series
A short video giving background information about OA’s Twelve Traditions and how they are applied in the OA Fellowship and to the personal recovery of OA members.
Tradition Twelve: “Take a Walk Down the Traditions” Video Series
A short explanation of OA’s Twelfth Tradition: “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all these Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.”