To My Higher Power
What does it feel like to be willing? It might feel so good that you can’t help but pray “make it stay forever . . . just for today.”
Readings
A New Dimension of Unease: Traveling and Working the OA Program
Mary was very excited about her trip to Italy, but she had also became very anxious about it’s world-famous food culture, a prime attraction for tourists. How to manage this? She found simple and powerful answers from her sponsor and OA-approved literature. Her sponsor’s reminder? “I’m pretty sure God is in Italy.”
I’d Always Had an Abnormal Relationship with Food. When I Started Searching for Help, Overeaters Anonymous Saved My Life.
“Before OA, I had tried every diet, every exercise, every new ‘thing’ to lose weight. What I hadn’t tried was fixing myself from the inside out.” Join Agnes, a compulsive overeater, as she shares how OA helped her find a workable plan for freedom from her food behaviors.
I’ve Learned There Is No Graduating from OA, and I Am Not Ever Leaving, Because This Program Has Saved My Life
Every single time Denise B. from California USA tried to leave the OA program, her binge eating and excess weight returned. Read as she shares years’ worth of experience, strength, and hope on a journey that has ultimately has led her to absitinence and recovery.
Subtle Ableism Affects OA as a Whole
The Covid pandemic has had a particular and lasting effect on OA: the rise of online and hybrid meetings. As we negotiates the merits of returning to face-to-face meetings, K.S. from California USA uses this moment to call attention to the subtle prejudices in our Fellowship that denigrate OA members with compromised bodily health.
Higher Power’s Message in a Bottle . . . of Nail Polish
What does it mean to live life in between mealtimes? Follow the story of this anonymous OA member who describes her day and how even small, mundane activities can reflect back to you your own state of recovery.
Service Teaches Me About Trust: A Look at Concept One
“Through service in OA, my issue of not trusting people has come up for healing,” says Barb K. of Indiana USA. Over the years, Barb has learned in OA how to negotiate speaking up when she needs to speak up and trusting in OA unity when other OA members see things differently, and this shows just how valuable service can be to our recovery.
Practicing Love and Tolerance
Michele from Texas USA shares her response to the question “How can I practice love and tolerance toward someone who disturbs me?” from the For Today Workbook, p. 83. “Today, I truly prefer to take the high road,” she says.
OA Keeps Me Buoyant with Optimism and Gratitude
Roberta L. from California USA joined OA in 1979. In spite of an early relapse, she kept coming back. She experienced her spiritual awakening in 2002, and since then she says, “My self-esteem has blossomed, and so has my life.” Enjoy her story of living in recovery.
Restoring My House and My Sanity Takes a Consistent Effort
Judy B. draws a parallel between restoring the family home she has inherited and her OA recovery. Like recovery, “Restoration is working with what is and trying to bring it back to a better reality,” she says.