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    Anew

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January 2023

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Upcoming Elections

I would like to talk on behalf of Traditions One and Two. Beginning in April of 1946, in the  Grapevine,…

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JANUARY: Message from the Chair

Hello VIG, friends!  All are welcome to attend the monthly OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup (VIG) business meeting, which is…

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Richer, Saner & New!

I just finished my first year in OA, and it has been amazing. I am convinced it was GOD, the…

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New Options

Before I found OA, food was my answer to everything and anything. If I had a problem, I would eat….

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Slipping & Sliding – New Resolve!

I was introduced to OA in 1987 following outpatient therapy for binge eating, overeating, and bulimia, so I was already…

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2 Way Prayer: Fears & Limitations

Higher Power,How can I move beyond this paralyzed feeling? Help me understand my fears and limitations. Dearest Child,  Breathe. Fear…

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Your Newsletter Wants To Hear From You!

This newsletter will always be YOUR newsletter. But it is MOST your newsletter when itscontributions come from you, the members…

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Power and Powerlessness

My sponsor asked me to write on these two questions: Jessica K. Source: oceanandbay.org

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Questions of the Day & Answers from Yesterday

What are your New Year’s Solution instead of New Year’s Resolutions? My solution is to continue showing up for myself…

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New Year’s Solution

We recover together or not at all. This is the “we” in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.OA is not…

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Higher Power

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Renewed Humility, New Peace

I am a returning member, back in OA after many relapses over the past fourteen years. Earlier this year, after…

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Mindful Eating Q&A

Do you have a well-defined food plan? I do. Who helped you define your food plan? We had a suggested…

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Spiritual Awareness

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Happy MOO Year

Or, nature’s version of the “I put my hand in yours” prayer:My friend is a dairy farmer. She helped a…

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The Courage to Change the Things I can

Every time we met, my sponsor insisted that we begin and end with the Serenity Prayer. After one of our…

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