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Monthly Archives: January 2023

Upcoming Elections

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  Fellowship, OA Foot Steps VIG, Service, Spiritual Program, The Twelve Traditions of OA, Welcome Home, Working the Program
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I would like to talk on behalf of Traditions One and Two. Beginning in April of 1946, in the  Grapevine, Bill Wilson began to expound on what he called “The Twelve Points to Assure our Future’’. These became known as the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, and eventually, our own adopted Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous. The First Tradition states “Our …

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JANUARY: Message from the Chair

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  OA Foot Steps VIG, What's new at OAFS
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Hello VIG, friends!  All are welcome to attend the monthly OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup (VIG) business meeting, which is held on Sunday January 15 at 3PM EST. For VIG meeting details click HERE World Service Business Conference {WSBC} We are looking for qualified Delegates to send in person to WSBC. Click here for more info! Qualifications are: One year of …

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Richer, Saner & New!

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  A Plan of Eating, Action Plan, Higher Power, HP, Sponsorship
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I just finished my first year in OA, and it has been amazing. I am convinced it was GOD, the Gift of Desperation, that got me to my first meeting. I accepted Step One then, and I honestly faced the truth about my disease. I had used bad eating habits to cover up feelings, comfort myself in times of stress, …

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New Options

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  How it Works, HP, Sponsorship, The Twelve Steps of OA, The Twelve Traditions of OA, TOOLS
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Before I found OA, food was my answer to everything and anything. If I had a problem, I would eat. Uncomfortable feelings meant more food. After spending time in OA, I came to believe and accept that food is an ineffective means of coping. Using food to cope is no longer an option for me. Now, I eat to live, …

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Slipping & Sliding – New Resolve!

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  ABSTINENCE, Anorexia & Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, RELAPSE, Willingness, Working the Program
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I was introduced to OA in 1987 following outpatient therapy for binge eating, overeating, and bulimia, so I was already armed with a food plan and an understanding of the First Step when I “jumpstarted” into the program. The miracle of abstinence led to a new spiritual life, and OA saved me from the insanity of my disease. I was …

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2 Way Prayer: Fears & Limitations

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  2 Way Prayer
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Higher Power,How can I move beyond this paralyzed feeling? Help me understand my fears and limitations. Dearest Child,  Breathe. Fear is what holds you back. Breathe away this discomfort. In each breath, breathe in the essence that is Me, the life-giving forces that fuel your body, your emotions, your thoughts and infuses your spirit with my Grace. Breathe out all …

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Your Newsletter wants to hear from you!

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  Fellowship, Service, Welcome Home, What's new at OAFS, Writing
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This newsletter will always be YOUR newsletter. But it is MOST your newsletter when itscontributions come from you, the members of OA Foot Steps vituual Intergroup. It doesn’t have to be a long, detailed article (though it certainly can be). Please feel free to:• Share your favorite acronyms• Write some new acronyms• Share your favorite slogans• Write some new slogans• …

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Power and Powerlessness

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  Spiritual Program, The Twelve Steps of OA, Welcome Home, Writing
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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

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  Welcome Home
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What are your New Year’s Solution instead of New Year’s Resolutions? My solution is to continue showing up for myself actively through meetings, outreach and working the steps. Jennifer B. CA 2023 I was full of New Year’s resolutions before recovery. Today. my New Year’s resolution is not to have any New Year’s resolutions. The program has taught me to …

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New Year’s Solution

By admin
January 13, 2023
in :  Daily Reprieve, Fellowship, Meetings, The Twelve Steps of OA, Welcome Home, Working the Program
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We recover together or not at all. This is the “we” in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.OA is not an “I” program. I tried the “I” program. It was all I knew; wasn’t I supposed to apply mywill to problems and overcome them? But my food issues were impervious to my efforts. I wasstuck. And I stayed stuck until …

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