May the 14th Be with You! – Looking Fear in the Face
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face….
Step One
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Step 7 – Humility
Step 7: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Humility is not the absence of self-worth—it’s the presence of self-awareness…
Honesty – Step 1
I thought I had worked the Steps but when I absolutely was honest with myself, I knew I was still…
Surrender -Step 3
Before OA, and in the quagmire, I too would say I was happy, but I lied to others and especially…
I Didn’t Come Willing — I Came Exhausted
When I first came to Overeaters Anonymous, I didn’t arrive in a blaze of spiritual awakening or with a neatly…
May the 14th be With You! -Jan 2026
“Perhaps we didn’t believe that our compulsive eating was a spiritual problem, or we felt God was concerned only with…
OA Reflects No Diet
OA is known for being a food program not a diet program. What does this mean? Why is the mentality…
Step One Relief
On May 28, 2017, I attended my first OA meeting. The courage to attend arose when I discovered the pamphlet Maintaining…
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
It turns out that the ideas I had accepted in working Step One began wielding power over my actions ….
Thirty Days!
I’ve reached my twenty-ninth day of abstinence. Tomorrow will be my weighing day and my highly anticipated thirtieth day. I’ve…
Learning More Each Day
After several starts, I found myself knowing that OA was for me, thanks to the acceptance I got from longtimers…
May the 14th Be With You…Meditation
“…The only way to do meditation wrong is not to do it at all” The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions…
Freedom from a Fat Head
I am a compulsive overeater. I once ate myself to well over 600 lbs. I told myself I was just…
Helpful Voices
I’m an addicted people pleaser. I don’t want to make anyone upset, inconvenience them, start a conflict, or rock the…
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