A Measure of Trust…
At my first OA meeting in hearing the word God, it really turned me off. Then in hearing about giving…
Step Two
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The Spiritual Principle of Step 6: Willingness
Recently, while taking a couple of sponsees through Steps 1 to 3, I found myself reflecting on something simple yet…
- ABOUT OA
- Carry the Message
- Concept Five
- Concept Four
- Concept One
- Concept Twelve
- Fellowship
- Higher Power
- How it Works
- HP
- Service
- Spiritual Program
- Step Three
- Step Two
- The Twelve Concepts of Service
- The Twelve Steps of OA
- The Twelve Traditions of OA
- Tradition Five
- Tradition One
- Tradition Twelve
- Tradition Two
- Welcome Home
- Working the Program
The Importance of Group Conscience
I have often wondered where group conscience is explained within the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service….
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…
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…
Step 2 of OA – OA Reel
Step 2 in Overeaters Anonymous states: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”…
“I’m Perfectly Sane. I Just Have an Eating Problem”: My Journey to Step Two in Overeaters Anonymous
Step Two: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Spiritual Principle: Hope The…
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 ….
Step 2: Loving Restoration
When I heard Step Two read aloud at meetings, it used to bother me. “Restored to sanity?” I thought disbelievingly….
STEP ONE: Artist Tile series
Here are my tiles for Steps 1-2…”Give Up.” Here is how I see myself giving up my Self, and beginning…