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Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Sponsored by OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup #09670

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  • ABOUT OA
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    • 12 Steps
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      • Step Nine
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    • 12 Traditions
      • Tradition One
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      • Tradition Four
      • Tradition Five
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      • Tradition Nine
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    • 12 Concepts
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  • RECOVERY
    • Newcomers
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    • 90/90
    • Daily Reprieve
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  • TOOLS
    • A Plan of Eating
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    • Recovery Around the World
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The Twelve Traditions of OA

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Autonomous Solution

Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole. I worked…

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  • Welcome Home

Tradition Four: Beneficial Differences

Autonomy in OA is a really cool thing! I love how each meeting I go to is a bit different….

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  • Anonymity
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Group Checklist: Practicing the Eleventh Tradition 

Source: Checklist adapted from “The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous”, Second Edition (p. 162)Lifeline: Stories of Recovery,…

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Meet Ann Onymus

There once was a girl named Ann Onymus, When asked if she wanted to change the name her parents gave…

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We are delighted to bring you another edition of the Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter for October 2024! The Quarterly…

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  • Action Plan
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  • Tradition Ten
  • Working the Program

Realigned by a Few Tenths

There are problems faced by OA members who do not practice a dogma-based spirituality. These problems could be eliminated by…

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  • Concept One
  • Daily Reprieve
  • RECOVERY
  • Recovery Stories
  • Tradition One
  • Working the Program

Thought for Today

When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where to…

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STEP[9] Right Up! Latest Edition: September

We are delighted to bring you another edition of the Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter for September 2024! The theme…

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  • ABOUT OA
  • The Twelve Traditions of OA
  • Tradition Nine

Tradition 9: Structure Makes a Difference

“OA, as such, ought never be organized: but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they…

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  • The Twelve Traditions of OA
  • Tradition Nine
  • Welcome Home

Tradition 9: Alive and Well

Our group has no government, no permanent officeholders, no small committee that runs everything, and no authorities. Instead, we encourage…

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STEP-8 Right Up! Read all about it!

Our latest edition of the Newsletter has hit the stands! August 14th Edition is all about Step 8 – Tradition…

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Tradition 8: Fellowship

TRADITION 8: Overeaters Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service center may employ special workers. The principle of Tradition…

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Tradition 8: Labor of Love

I remember when I was new to OA. I sat with my first sponsor, going over my journaling on Step…

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  • Acceptance
  • Prayers & Blessings
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  • The Twelve Traditions of OA

OA Foot Steps Gratitude Prayer 

I am so grateful,For those with me the very first day I joined OA,For the founders who built this path…

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Love & Service

Love and service.These are, I sense, one and the same.Love, without service, is illusory.Service, without love, is cold. True service…

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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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