May the 14th Be With You…
“…The only way to do meditation wrong is not to do it at all” The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions…
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Rosi’s Prayer by Rosi
Dear Father, Please forgive me for harboring an ungrateful heart filled with fear. Please replace it with a grateful heart…
Abstinence Prayer By Lynm
ABSTINENCE PRAYERGod, today is a new day for me and with You it can be a day ofabstinence; with You…
What I’ve Learned about Recovery so Far.
Tomorrow will be ten months that I have been abstinent. There are many things I have come to love about…
The Dark Side of My Disease
One illness, two faces: Compulsive Overeating and Restriction I am a compulsive eater. Most people know me as an overeater,…
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…
For the Journey Within – an OA Prayer
An OA PrayerFor the Journey Within God of truth,You know the storm behind my smile—the quiet ache, the heavy fear,the…
The Acceptance Prayer
“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place,…
Step 7 Prayer
“My Creator, I am now willing that You should have all of Me, good and bad. I pray that you…
May the 14th Be With You…
“…by setting down our grievances in black and white, we place a boundary around them.” -The Twelve Steps and Twelve…
Helpful Voices
I’m an addicted people pleaser. I don’t want to make anyone upset, inconvenience them, start a conflict, or rock the…
Turning Over My Defects
“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” – Confucius, as quoted from For Today, November 3rd I…
Made Possible
In times of fear and doubt, I can remember to ground myself in the fact of my abstinence. It’s simple:…
Balanced Prescription
My first OA meeting was in 1980. I was a college student, sick from bouts of anorexia and bulimia, and…
Choosing Words That Bring Me Closer to My Higher Power
As I’ve worked my way through the Steps, I’ve come to know some of the prayers associated with certain Steps….