Humility = Harmony with our Higher Power
“Humility… places us neither above nor below other people on some imagined ladder of worth. It places us… on an…
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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 ….
Why I Write (and Why You Can Too)
I used to be a terrible, fearful writer. So much so, I went to law school with one specific goal:…
Step 12: A culmination of all the Steps
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters…
Applied Lessons
I came to my first Twelve Step fellowship and got sober in 1983. G-d put a lovely woman in my…
Awake & Aware to Act
“We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our…
Interview with Joni B. – A Journey of Recovery and Service
Joni discusses her long journey with compulsive eating and her path to recovery through various programs. She recounts her struggles with dieting,…
Prayer of St Francis of Assisi
Prayer for Peace and often associated with Step 11: Many members and sponsors suggest using the Prayer of St. Francis…
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…
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…