The Twelve Steps Transformed My Anger, Resentment, and Fear Into Serenity
Fear, anger, resentment—I was looking for a connection among these three emotions because they kept nudging against my serenity. I…
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The Meaning of the Serenity Prayer
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to…
My Miracle Cries to be Lived
Journal Entry: 9.20.2024 This morning, thoughts of becoming abstinent, of really surrendering the choice I so frequently make to pick…
What Sponsoring has Meant to My Recovery
Being Sponsored In OA meetings where the Tools of Recovery are read I heard about the suggestion to get a…
A Sponsor’s Tool Box
OA Holiday Workshop: Sponsorship DayGetting a Newcomer Started & Other General Information for Sponsors Source: OA.orgLifeline: Stories of Recovery, 2016…
The Lure of Holiday Treats
Resisting the Lure of Holiday Treats – the Lures Below is a list of the “lures” that can try to…
The Fork in the Road
My name is Karen. I have been in program for twenty-five years with a top weight of 359 pounds (163…
OA Foot Steps Security Announcement
STATEMENT To: Members of OA Foot Steps Fellowship STATEMENT From: OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup Security Committee SUBJECT: Zoom Security Issues DATE: July…
Spotlight on the Sponsorship WhatsApp group
Did you know that OA Foot Steps has a dedicated WhatsApp group for finding a sponsor or finding a sponsee?…
Courtesy of the Heart
“There is a courtesy of the heart akin to love. Out if arises the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.” …
Wronged Me
“He/she wronged me.” That’s so often such an assumption—a leap of imagination on my part. Someone doing something that runs…
Thought for Today
“How we go about getting love.” Before coming to the Fellowship, we had a distorted sense of both giving and…
Stand Up & Ask
Actions speak louder than words. When someone in recovery leads by example, then there is little room for debate. There…
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…
Step Nine Musings…
If Love is a principle, loving is its practice. This speaks to the heart of Step Nine. Being able to…