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Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Sponsored by OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup #09670

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From Fear to Faith: Finding a Higher Power That Makes Sense to Me

The Spiritual Principle of Step 3 – Faith Faith has never come easily to me. Even though I grew up…

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Concept One – Unity

“The ultimate responsibility and authority for OA world servicesreside in the collective conscience of our whole Fellowship.“Spiritual Principal: Unity I…

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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.”…

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Set Aside Prayer

God,todayhelp me set asideeverything I think I knowabout You,everything I think I knowabout myself,everything I think I knowabout others,and everything…

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Interview with Claire M – Finding Love in Service

Claire M is a long time member of Overeaters Anonymous. We discuss Claire’s personal journey with compulsive eating, including her…

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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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“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…

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Tradition Two – OA Reel

In Overeaters Anonymous, Tradition 2 reminds us that our indvidual efforts to support unity and shared purpose in OA aligns…

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Thoughts of Tradition One

When we first became Overeater Anonymous members, little did we think about the inner workings of the program. We did…

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The Beauty of Tradition One

In January, I read Tradition One. I was reminded that whether at a local meeting, an Intergroup meeting, a Regional…

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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…

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Outside Issue – Simple but Not Easy

The Quiet Wisdom of Tradition 10 Tradition 10 – “Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OAname ought…

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Awake & Aware to Act

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Clarity in Service

“Service responsibility is balanced by carefully defined service authority; therefore, duplication of efforts is avoided.” – Concept TenSpiritual Principle: Clarity…

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Taking Responsibility: Breaking Free from Victimhood

Inspired by the principle in Tradition 7 For much of my life, I lived in a cycle of self-pity and…

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