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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
      • Tradition Six
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      • Tradition Eight
      • Tradition Nine
      • Tradition Ten
      • Tradition Eleven
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    • 12 Concepts
      • Concept One
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      • Concept Three
      • Concept Four
      • Concept Five
      • Concept Six
      • Concept Seven
      • Concept Eight
      • Concept Nine
      • Concept Ten
      • Concept Eleven
      • Concept Twelve
  • RECOVERY
    • Newcomers
    • Abstinence
    • First 30 Days
    • 90/90
    • Daily Reprieve
    • Willingness
    • Working the Program
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    • Relationships
    • Recovery Stories
    • Relapse
    • Keep Coming Back
  • TOOLS
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Acceptance

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  • NEWCOMERS
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My Personal ESH

Hi my name is Jacqui, I am a compulsive overeater here in Australia. To tell you about myself… I was…

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Embracing our Differences – OA Reel

💞 In OA, members have discovered recovery through the consistent use of the Twelve Steps supported by many forms of…

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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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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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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,…

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  • Acceptance
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  • Overeating
  • Special Topic
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  • Working the Program

Obsession

I have an allergy of craving and a mental twist; the both together makes me a true addict. It doesn’t…

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Made Possible

In times of fear and doubt, I can remember to ground myself in the fact of my abstinence. It’s simple:…

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Finding Acceptance in OA

I had struggled with my weight for much of my life. I had been on diets since I was in…

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Focus & Routine

Before OA, my total focus and routine always was on food. For almost 57 years it was my main focus;…

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Fourth Step Persistence

My sponsor taught me “Abstinence no matter what,” and for me, it all begins with willingness. I have severe and…

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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…

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A Prayer for Dawn 

With gentle acceptance, I realize…I am the tally of all my actsAll that I have done, all that I am And…

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May the 14th Be With You

With acceptance, I realize…I am the tally of all my actsAll that I have done, all that I am And all…

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900 Days!

I have spent the last 900 days working really hard to change my life. Those changes include improving my mental,…

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May the 14th Be With You!

“Here we experience the great truth that when we let go of our need to control people and simply allow…

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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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