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Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Sponsored by OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup #09670

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The Consequence of People-Pleasing

I have always wanted to believe that being kind is a virtue. I believed it was something I should strive…

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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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  • Concept Two
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The Concepts of Service – Demystified?

Here are the Concepts of Service in Overeaters Anonymous written as they might apply to myself, as an individual, my…

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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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STEP-8 Right Up! Read all about it!

Our latest edition of the Newsletter has hit the stands! August 14th Edition is all about Step 8 – Tradition…

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Thought for Today 

When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where to…

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Get Back in your Crate!

Saying no to whims to stay abstinent from compulsive overeating Self-discipline with regard to control of my impulses is central…

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Interview with a Trustee of OA

Cyndy L, is a Trustee of OA, and is currently the chair of the Website Review Committee, on the Board…

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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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The Beautiful Dandelion

A weed… “a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.“…

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Becoming Lovable

“We will love you until you can love yourself.” – Program Slogan I was entirely convinced that I was unlovable…

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To Eat or Not to Eat

“To eat or not to eat. That was my question.”– Voices of Recovery, pg. 292 {Oct 18th} Food was the…

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Love Mantra

“Love and revere God, love and revere self, love and revere others, love and revere space and time. Refuse to…

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I Needed to Control My Food

“Just as being an alcoholic is not related to the amount one drinks, being a compulsive overeater is not related to…

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Self Love is an Action

What a great topic! It’s critical that I learn to let self-love be my default setting. If I hold love…

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