Step 9: More Than Saying “I’m Sorry”
When I first came into recovery, I dreaded Step 9: “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to…
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Concept Nine – Ability
Able, trusted servants, together with sound and appropriate methods of choosing them, are indispensable for effective functioning at all service…
May the 14th Be with You! – Looking Fear in the Face
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face….
Many Ways to Serve
April 1, 2020 There are so many ways to give service in OA and pay forward all we have so…
Different Ways of Finding Recovery
February 1, 2018 Thank you, OA, for embracing and encouraging diversity. No matter where I am in my recovery process,…
I Dread the Human Element (Telephone, Sponsorship, and Service), but I Do It Anyway to Keep My Recovery
September 24, 2025 One day at a time, I’m working on honesty. Fun? Not particularly, but the freedom tastes much…
My New Normal
My name is Millie, I am a recovered compulsive eater, recovered from a hopeless state of mind and body –…
Imagine Abstinence
imagine being so aligned with God’s willthat even what you eat becomes a wayto glorify Him. i can. that’s the…
The Five Contemplations
I am not Buddhist, nor religious, but I came across a Buddhist concept that has become a helpful part of…
Spotlight On Two-Way Prayer
My entire OA recovery has been online, My “home” meeting is called “On Awakening”, and it is a two-way prayer…
The Spiritual Principle of Step 6: Willingness
Recently, while taking a couple of sponsees through Steps 1 to 3, I found myself reflecting on something simple yet…
Trust Higher Power Today
December 1, 2025 While snowshoeing this morning, I was obsessing about regaining weight like before, but God nudged me and…
The Twelve Steps Transformed My Anger, Resentment, and Fear Into Serenity
October 25, 2024 Fear, anger, resentment—I was looking for a connection among these three emotions because they kept nudging against…
Honesty – Step 1
I thought I had worked the Steps but when I absolutely was honest with myself, I knew I was still…
How (Not) To Follow The Rules
First thing to know about me: I am a life-long compulsive eater. Second thing to know about me: I like…