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Spiritual Awareness

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Happy MOO Year

Or, nature’s version of the “I put my hand in yours” prayer:My friend is a dairy farmer. She helped a…

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The Courage to Change the Things I can

Every time we met, my sponsor insisted that we begin and end with the Serenity Prayer. After one of our…

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2021 & 2022 Articles

2021 & 2022 Articles Blessings Step One Facing It, Feeling It Agnostic in the Lifeboat Life After Lifeline STEP ONE:…

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Soul’s Journey

There is a journey,A sad taleNot many dare know,Of heartache,The suicide of a soul. Forgotten, toss aside,Abandoned,Frightened and alone,Felt only…

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15 Questions

Scan the QR code or visit oa.org/quiz and find out how we can help. Have you answered “yes” to several…

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Blessings

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality….

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Step One

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Facing It, Feeling It

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Agnostic in the Lifeboat

The first thing I ever identified with in the Big Book was the chapter “We Agnostics” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed.,…

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Life After Lifeline

Lifeline Magazine Will Live On in OA LiteratureLifeline magazine, our much-beloved “Meeting on the Go,” will see its production come…

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STEP ONE: Artist Tile series

Here are my tiles for Steps 1-2…”Give Up.” Here is how I see myself giving up my Self, and beginning…

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April 14th 2020

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