In the beginning I was scared to start, but now I’m scared to stop. And I couldn’t be more grateful. ~ Overeaters Anonymous. Taste of Lifeline. Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Kindle Edition.

It is scary, coming into OA…
so many other tries to find
that right-sized body elusive
through years of searching.
But this one is different,
not a weight-loss program,
attacking the body problems
while exacerbating the fear,
the inevitability of another
yo-yo disgrace. It’s scary,
coming into OA, hearing talk
of recovery (a word seldom heard
except as a physical effect
through the other attempts,
but now not physical only
but the stories heard of three kinds.
physical, emotional, and spiritual!
And as we move toward threefold recovery
we find it true!
Where once we were scared to start
now we’re scared to stop!
We want this thing called recovery
as in physical, emotional and spiritual.
We will keep coming back not only today
but as the days stretch into years!

Dare to step through the door to promises fulfilled.