In OA I have learned that being kind, meeting people where they are, listening without judgment, and trusting in an individual’s personal process are true wisdom. Each person I meet has a Higher Power, and it is not I. Kindness is a more powerful service than advice. ~ Overeaters Anonymous. Taste of Lifeline. Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

Being kind,
meeting people where they are,
listening without judgment,
and trusting in an individual’s
personal process are true wisdom.
Each person I meet has a Higher Power,
and it is not I.
Kindness is a more powerful service
than advice.
How wise these words are…
how distant from the mindset
by which we lived our lives
before we found the Rooms
of Recovery.
My advice may be what I want to offer…
who wouldn’t want such wisdom?
No matter the value we perceive to be
our most valuable service,
surely it’s true that kindness
surpasses the comfort
we would hope to be received
packaged in our sage advice.