Unity does not mean uniformity. In OA we learn we can disagree with other people on important issues and still be supportive friends. We listen to others with open minds, and we learn to express ourselves without insisting that everyone […]
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Complicated People
It’s a simple program for complicated people. ~ Program slogan Am unmanageable life is not the norm… except in the rooms of recovery. How many “Normies” do you know who would tell you they have no friends, that they’ve wished […]
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What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; […]
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Overeaters Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Tradition Eight “Amateur hour” can be a term of of derision. The Urban Dictionary says, “Something that is done sloppily, half-assed, or in an amateur manner.” […]
Continue reading »How Much Is It Worth?
Every OA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. ~ Seventh Tradition What was life like…before? All you can eat buffet, Nine Ninety-Nine, plus tax. A box of donuts…for the office, though they don’t get there, Another Nine Ninety-Nine, […]
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