…proper service is “Doing the right thing for the right reason.” When Good will supports and motivates both the individual and the Fellowship, we are fully whole and wholly free. ~ Narcotics Anonymous Neat definition! Proper service is “Doing the right […]
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Expectations
It is reasonable to have certain and well-defined expectations of our spouse, children, and friends. ~ Melody Beattie. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 366) It’s axiomatic in recovery, “What you do is none of my business.” Can […]
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When people share the mess instead of the message, at meetings or elsewhere, I realize that I am not alone in getting things backward. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 3353-3363). Sharing the mess, talking about what’s wrong, not in the […]
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Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. ~ Tradition Ten Eight-and-a-half years ago I attended my one and so-far only San Antonio OA meeting. A member there wondered […]
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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.” […]
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