6. An OA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the OA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. ~ Overeaters Anonymous Tradition 6 I call […]
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Authority
2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. ~ OA 2nd Tradition Elections come and […]
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I went to my first meeting as a tourist. ~ Graciela M How does a tourist act? Like a visitor. Someone there to get the flavor, to savor the culture, to learn the history, to see the sights, record the […]
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Each group has but one primary purpose — to carry its message to the compulsive overeater who still suffers. ~ Tradition Five, Overeaters Anonymous Eight in the morning, Sunday evening, the crack of dawn…or before. Members uniting by Skype, by […]
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I came, a newcomer, scared, alone, wanting desperately to leave. I came in late and you stopped what you were doing to say I was welcome, to tell me the ridiculous lie that I was the most important person there. […]
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