The expectation for each grade, an A, and for dishes washed, dried…not in the sink. Chew your food, never talk with your mouth full. Do you not know prepositions? Don’t end with “of.” Surely you don’t intend to wear a […]
Continue reading »All the World Needs Recovery
The OA recovery program is patterned after that of Alcoholics Anonymous. We use AA’s Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, changing only the words “alcohol” and “alcoholic” to “food” and “compulsive overeater.” ~ Overeaters Anonymous “Our Invitation to You” Everybody needs […]
Continue reading »Forgive EVERYBODY
That is why even the first covenant was put into effect with the blood of an animal. For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with […]
Continue reading »Proven, Workable Method
We have found that the reasons for the illness are unimportant. What deserves the attention of the still-suffering compulsive overeater is this: there is a proven, workable method by which we can arrest our illness. ~ “Our Invitation to You” […]
Continue reading »A Discovery!
We of Overeaters Anonymous have made a discovery. At the very first meeting we attended, we learned that we were in the clutches of a dangerous illness, and that willpower, emotional health and self-confidence, which some of us had once […]
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