Another lovely Friday, another service opportunity. I blew off my Friday noon Overeaters Anonymous meeting to do service at a local high school health fair. I’ve done this one before. Twice before. Did the table a little differently. Same old banner we’ve used before.  It has the 15 questions, not the 10 teen questions. I’ve [...]

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I want to be thoroughly used up when I die… I was reading a great book* when I saw this quote. So, I stopped reading and immediately Googled this. I needed to know where it came from because I absolutely understood and relate to this. I never feel more alive than when I am being [...]

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We recently changed cable TV provider and I had to drop off some old hardware and pick up some gear at the local service center. No big deal. Behind the customer service counter were two CSRs (ladies) and a TV. The Food Network was on. I can always use that as an opening to talk [...]

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Oy. Actually, this story doesn’t start with Oy. It starts with an e-mail and an idea. An OA acquaintance (Now friend. Service does that sometimes.) got in touch with me a few months ago. Like me, she’s into getting the word out about OA. There was an event coming up which would attract lots of [...]

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Today was an OA service day. An OA buddy and I worked a table at a local high school health fair. This is not my first health fair but this one was different. The students were given “dance cards” to complete; a paper of the various tables presenting information. We were listed as the “Eating [...]

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Up at 5:30am. Breakfast at 6:45. Out the door at 7:10 for my 8:00 meeting. Hung around for the business meeting. Left for OA service at a local addiction conference where I was signed up for service from 11-2. I brought my W&M lunch with me and ate it quietly around 11:45. Hung around after [...]

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As previously reported, I slept poorly.  I always feel like if I sit in a joint, I should buy something. did I write something about feelings not being facts? So why did I order coffee I didn’t really want? Actually, I did want it, I just didn’t want to suffer through decaf because most of [...]

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Sing it with me: Candy to the left of me Candy to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. I wasn’t “stuck”. I had great OA company but there was lots of candy. Our table at the High School health fair was in the corner of the room, furthest from the [...]

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A local High School is having it’s annual health fair today. OA was invited to have a table.  We did this last year and really felt like this was fabulous service SO, we’re on again. Two hours of teenagers in a controlled environment. Great service. Great fun. The only answer to give when asked to [...]

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