So, an OA who’s also a member of AA does a little OA 12th Step work after his AA meeting closes: OA/AA person: Hey, can I tell you about my experience in Overeaters Anonymous? AA person: Why are you in OA? You’re not fat. OA/AA Person: Why are you in AA? You’re not drunk. The [...]

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It’s been a service weekend. Friday the high school health fair. Saturday, an addictions conference in a downtown hotel. Overeaters Anonymous, AA, AlAnon, and NA were all there, in a row. I had met some of the members staffing the other fellowship tables last year. We got to speak to a number of professionals who [...]

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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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We all have some baggage. I’d like to think mine is carry-on. It used to be a steamer trunk. Isn’t that one of the advantages of working OA’s 12 Steps?

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I was asked to stop at Whole Foods and pick up a loaf of French bread on my way home. No problem. No different then picking up dog food. It’s not mine. I was talking to the man behind the bread counter. I asked if they used sugar in their bread. He said no. There [...]

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Okay, so today I had to exchange some cable hardware again. This time at a different location because yesterday’s isn’t open on Saturday. This location is in a mall, right next to the Lindt Chocolate store. Once again, we have two women working. One, is one of us. The other, is naked. I just remark [...]

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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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