Overeaters Anonymous

September 11, 2010 | Workshop in Marin
Taking the Fear out of FEAR-less Moral Inventory: A Workshop on the Fourth Step
1:30 – 4:30pm Lucas Valley Community Church 2000 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael
[download flyer for distribution and driving directions]

A Step Ahead is a free quarterly newsletter for OA members, groups and intergroups. It provides information about issues important to the Fellowship, including descriptions of new and approved literature and specialty items, news from the WSO, and helpful information such as the Lifeline Monthly Topics. A Step Ahead appears online every quarter, usually in January, April, July and October.

Group secretaries: Please print the PDF file below, copy it, and distribute it to members of your groups:

A Step Ahead: Second Quarter 2010 (color)
A Step Ahead: Second Quarter 2010 (black and white)

Why did I do it? Because it was there. I was hungry and unhappy. One little bite never hurt anyone. I’ll get back on it tomorrow. No one is going to tell me what to do. She has a lot of room to talk. It’s easier for her; her life isn’t as hard as mine. All I have is my food. God doesn’t listen. He’s there for all but me. Sure I could work the OA program, but they expect more than I can give. It is too hard, and I am too tired. Sure the weight could kill me, but I have to die of something; it may as well be that.

Sound familiar? That is the sound of my disease talking. These are things I have said to myself and anyone else who would listen.

Today I heard the sound of recovery talking in the voices of my OA friends on the telephone. I had a restless night thinking about what a worthless, hopeless person I was. I was ready to give up on my life and my OA program when the phone calls started coming from my OA family. You are more than friends; you have seen the real me and still you love me. Each time I talked to someone I felt so much love and caring that I could not give up on myself. You touch my life and I realize now that I touch your life. I’m a worthwhile person. Thank you for making that call.

I am abstinent as I write this. I feel loved, hopeful and God-centered. My Higher Power put you in my life. Please never think you don’t count. Each time you share honestly, each time you make a phone call and each time you do service in OA, you touch lives. I love every one of you.

— Lifeline, March 2000

Feel free to print out Lifeline Weekly and bring it to share at your next meeting. Help us carry the message, while enjoying a weekly dose of inspiration from Lifeline Weekly! [download April 5, 2010 Lifeline Weekly]

Lifeline magazine is published 10 times a year and is available in two versions: a 30 page printed magazine and an electronic online magazine, called e-Lifeline. Both contain the same content. Visit www.oa.org to subscribe.

The Sunday evening meeting will not be open on April 4th (Easter Sunday).