Having “hit bottom” in my disease – that is, binging on my “drug of choice” (chocolate) several times a day, grazing on everything else in sight when that was not available, gaining weight and not able to get on another diet, approaching my old high weight and knowing I would not stop there – I [...]

This Flashlight / Keyring , including AA battery will be offered for the first time in Dallas to  raise funds for Region III. A bargain at $3 each or 6 for $15……. Cash and carry  at the Assembly/Convention Or Place an order and we will ship upon receipt of payment. Five colors to choose from! [...]

Increasingly, we are developing a “Us or Them” language and attitude within the OA Fellowship.  What we call ourselves and each other can serve to unite or divide us. One of OA’s strongest assets is that there is not just one way or one right way to work the program. What works for one person [...]

Do you feel different from the people in your group and wonder if you really belong in OA?  You know you have a problem with eating, but those people in the meetings you’ve gone to don’t seem to be much like you?  Or, you’ve been in OA a long time, but the people in that [...]

World Service Convention (WSC) 2013 Notes by Stephanie, our Virtual Trustee At the WSC there were many powerful stories including experiences of great hardship, turmoil and despair AND members chose their recovery to lean on and NOT the food.  Members from all around the World with 20+, 30+ and 40+ years of abstinence shared their [...]

“The gift of the weekend for me was the kind service of the speakers.” ~ Valerie B Recovery soared the weekend of April 5-7, 2013, at the Spring 2013 Region 3 Assembly and Convention. With the theme “The Joy of Living at a Higher Altitude,” host Intergroup Houston OA HOW [...]