I have done many, many fourth steps since joining OA in 2014. I answered the OA 4th guide workbook questions, … More

Step three is the decision to turn over my will and life to the care of Higher Power. As I … More

Once I accept that I am powerless over my compulsion to stop the mental obsession and trigger the physical cravings … More

Hope and hopelessness are woven through the two Big Book chapters, “There is a Solution” & “More About Alcoholism”. We … More

When I first joined OA, I was amazed to learn all the ways I identified with Bill W as a … More

Christmas Eve I had a relapse. I was resting on spiritual laurels and not rigorously honest through 10th steps. Thus, … More

There is a beast that dwells in my house. It is a foul beast – stench hovers about it, a … More

The morning of my most recent CPA exam, I woke calm and grateful. After delivering my son to school, I … More

Thank you, God. I know You better now. I know better the me as You meant me to be for … More

What is complete abstinence? It is zero slips. It is the act of refraining from my trigger food behaviors and … More