For Today: November 30th

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign.

Anatole France

People who are brought to the brink of destruction and then one day awake to find themselves restored to perfect health do not believe in coincidence.

We are held breathless, awestricken by personal stories in which recovery---indeed, life itself----hinged on blind “chance,”  on a series of events so incredible they would be dismissed in other circumstances.

There are the members who canceled intestinal bypass surgery because, between the time the operation was scheduled and the day they were to check into the hospital, they found OA.  Others, whose doctors gave them only a short time to live, tell us about a literal “bottom” where physical deterioration is all but total.  They, too, were directed to our door and are recovering.

For Today:  The powerful force that brought me to OA is ready to lead me to the promises of this program.

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I witness miracles all the time............in the meeting rooms of OA and in the rest of life. I am a miracle myself........having battled obesity for 40 years with little to no relief. 

When I committed myself to an abstinent lifestyle, the miracle began to unfold and hasn't stopped yet.  If someone like ME can turn their lives around, ANYONE can do it! 

Giving up addictions for any length of time IS a miracle! When I was chained down to booze and excess food, I didn't believe I'd EVER get into recovery mode and stay there.

I was wrong.  God had other plans for me and all I had to do was take the first step.  The rest is history.  While I will never be 'recovered' or finished working this program, I know that I CAN do it, one day at a time, and with God's help.  And, of course, support from my fellow sufferers.