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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
You are reading from the book Food for Thought
A Democratic Disease
There is nothing snobbish about our disease. It attacks individuals of every social and economic group. In OA, we meet the young and the old, male and female, rich and poor. One of the amazing things about an OA meeting is that it brings together in meaningful communication people from very disparate backgrounds. Even the generation gap closes when a common problem is the focus of genuine concern.
Thanks to OA, we experience warm fellowship. Perhaps for the first time, we come together with other people in a situation where game playing and ego building are at a minimum.
To be accepted for what we are and as we are is a healing experience. We may take off our masks and let down our defenses since we do not need to try to impress anyone in OA. As children of God, who happen to be compulsive overeaters, we are all equal.
We give thanks for OA.
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My eating disorder was just one more part of my diseas of addiction that I had to address. As my sponsor said, "A grateful addict, need never pick up." That means any kind of substance, be it liquid, powdered, solid, boiled, baked, stewed, fried, braisedd, or the flesh and blood variety.
We are all equal. We are all addicts. What does an addict look like, "Someone who is using." Thanks to OA and other fellowships, we don't have to pick up and abuse ourself and others, just for today.