You may be aware that ‘Overeaters Anonymous’ Second Edition will be revised and that the Conference Literature Committee are calling for stories to be included in that update.
Please find attached a flyer requesting submissions of stories – please circulate this in your local meetings and service body meetings.
The World Service Business Conference has passed the Text defining the 9th Tool of Recovery – Action Plan.
This text will be published in the next printing of the “Tools of Recovery” leaflet. Groups are encouraged to publicise this text and perhaps print it out and insert it into your existing supplies of the leaflet so the tool can be actively used as soon as possible.
Please circulate this text to your meetings.
“ACTION PLAN
An action plan is the process of identifying and implementing attainable actions, both daily and long – term, that are necessary to support our individual abstinence and emotional, spiritual and physical recovery. While the plan is ours, tailored to our own recovery process, most of us find it important to work with a sponsor, fellow OA member and / or appropriate professional to help create it. This tool, like our plan of eating, may vary widely among members and may need to be adjusted as we progress in our recovery.
For example, a newcomer’s action plan might focus on planning, shopping for and preparing food. Some members may need a regular fitness routine to improve strength and health, while others may need to set exercise limits in order to attain more balance. Some of us may need an action plan that includes time for meditation and relaxation or provides strategies for balancing work, personal interactions with family and friends, and our program. Others may need help to organise their homes; deal with their finance; and address medical, dental or mental health issues.
Along with working the Steps on a daily basis, an action plan may incorporate use of the other OA tools to bring structure, balance and manageability into our lives. As we use this tool, we find that we develop a feeling of serenity and continue to grow emotionally and spiritually while we make measurable progress one day at a time.”
The World Service Business Conference has agreed on a revised wording for the official Statement on Abstinence and Recovery. Please could you pass this information to your meetings.
“Statement on Abstinence and Recovery
Abstinence in Overeaters Anonymous is the action of refraining from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviours while working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight.
Spiritual, emotional and physical recovery is the result of living the Overeaters Anonymous Twelve-Step program.”
April 21: No food or drink can be brought into meeting or consumed on the premises (Synagogue) on this date as it is a Jewish holy day.
June 9: There will be NO meeting.
The March IG Meeting was previously listed as being on March 12th. This date is incorrect.
The correct date is March 5th
Apologies for any confusion.
The OA HOW meeting on a Wednesday in the WERA room in Chelsea will be moving to 7.00 pm from Wed 2nd Feb 2011.
IMPORTANT
We have an IG meeting on Saturday 12th February 2011, from 2-5pm at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to discuss the WSBC 2011 motions. It is important that each group send a rep to this meeting to report the group conscience of their meeting.
Can IG Reps print this information & discuss the motions at group level before attending.
It’s just as important to receive reps/group opinions & thinking on the motions as it is the motion votes.
Please read Patrick’s (our WSBC Rep) notes and the WSBC 2011 Motion documents. We will also discuss Bylaw Amendments in the IG Meeting – please discuss any you think may be relevant with your meeting if you have time.
The full WSB Conference Mailing Pack (11th Jan 2011) can be downloaded from:
http://www.oa.org/world-service/conference.php
Anyone with comments or questions please direct these to Patrick worldservice@oasouthandeastengland.org.uk
11.32pm Sunday 16th – I have amended the notes document to include one Motion I missed when preparing the earlier version. Patrick
We have once again taken a stand at the 10th International Eating Disorders Conference (EDC 2011) being held in London from Tues 29 to Thurs 31 March 2011.
Click here for the EDC website
Please find attached our OASEE IG flyer for volunteers to undertake professional outreach work on our stand for this event:
EDC2011_volunteers (PDF )
To volunteer or if you need more information please email edc@oasouthandeastengland.org.uk
Many thanks
From January 30th 2011 the Sunday Morning 11am East Finchley meeting is moving from 42 Church Lane to the Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, London N2 8LT
Download the flyer with map and further details:
Two new documents have been added to the Website: