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The Reach Out MAR. 2021 - Page 1 of 7
San Diego County Intergroup Inc. of Overeaters Anonymous,
8825 Aero Drive, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92123 (619) 521-2538
Email: reachout@oasandiego.org Web Site: www.oasandiego.org
Note From the Reach Out Committee:
Welcome to the March Reach Out! Please let us know what you
would like to see in future Reach Outs. Send your questions,
comments and submissions to reachout@oasandiego.org.
TIME CHANGE FOR SUNDAY LGBTQ+ MEETING
4Group conscious has decided to change our Sunday LGBTQ+
meeting time to 6-7pm (as of February 14th). If you have any
questions, contact Ariell 858-336-9720
LAST DAY TO JOIN COMMITTED STEP STUDY
4a 15 month commitment on this closed study
4Last day to register March 1st, 2021
410-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Zoom!4Contact: Kathy R. @
858-204-9205 to sign up.
4(Limited to 10 people.) We will be using the Twelve Step
Workshop and Study Guide (green book).
(See more announcements on page...) March 6, 2021
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Must register. See ATTACHED
FLYER for more information.
...during Coronavirus/OAsis Closure - and to make a 7th Tradition
donation to our Intergroup, visit our webpage at:
https://www.oasandiego.org/seventhtrad.html. If you prefer to
donate by check, please make your check payable to Overeaters (See p. 3, Events: THE
Anonymous, and send it to OA at 8825 Aero Drive, Suite 310, San KEYS TO RECOVERY & see
Diego, CA 92123. We appreciate every donation. ATTACHED FLYER.)
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Upcoming Events!
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For more information go to:
OA has 11 REGIONS https://oa.org/service-bodies/regions/.
San Diego County The IG (Intergroup) is the Fellowship of all OA meetings in San Diego County,
Intergroup (IG) Events which is part of Region 2. Our website is: www.oasandiego.org.
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Sat., Mar. 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – Board Meeting, San Diego County Intergroup. By
Zoom – https://zoom.us/j/2893041418 Passcode: 826463. To attend by phone,
call 1-669-900-9128. All members are welcome to observe.
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Sat., Mar. 6, 2021 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Intergroup Meeting with Intergroup Board and
Intergroup Representatives. Every OA meeting in San Diego County, including
every Zoom meeting, is invited to send a representative to the monthly
Intergroup meetings, the first Saturday of each month. If your Zoom meeting
doesn’t have an Intergroup representative, please elect one, and have your
meeting’s voice heard! By Zoom – https://zoom.us/j/2893041418 Passcode:
826463. To attend by phone, call 1-669-900-9128. All members are welcome to
attend, but only Board members and Intergroup Representatives may vote on
service jobs or other motions.
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San Diego County Intergroup is part of Region 2. R2
Region 2 (R2) Events includes California, Hawaii, Mexico, and Northern
Nevada. The R2 website is: www.oar2.org.
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Sun. Mar., 21 2021 Sun. Mar. 21, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., PT: "Promises,
Promises, Promises - 164 pages of 'em!";
What a lot us don’t realize is, that there are a
whole bunch of ‘Promises’ peppered all thru
the 1st 164 pages of the Book from “Bill’s
Story” to “A Vision for You”! Meeting ID:
947 2125 9974 Passcode: 810562. (No flyer.)
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u Want to get the Reach Out, OA flyers, and other news through a monthly email? uJust send your
email address to reachout@oasandiego.org, and ask to be added to our email list! uTo submit,
send your short articles, artwork, inspirational photos and writings to the same email address!
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The Virtual Region was formed in 2018. (It is part of World Service, which
Virtual Region Events consists of 10 Geographic Regions and the Virtual Region.) The Virtual Region
holds OA meetings by virtual methods such as Zoom, Skype, and WhatsApp.
Members attend from around the world. See: www.oavirtualregion.org.
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Sun, Mar. 14, 2021. Sunday Mar. 14, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. PST,
Second Sunday of The Month Ongoing
Virtual Workshop: “Courage to change the
things I can”. Zoom meeting ID is always
891-6554-0024; password is always 120912.
See ATTACHED FLYER.
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(Upcoming Events, cont. on next page.)
GET ON ZOOM MEETINGS EASILY BY PHONE:
4 From any telephone, cell phone, smart phone or iPad, dial this number:
1 (669) 900-9128.
4When the answering device says "Welcome to Zoom, please enter your
meeting number followed by the pound sign.", enter your meeting ID number
and the # sign.
4 When prompted, enter the meeting password.
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OA World Service covers the world through 10 geographic (physical)
Regions and one Virtual Region. Time zones vary from region to region.
Other Regions
See the following link for more information on the regions:
https://oa.org/service-bodies/regions/.
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Fri. Mar. 17, 2021 5 a.m.-9 p.m. PST Region One (Alberta, British
Columbia, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and
Northwest Territories, Alaska, Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming) presents:
"St. Patrick's Day: Step 3 - Spiritual Principle
Faith - What Does Letting Go of My Self-Will
Feel Like?" Phone number for all marathons:
(712-432-5200). Pin number: 4285115#. (No
flyer.)
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Fri.-Sun., Mar. 19-21, 2021, Save The Date! Region Three (Arizona,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Texas, and Utah) presents a 2021 Spring
Convention and Assembly: "Let Your
Recovery Bloom" now being held virtually.
Registration details to come! (No flyer.)
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IS YOUR ZOOM MEETING UP-TO-DATE ON OUR WEBPAGE?
n Please check the attached Zoom Meeting Calendar or our website.
n Hosts, if your meeting info is not up-to-date or is not written in green ink, please complete and submit
the Zoom Meeting Form to zoom@oasandiego.org.
n Questions? Contact Richard V. at zoom@oasandiego.org.
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Fellow OA's Share:
Lucy M.'s Story, (English Version)
Hi I'm Lucy M., compulsive overeater, and I'll start with the history of my life.
After struggling with obsessions, compulsions and insanity, my life finally started when I got to the
OA program. I had believed that I would live and die with food-obsession and all that goes with it.
On my own I saw no way out of my thinking and mental obsession. When I arrived in OA in 1998, I
weighed 160 lbs (40 lbs overweight).
Because I couldn't accept that I had a problem, that is, the obsession with food that led me to
overeat, I had to live through many physical relapses even while in OA.
Gradually this disease was destroying me emotionally as well. Hidden behind the compulsion I
found hatred, resentments, fears, insecurity, depression and selfishness. My recovery began when I
grasped acceptance of the fact that the actions I needed to take for my recovery were in my own
hands. I began abstaining by the grace of my Higher Power in May 16, 2000 (at 160 lbs). Now by
the grace of my Higher Power, I am 120 lbs.
This is what works for me: The problem foods I abstain from are white flour products, deep fried
foods, any form of sugar, plus alcohol and drugs. I eat three meals and two snacks each day, and
weigh and measure my food. I call my sponsor two times a week. I have contact with my HP and
the program.
The biggest gift I have been given in the OA program is my Higher Power. But it's a gift to have a
program -- to use the tools of recovery, live in daily abstinence, to be relieved of the obsession with
food, to gain sanity. I don’t want to die today. I have purpose in life and can pass on my experience,
strength and hope to others.
Thanks to this program of daily reprieve I have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of my life, to step
outside of my former self-centeredness and even to fall in love...
La Historia de Lucy M., (Versión español)
Hola. Soy Lucy M., una sobrecomedor obsesivo, y comenzaré con la historia de mi vida.
Después de luchar con obsesiones, compulsiones y la insensatez, mi vida finalmente comenzó
cuando me puse al programa de OA. Había creído que viviría y moriría con la obsesión de la
comida y todo que va con el. Solo, yo no vi ninguna salida de mi pensamiento y obsesión mental.
Cuando llegué a OA en 1998, pesé 160 libras (sobrepeso de 40 libras).
(Cont. on next page)
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(Cont. from last page)
Como no podía reconocer que tenía un problema, es decir la obsesión con la comida que me llevó
a comer en exceso, tuve que sobrevivir muchas recaídas físicas mientras en la programa de OA.
Gradualmente esta enfermedad me destruía emocionalmente también. Escondida detrás de la
compulsiones de comida, encontré odio, resentimientos, miedos, inseguridad, depresión y
egoísmo.
Mi recuperación comenzó cuando agarré la aceptación que las acciones que tenía que tomar para
mi recuperación estaban en mis propias manos. Comencé a abstenerme por la gracia de mi Poder
más Alto en Mayo 16, 2000 (pesaba 160 libras). Ahora por la gracia de mi Poder más Alto, peso
120 libras.
Esto es que trabajos para mí: Los alimentos los cuales me abstengo son productos de harina
blancos, alimentos profundamente freídos, cualquier forma del azúcar, más alcohol y drogas. Como
tres comidas y dos bocadillo cada día, y peso y mido mi comida. Llamo a mi patrocinador dos
veces por semana. Tengo el contacto con mi Poder más Alto y en la programa.
El regalo más grande que me han dado en el programa OA es mi Poder más Alto. Pero es un
regalo para tener un programa - para usar los instrumentos de recuperación, viva en la abstinencia
diaria, aliviarse de la obsesión con la comida, y ganar la sensatez. No quiero morir hoy. Tengo el
objetivo en la vida y puedo pasar mi experiencia, fuerza y esperanza a otros.
Gracias a este programa del indulto diario tengo la oportunidad de disfrutar de la belleza de mi vida,
andar fuera de mi egocéntrico y hasta caerme enamorada.
AS A TOOL ABOUT THE
WRITING
Powerless REACH OUT
I don’t think less of
People, places, things The Reach Out is the myself - I think of
and what you think of me - publication of the San myself less.
I give them back to God... Diego Intergroup of
Overeaters Anonymous.
We welcome stories,
What it was like: suggestions and
"I'll Start Tomorrow" contributions from all OA
Slogan Alley
members. Opinions
Tomorrow's like a expressed are those of
kite that flies high in the wind. the contributors and not
I can't catch its tail. necessarily those of OA
as a whole. To contribute
(What happened: "God, or for more information,
empower me in the now for email CeeCee at
another abstinent day...") reachout@sandiego.org.
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Only God is stronger than
my insanity...*
(*Step 3: "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care
of God as we understood Him." AA 12 & 12, p. 34)
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