Recently, a really good friend of mine encouraged me to go to OA meetings. OA stands for Overeaters Anonymous and is based on a 12 step program for the spiritual. It is not intended to be restricted to a particular group or faith but one must remember that OA can be anything for anyone. It depends how you take it. The way I take it is directly spiritual and God-driven. My life now, is more surrounded my the concept of faith and God than it ever was which is why OA is so perfect for me. There have been a lot of hesitations about OA by other members who have suffered from eating disorders, but I think that it can be a great support. People take it from it what they can, and that’s the rule that I live by. I’ll go to a meeting if I feel that I’ll binge or that I’ll have an off-day tomorrow. I’ll be all right just by attending a meeting and sitting and listening. There is more information on OA meetings and OA on the Internet so feel free to browse if this is your calling. If not, leave it 🙂
One concept that I would like talk about is Balance. I give this word importance, because it is the way that I am trying to manage my life right now. I am going to try and stay in balance because that means not going to any extreme in terms of work, play, feelings, actions and thoughts but giving a little bit of everything a chance to be a part of my life. I’ve grown up thinking that if I didn’t have a perfectly beautiful day then the rest of the day would be completely disasterous and I wouldn’t be accomplishing anything. In fact, I have to come to find that OA meetings have incorporated in my thinking, the concept of balance. It means staying grounded. I found that a few months ago, my work schedule took over my life. I didn’t have a say in the time that I had during the day, and that means something. It means that I didn’t have a balance but that I was leaning towards an unhealthy extreme. It can be difficult to find the right balance, but I don’t think that being right all the time about it is necessary. It’s the trial that counts, I find.
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