A Wonderful Collection of OA sayings-Thanks Goldie

it works if you work it

those who judge do'nt matter, those who matter, do'nt judge

if you don't share it, you wear it

you come fror the vanity, you stay for the sanity

if you dont want to fall off the cliff, dont walk on the edge

the things you dont want to do are the things you really need to do

better a wrinkled prune than a fat plum

the problem in front of me is not as bad as the problem behind me

one bite is too much, but a thousand is not enough

the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary

if you do what you've always done  you get what you've always gotten

only hashem can lift my mental obsession, and i have to ask for it one day at a time

i am responsible only for my own actions

if i fail to plan,i plan to fail

practice progress not perfection

overeating is a state of mind not a diet problem

Hashem doesn't want us to do anything compulsively

Hashem is doing for us what we couldnt do for ourselves

Hashem took me to it, Hashem will bring m through it

trust, rely, and depend on Hashem

we eat because we are  Hurt  Angry Lonely  Tired

do'nt stuff your face, face your stuff

hurt people - hurt people

nothing tastes as good as abstinence feels

work is what i do between meetings

time takes time

dont pick up-no matter what

when you watch your weight, you lose your program- when you watch your program, you loose your weight

with Hashem help i can do anything

success is a journey, not a destination

trust Hashem, clean house, serve others

you dont need will power , you need Hashem power

yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery today is a gift, thats why we call it the present

say no without feeling guilty, say yes without feeling resentment

we are responsible for what we do no matter how we feel about it

either you control your attitude or it controls you

a head full of program prevents a body full of food

the monkey's off my back , but the circus is still in town

we need to put less faith in our efforts and more effort in our faith

NUTS not using the steps

FEAR  forgotten everything's all right

FEAR  false evidence appears real

FEAR face everything and recover

fear is the absence of faith

fear is a darkroom where negative thoughts are developed

dont leave before the miracle 

develop an attitude of gratitude

i didnt cause it, i cant control it, i cant cure it-- just let Hashem do it

we are skating on thin ice any time  we seek comfort in anything other than Hashem

worry doesnt prevent disaster, it prevents joy

worry does not empty tomorrow of its struggles, it empties today of its strengths

acceptance is the answer to all my problems today

worry is like a rocking chair- it keeps you busy but it doesnt get you anywhere

pick up the phone,not the food

service is slimming

keep it simple,surrender

a mistake is not a mistake, its a learning experience

sliver ->slice -> slab -> slob

WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL

happy moments-----------------praise Hashem
difficult moments---------------seek Hashem
quiet moments------------------pray to Hashem
painful moments----------------trust Hashem
every moment-------------------thank Hashem

Dvar Torah from a Torah 12 Step meeting

Zochrenu L' Chaim- Remember us for life-he who desires life.  Hashem wants to help us if we are willing to let him into our life.  The life that I was living was not working-we have to put down our addictions and constantly turn to Hashem and understand that Hashem can really change me.

Instead of focusing on our problems focus on asking Hashem to help us.

Then we have to look at ourselves, what is our part of the problem.  When we turn to Hashem it should be on a deeper level, honestly admitting our part of the problems.  We have to ask Hashem to help us let go of our negative traits, to be willing to change.

We have to remember that Hashem will not forgive us for the sins that we did to someone else until we ask them for forgiveness.

If we don't see Hashem it is not because he is far from us, it is because he is so close to us that we take it for granted.  We have to learn to look in to find Hashem. 

Sensitivity

Very often when we think about ourselves and our midos, we think that it is positive that we are sensitive people.  It is positive to be sensitive to other peoples feeling, but it is not a positive trait to be overly sensitive to our own feelings.  We have to learn to overcome the feeling that we have a right to be overly involved with our own feelings.  It does not get us where we need to go in life, and it keeps us stuck in misery. From a Torah 12 step meeting.

A Great Mashal about overcoming temptation:

 You suddenlty realize that you have to run to the store to buy toilet paper, and you have to take your 3 young children with you.  You get to the store and the children are crying for candy and nosh and all kinds of things that you do not want.  You grab your toilet paper and pay and get out of there.  Your impulses are like the little kids crying for things that you do not need. 

If you want to get where you need to go in life you have to ignore those voices of "I want".  from a Torah 12 step meeting