I had the great gift of attending the OA 63rd Birthday Party in Los Angeles, CA this past January. The theme was The Age of Miracles and there were over 800 compulsive Overeaters gathered in person for the first time in 2 years of meeting virtually.
It was a Love Fest! Laughter and hugs and “OMG, I thought you were taller” comments were everywhere. There were 43 sessions over 3 days of panels, speakers and meetings with everyone sharing the miracles of this program.
On the last day of the conference I had an Aha moment. The chair introduced and thanked the committee for their hard work and for such a wonderful event. All the hard work behind the scenes was acknowledged as was the success of the conference. It was then that I realized that my intergroup also puts on events. We had one a few months before and we have another one coming up. We had about 30 people and are hoping that that good of a turnout for our next one. As I compared our events I realized that we both accomplished the same thing. Large or small, both matter and both are beautiful and successful because we serve our fellowship with love, joy, hope and laughter.
— Wanda C.