Going to Any Length

When I came into program originally, I resided in the Northeast Portion of Pennsylvania, in a small town that had only one OA meeting. The closest meeting outside of my little town was 25 miles away! There was no internet then, no texting, and of course no Zoom meetings. The result was if I wanted to get to more meetings, I had to be willing to go to any length, which meant inconveniencing myself and traveling to get to a meeting. Since the advent of Zoom meetings, it seems that recovery has become convenient; I believe that recovery will always happen at your inconvenience! The Big Book describes the essentials of recovery as Honesty, Openmindeness, and Willingness. I often ask myself what am I willing to do to get recovery? Am I willing to go to meetings? Am I willing to work the steps? Am I willing to do service? Going to any length means being willing to do my part to make sure OA remains in place for the suffering compulsive overeater that will need this program as I have. I am forever grateful for the pioneers that began this fellowship. OA could have remained in California had the founders not been willing to do the work it took to make this program available worldwide. Ask yourself, what lengths are you willing to go to get recover?