Overeaters Anonymous Tidewater

03/18/2026

It's time to start new, for a better you!

03/16/2026

Rescheduled: The Ghent Newcomer Meeting tonight has been rescheduled for next Monday, 3/23 at 5:30 due to inclement weather. Stay safe!

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03/09/2026

Yes.

✍️ No one wakes up hoping to suffer. No one chooses pain if they can see another way.

We and every sentient being—each and all—are always searching for the same thing: happiness. No one wakes hoping to suffer. No one chooses pain if they can see another way. We are all reaching for light, even when we stumble in the dark.

On this path of seeking happiness, people make choices—some wise, some less so, some that nourish, some that harm. But here is what we can hold with mindful understanding: at the moment each choice was made, it was the best that person could do with the clarity they had, the pain they were carrying, the understanding available to them then.

On the path of living, mistakes are inevitable. Every one of us has made them. We have hurt others without meaning to. We have chosen poorly while trying our best. We have caused harm while desperately searching for our own relief, our own peace.

Understanding this—truly understanding that we are all imperfect souls doing our best to find happiness and avoid suffering—opens our hearts to genuine sympathy for everyone. Not pity, but deep, tender compassion. We can wish, with hope and love, that all beings might find their way to the path of peace, wisdom, understanding, and wholesome choices, so we can walk together in harmony instead of causing each other pain.

Our loving-kindness doesn't stop at the edges of our own lives or our families. It extends outward like light from a candle—reaching every being on this same path, every heart seeking happiness, every soul longing for peace, every person trying to navigate this difficult, beautiful, confusing life as best they know how.

We are all connected in this longing. We are all walking the same fundamental journey—from suffering toward peace, from confusion toward understanding, from isolation toward connection. And when we remember this, when we hold it gently in our hearts, compassion flows naturally toward everyone—those who are easy to love and those who challenge us, those close by and those we'll never meet.

May all beings find the happiness they seek. May all beings discover the peace that has been waiting patiently within them. May we all walk this path together with understanding, patience, and boundless loving-kindness for every struggling heart.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace.

03/04/2026

The Saturday Morning Early Bird Step study has been meeting for over 25 years! This week, March 7, we begin at step 1 again. If you are new or considering returning to OA, come and join us as we begin again on the journey through the steps. 8:30 am, Kings Grant Presbyterian Church, 745 Little Neck Road in VB.

OA's keystone book

03/04/2026

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03/03/2026

The Ghent meeting on Monday night at 5:30 will host quarterly meetings with topics specifically relevant to the newcomer. Join us on March 16th.

Do you think you may a problem with food a diet won’t solve? We can relate… and assure you there is hope for a real solution.

Can’t make it on the 16th? Newcomers welcome at any OA meeting.

01/11/2026

This is your chance to help secular, atheist, agnostic, nontraditional belief members recover.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15.

Is an atheist, agnostic, or secular perspective part of your OA recovery? Now is your opportunity to help OA create a new daily reader, much like For Today and Voices of Recovery, Second Edition! To participate, select a quote from OA-approved literature and provide the detail and reflection request...

12/25/2025

OA begins the New Year with three virtual workshops designed to support members in strengthening their recovery practices and connecting with fellowship.
✨ Prayer & Meditation Speaker Workshop — January 1
Members share experience with prayer and meditation and how these practices can offer calm and guidance in daily recovery.
✨ “Framily Share” Workshop — January 8
A gathering that focuses on how joyful, creative pursuits can become part of one’s spiritual recovery and support a more balanced life in abstinence.
✨ Action Plan Workshop — January 10
A guided opportunity to create a daily action plan, set realistic goals, and explore accountability as part of living abstinently one day at a time.
Members can find full details about these and other opportunities in the new year on the OA Event Calendar.
Links to events in caption!

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07/28/2025

LAST WEEK TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE!

GO TO : https://form.jotform.com/250844265603153

07/28/2025

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