Inner Voice

November 2023

Newsletter of New Freedom Intergroup of OA
Step 11: Sought throughprayer and meditation to
improve our conscious
contact with God as weunderstood Him, praying
only for knowledge of His
will for us and the power tocarry that out.
• Spiritual Principle:
Spiritual AwarenessTradition 11: Our public
relations policy is based on
attraction rather thanpromotion; we needalways maintain personal
anonymity at the level ofpress, radio, films,
television and other public
media of communication.
• Spiritual Principle:
Anonymity
Concept 11: Trustee
administration of theWorld Service Office should
always be assisted by thebest standing committees,
executives, staffs andconsultants.
• Spiritual Principle:
Humility

Second Notice: OUR TURN!
Over the past few months we’ve featured the results of another region’s (Region6) writing assignments. Our Twelve Step Within Committee is asking us to takeour turn and...

Remember That Time…?
Write About It!
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Do you remember that time that you were
having a really crappy day and out of the blue,
someone from OA called you, and regardlessof what you talked about, you felt better
when you hung up the phone?

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Do you remember that time that someone’s share from your last meeting
popped into your mind and you decided to call them to see how they
were doing? Remember that feeling of satisfaction after having reachedout?

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Do you remember the last time that you were in the compulsion andobsessing about a binge food, and you picked up the phone and called
another OA member? …and you didn’t binge!?

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What about that time someone texted you and wrote that they wanted toovereat and were looking for support….and you gave it to them!

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Or how about when you FINALLY got the courage to ask that person tosponsor you…

The Twelve Step Within Committee is requesting that members write shortarticles describing a time that you reached out – or a time when someone from
Promise 11: We will
OA reached out to you – and it made a difference. We want to celebrate the joy
suddenly realize that God isdoing for us what we could of giving and receiving support in the fellowship. Send your submissions toinnervoicenfi@gmail.com by December 20, and we will start the new year fresh
not do for ourselves s.
with a feature in the January issue!

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Thanksgiving Morning Zoom Meeting
The holidays are meant to be a time of peace, warmth,
togetherness, and love. For many people, it is typically oneof the only times when families come together and relishin a long-awaited reunion. But not every holiday celebration is as picture-perfect as a greeting card or movie.
Start a new holiday tradition by kicking off Thanksgiving
morning in an OA meeting. Strengthen your program andfocus on the joy of the day, along with the blessings wehave been given. Join the Gainesville, FL Thursday OA ”Acceptance” Group at 9:30 am.
Everyone is welcome to join us!

Thanksgiving Day OA Meeting
Thursday, November 23, 2023
9:30 – 10:30 AM
ZOOM: 843 857 645
Passcode: 964285

Step 11: Listening

Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve ourconscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only forknowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

A newsletter is primarily visual, hopefully provoking thought or
perhaps even discussion. While browsing the OA website, I
discovered a podcast on Step 11, an opportunity to learn in adifferent way, at https://lifeline.oa.org/step-eleven-theimportance-of-working-all-twelve-steps-podcast-series/. The page
includes questions for discussion and/or journaling.

Step Eleven: “The Importance of Working
All Twelve Steps” Podcast Series
Linda, grateful compulsive overeater, and Beverly, compulsive
overeater, host this workshop on Step Eleven. Examples of prayer
and meditation are discussed.
— Mark W.

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More on Step 10 from the Region:
Once I have completed Steps Four through Nine, I must continue to be aware of selfishness, dishonesty, resentment,
fear, and other emotions that bring me pain and block my growth.
My Step Ten work has evolved with time and experience. In my early recovery, my inventory was very informal. I
completed frequent spot checks when situations arose, then turned them over to my Higher Power. Through daily
writing and further conversations with my sponsor, I was able to express what was challenging in my day, how I
responded, and any amends I needed to make.
During the Pandemic, my isolation led to increased food thoughts, fear, and less tolerance of others. Suggestions by
fellow OAs encouraged me to complete a written daily Tenth Step and gratitude list. These actions reminded me of myHigher Power’s role in my recovery and my reliance upon Him. My negative, self-centered thinking was switched to oneof gratitude and peace.
My current Tenth Step practice expanded after completing a Step Study using the Overeaters Anonymous Twelve Step
Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition. The suggested format encourages me to take a closer look at those actions
and feelings that undermine my recovery and cut me off from my Higher Power. Recording my actions and feelings on
paper helps me see my part in situations, patterns in my behavior, and when I owe an amends. Today, I ask myself what
my Higher Power would have me be.
My goal is to be in fit spiritual condition. My Tenth Step is one of my daily recovery actions that helps me connect to myHigher Power and restores me to sanity.
– Anonymous, Florida

Tradition Eleven:
Tradition 11: Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintainpersonal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films, television and other public media of communication.
Most public relations policies are meant to attract people to a product. Overeater’s Anonymous public relations policy
is intended to protect the reputation of OA while attracting people to the program. We publicize without promoting.
We publicize what OA is and how to find a meeting in ways that can attract people to the program. We do notpromote the program by publishing “weight loss success stories” or “before and after” photos. We don’t hirecelebrities or use celebrities who may be in the program to promote OA.
In fact, the spiritual principle of the eleventh tradition is anonymity. This means that once we identify ourselves
publicly (in press, radio, films, tv), as members of Overeater’s Anonymous, we do not use our last names, faces orphotos of our faces. We remain humble and keep the focus on the program, rather than on the individuals in the
program. This prevents any one person from becoming a representation of OA. Individuals can make public mistakesthat could hurt the reputation of OA. For this reason, we keep the emphasis on the program rather than on the individual. This is a spiritual program, and we practice humility in this process. We must also respect the anonymity of our
fellows as well, assuring that their names or faces are not publicly connected to the OA name in anything that we do.
Step Twelve tells us to “carry the message.” How can we do this without contradicting the eleventh tradition? When
we have a private conversation with someone outside of OA, we are free to discuss the details of our recovery and ourmembership in Overeaters Anonymous, because this is not a public discussion. In non-public conversations about OA,
we can choose when to say we are a member of OA. We do not have to protect our anonymity in private conversations
unless we choose to. It is in public situations that we must remain anonymous.

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If we identify ourselves publicly as compulsive overeaters, instead of members of OA, and do not use the Overeaters
Anonymous name, we can discuss personal details of our recovery because we are not linking our experiences with OA
publicly.
Tradition Eleven allows us to carry the message to the compulsive eater who still suffers without causing negative
consequences to Overeaters Anonymous.
— LucyConcept 11 – Humility
Concept 11: Trustee administration of the World Service Office should always be assisted by thebest standing committees, executives, staffs and consultants.
The intent behind this concept suggests that, like our recovery progress, support and assistance may sometimes haveto come from outside OA. Our fellowship needs and deserves the finest and most qualified service workers it can find.
It is vital that these service workers possess the talents and professional skills required to get the job done, even if they
are not in OA.
As outlined in our Bylaws, Subpart B, standing committees are created to implement tasks in small, focused groups.
The full Board of Trustees, at their discretion, may form ad hoc committees for the implementation of specific tasks.
The managing director leads the effort to hire executive leadership positions of the World Service Office. These
positions are filled with candidates who possess the necessary skills for the job, for example, the treasurer must havestrong credentials in areas of finance and accounting.
Sometimes our society requires short-term, specific task and projects to be completed. Often these projects are best
served by the retention of an expert consultant. Hiring consultants can save on the considerable expense of a full-time
employee. For example, many organizations retain trained professionals to audit their financial records and help file
tax returns. Retaining competent consultants is a best practice and is critical in the efficient management ofOvereaters Anonymous.1
OA’s 12 Concepts align directly with our parent society of Alcoholics Anonymous. In drafting the 12 Concepts ofService, Bill Wilson translates unexpected managerial acumen – particularly for a failed stock broker and recovered
alcoholic. His humble writings on Concept 11 are doubtless the result of prayer and meditation.
This concept discusses the service entities to which the Trustees delegate their authority. Bill names five majorcommittees and describes their functions and areas of operation: the Nominating Committee, Finance and Budgetary
Committee, Public Information Committee, Literature Committee and General Policy Committee. The one entirely new
principle here is that of rotation, a practice that is also widely implemented in A.A. groups.
On Concept 11, Bill says, “Such are the realizations which we can all use every day of our working lives. Add to thesethe further thought that no organization structure can fully guarantee our Headquarters against the depredations ofclashing personalities, that only the sustained willingness to practice spiritual principles in all our affairs can accomplish
this, and we shall never need to have any fear for our future harmony.”2
To learn more about our OA service structure, please check out Service Bodies on the OA website and read thepamphlet The Twelve Concepts of OA Service. If you wish to get involved or volunteer in New Freedom Intergroup,
please visit https://oanfig.org/ and throw your hat in the ring!
— John K.
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See The Twelve Concepts of OA Service; Spiritual principles for all we serve. Overeaters Anonymous brochure; ©2001,
2009 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Rev. 9/2022.
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Trusted Servants and Committee Chairs (New emails)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Chair
Vice Chair/Bylaws
Treasurer
Secretary
Delegate
Newsletter/Meeting List
Public Info/Prof. Outreach
Young Persons
12th Step Within
Sponsor CoordinatorWebsiteWays and Means

Secretary will forward as needed
Echo G.
561.704.2917
Barbara C.
352.474.1366
Carly B.
303.710.0589
Sandi JC912.464.4231
VACANT—Consider doing service
Mark W.
904.527.3433
Nancy K.
516.286.1888
VACANT—Consider doing service
Georgette P.
352.870.4454
Hailey404.797.5586
Brian B.
904.616.0608
VACANT—Consider doing service

oanfig@gmail.com
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12 Abstinence Strategies for the Holiday Season
Thanksgiving and Christmas are bad enough for compulsive eaters. But in between them are five weeks of office parties,
boxes of holiday candy, cocktail parties, and more. OA’s Steps, Tools, and Traditions are our keys to success. Here are 12
specific ideas for using them to get through the holiday season.
12. Use Step One: Remind yourself that you are powerless over food, of the pain, suffering, and unmanageability of yourlife when you eat compulsively. Abstinence is sweeter than any holiday confection.
11. Live One Day at a Time!: Don’t think about getting through the entire holiday season, instead focus on staying
abstinent until you go to sleep tonight.
10. Sponsor and Be Sponsored: Turn to your sponsor for support and then check in with any sponsees to see how they
are doing.
9. Make a 12th Step Within Call: December 12th is OA’s 12th Step Within Day. Get out of your head by calling someone
you haven’t seen at a meeting lately or drop in on the 12th Step Within Day phone marathon.
8. Assess Your Abstinence: If you’re worried about whether you can make it through the season, take a look at OA’s
Strong Abstinence Checklist for suggestions that are proven
7. Inventory Any Slips: If you do stray from your plan, use OA’s Been Slipping and Sliding to learn how you can avoid afuture slip.
6. Ask Other Members for Help: If you don’t have a sponsor, get one. Even if you do, ask other OA members how they
cope with the holidays.
5. Don’t Forget Service: At your meetings, raise your hand for any service opportunities available and do themcheerfully. Read the Promises, put away chairs, order the literature: It’s a holiday gift that you’ll want to keep on giving.
4. Take Some Quiet Time: Whether as part of your daily spiritual activities or right before a holiday get-together, takesome quiet time, relax, read some program literature, and get into a frame of mind where your Higher Power can helpyou.
3. Make Meetings: Don’t let them slip away. If the holiday season is messing up your meeting schedule, supplementwith phone meetings or online meetings. Or attend one of OA’s holiday phone marathons.

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2. Talk to the Newcomer: Nothing so ensures immunity from compulsive eating as working with newcomers. Greetthem warmly, make them feel welcome, and give them a buzz during the week.
And the most important support for abstinence during the holidays or anytime:
1. Trust and Rely on God: As powerless people, we must seek the power to abstain from a source greater thanourselves. Ask your Higher Power, however you define It, for ease and comfort, the willingness to avoid compulsive
eating, and to focus your attention on how you can bring others good cheer during this season.
— Seacoast OA (New Hampshire and Maine), Posted on December 7, 2014

Highlights of the October NFI Business Meeting:(Note: These are NOT the official minutes; they are only a recap of what was discussed. Official minutes are released
after changes and approval in the next month’s business meeting.)
New Freedom Intergroup business meeting was held October 14. Each meeting is welcome and encouraged to send
two voting members, and as many observers as desire to attend. The meeting is always the second Saturday of themonth (unless otherwise decided) and runs for one and a half hours. Thus, the next business meeting is Saturday,
November 11 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am by Zoom. (Meeting ID: 872 7218 1719, Password: 883350).
Highlights of what was covered at the October business meeting:Service Opportunities: We need to fill the following service positions: Delegate, Parliamentarian, Young Persons
subcommittee chair, and Ways and Means chair. Other committees also need volunteers to provide service.
Volunteers are still needed to help:••

SOAR 8 Recovery Convention and Business Assembly. We’ve reached the end of October! We look forward toseeing many of your bright and smiling faces in Tybee, GA on the 27-29! If you are attending, please consider
offering to do service at the event.
Eventbrite Registration for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soar-8-recovery-convention-businessassembly-fall-2023-tickets-532666328327

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All meetings are to let Chair know about changes in format. Thank you to those who sent us updates thismonth! They should be reflected on the website and meeting list.
If your meeting is planning to do something special for the upcoming holidays and needs any help from NFI,
please let us know!
Discussed the need to update how we handle passing off the PO Box to the Treasurer. We have a large
Intergroup, in terms of geographic size, and need to be able to transfer the PO Box to an area that is easily
accessed by the Treasurer. Carly B. documented what is required to make the transition and will work with
Judy (former Treasurer who the PO Box is currently registered to) to get it transferred to our new Treasurer
once elections are held.
Opened nominations for elections for Chair and Treasurer. Echo G. was nominated for a second term as Chair
and accepted. Augusta L. was nominated for Treasurer, and accepted. Nominees will have a chance to present
their experience and share a pitch to NFI in November, and we will vote in December.
Our 2024 Budget Committee is getting underway! If you are interested in seeing how NFI plans our budget,
please attend the November meeting, as we will be discussing and voting on it.

EXCITING NEWS!!! We have agreed to host a Big Book Retreat in 2024 at Marywood! Dates are TBD, but we’re aiming
for the Fall, most likely. If you are interested in being a part of the planning committee, please reach out to Nancy K.
Expect more details soon!

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Upcoming Elections for Intergroup Board Members:
Per our bylaws, which we revised in May of 2022, we elect our board members in alternating years (Chair andTreasurer in odd years, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Delegate in even years) to serve two-year terms. So that means in
December of this year (2023), we’ll be electing our Chair and our Treasurer to serve from January 2024 to December
2025. And then in December 2024, we’ll be electing our Vice Chair, Secretary, and Delegate, so if you’re interested inthose roles, keep reading too! Because there is a requirement to perform service above the group level, it may be timefor you to start getting your feet wet at the intergroup.
What are the requirements to be an intergroup board member?
Per our bylaws as of September 2023:
To qualify for election to the Intergroup Board, a candidate must:
1. Be working the OA Twelve Steps, the OA Twelve Traditions, and the Twelve Concepts of OA Service to the bestof their ability.
1. Have the minimum amount of current continuous abstinence as defined by OA World Service as follows:• Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Delegate shall have one (1) year of current abstinence.
• Secretary will have six (6) months of current abstinence.
2. Have attended at least six (6) Intergroup meetings.
3. Have given service above the group level for a minimum of one (1) year.
4. Be a regular member of an affiliated OANFI member group.
Note that there are additional requirements for the delegate, and these can be found in the bylaws.
What are the responsibilities of the Chair?
For the full and official list of the Chair’s responsibilities, please refer to the bylaws. In summary, though, the Chaircreates a written agenda for our regular OANFI business meetings and any special meetings that are needed (board
meetings, etc.). The Chair presides over the monthly meeting, navigating through the agenda and making sure that
Parliamentary procedure is followed throughout (note: the Chair may appoint a Parliamentarian to assist with that).
The Chair cannot make, second, or amend any motion from the floor, but can participate in the discussion and may
cast the deciding vote to break ties as needed. They are also allowed to attend any OANFI committee meetings thatthey would like to and are able to. Essentially, the Chair is considered a de facto member of the committee. The Chairis also responsible for being a signatory for the bank account and is responsible for forming audit committees asneeded (for example: after an OANFI sponsored event or retreat), so there will likely be a need to arrange a time tophysically go to the bank to handle paperwork as part of the transfer of the role to a new Chair.
What are the responsibilities of the Treasurer?
For the full and official list of the Treasurer’s responsibilities, please review the bylaws. Generally, though, theTreasurer’s biggest responsibility is maintaining the bank accounts as necessary for thedispersal of intergroup funds.
We have several accounts, so it is recommended that the Treasurermaintain some sort of spreadsheet or official
record that shows the source of all income and expenses for each account and provides a balance. They are also asigner for the bank account and must collectincoming checks sent to the post office box maintained by the intergroup,
thus they may be required totravel to both the post office and a physical bank location to deposit checks, fill out
paperwork, etc. on aregular basis (about once a month is usually sufficient). The Treasurer assists with all audits andmust also chair the Annual Budget Planning Committee meeting and present the budget for approval to the intergroup.
While it helps to be pretty good with numbers, please note that we do not require any special certification or
accounting experience to be the Treasurer.
I’m interested, but… who should I contact to learn more?

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Echo, the current chair, can be reached at chairnfi@gmail.com and would be happy to answer any questions you might
have!
Carly, the current treasurer, can be contacted at eastcoastgirl1020@yahoo.com and welcomes any questions! ALSO!
Special note!! We have the Recovery Convention coming up in October (27-29) and Carly would welcome anyone who
might be interested in shadowing her as she serves as the Treasurer for the event!
What comes next?
If you’re qualified and want to run, nominations will occur at the October 14th business meeting. You can ask someone
in advance to nominate you or you are welcome to self-nominate if you’d like. Once nominations are accepted andconfirmed, candidates will have a chance to speak about their experience and share a pitch at the November 11th
business meeting. Then on December 9th we’ll have our elections and any new board members will begin their terms
in January 2024.

Spring 2020 Writing Assignment (Region 6)
Topic: How Can I be Connected in a Social Distancing World?
I can connect in many ways, carefully, in this Social Distancing world. I had to learn quickly how to stay connected once
I started working from home and remaining at home as of March 20th, 2020. Thankfully, the meetings in New York
were able to transition pretty quickly to online video conferencing so I could not just see and hear my fellows, but I
was more easily able to attend meetings that were typically far away or on weekdays I wasn’t available before lifechanged as I knew it.
For today, I stay connected to my fellows by checking in via text or calls. I stay connected to my Higher Power by
getting on my knees and praying every morning, writing step work and talking with my sponsees, daily. I stayconnected to Mother Nature daily by running carefully in the middle of the road away from others, breathing in the
fresh-er air with fewer cars on the road. I stay connected to my body by stretching regularly.
I stay connected to my program by attending meetings more often than usual and attending loving fellowships withsome of my favorite fellows. I stay connected to my Humility by remaining in service. I take my service commitments
seriously and find speakers, re-write meeting formats for this online environment, organizing Special Events, attending
board meetings, holding committee meetings, agreeing to talk with struggling fellows and newcomers (with healthyboundaries), I cook dinner for my partner who is literally saving lives, I call my mother with a loving voice, I share inmeetings and I take pauses throughout my day so I can be present at work.
These are ways I stay connected today. Hugs are helpful, but I can remain connected to my Higher Power, my programand myself without hugs from others. Sometimes I hug myself in the mirror when I remind myself that I love thewoman I am (with God’s help) today!
– Erin B.
I can stay connected by doing all the things that I have learned to do in OA. Now I attend more ZOOM meetings, makephone calls. Luckily I live in a neighbor where we all walk around waving at a safe distance. As a webmaster, I helped
install a contribution “donate” button on oambi.org. If it weren’t for OA, I wouldn’t have so many friends to connect
with and I wouldn’t be connected with my family like I am today.
– Jeanne K.

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More from Region 8
A new way to carry the message!
Region 8 announces an excellent resource page with links to valuable OA information tobenefit newcomers, returning and current members. Maybe even the "old timers."
Have you read the appendices to Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition? They include writingson The Role of a Plan of Eating, A Disease of the Mind, A Disease of the Mind, A Disease of theBody, A Disease of the Spirit and more.
People may scan this QR code (point your smart phone’s camera at the QR code and it will pop
up a link) and connect to the Region 8 resources page. Please feel free to print this informationand pass around in face-to-face meetings or insert into a visual format for virtual meetings.
Check it out — Pass it on!

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Where are yourdonations going?
According to our Seventh Tradition,
we are self-supporting through ourown contributions. To donate
directly to Intergroup, write a checkmade payable to ‘NFI’ and mail to:
OA NFI, PO Box 550842, Jacksonville,
FL 32255; or log onto oanfig.org andscroll down to the ‘donate’ button.
You may pay by PayPal or credit card.
When you contribute your 7th
Tradition donations, if you indicate
your group number, the donation
will be recorded for that specificgroup. When we do not have a group
number to work with, we may
include the donations as unspecified.
Each 9, NFI tallies the groupdonations and sends 10% of the total
to Region 8, with an additional 30%
to the World Service Office.
Donations sent directly to World
Service Office do not reflect in ourgroup donations total.

Articles printed in this newsletter reflect the opinion of each individual OA member and do not represent OA as awhole. Intergroup meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month. The deadline to submit articles is the 20th of the month
before the Intergroup meeting. Articles may be edited. When submitting articles, please include your name andphone number and whether or not you would like your name printed. This newsletter may be reproduced andenjoyed by other 12-steppers without written permission. If you would like to submit articles and/or comments, or if
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