Slogans

OA Slogans are pearls of wisdom commonly shared at meetings and among members. They are not officially sanctioned by the OA World Service Office but are frequently found to be very inspiring in aiding OA members to find abstinence, recovery and thrive in their daily lives.

Here is just a sampling of the OA Slogans you might hear at a meeting:

  • One day at a time
  • Let go and let God
  • Easy does it, but do it
  • Keep it simple
  • First things first
  • Live and let live
  • But for the grace of God
  • Think. Think. Think.
  • One step at a time
  • Pass it on
  • Power through powerlessness
  • This disease is cunning, baffling, powerful
  • Practice. Practice. Practice.
  • Progress not perfection
  • Holding a resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
  • Expectations = Resentments under construction
  • Imperfect but trying
  • I don’t think less of myself; I think of myself less
  • I can choose my own conception of a higher power
  • Don’t give up until the miracle happens
  • You are only as sick as your secrets
  • Came in for the vanity, stayed for the sanity
  • Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today
  • Principles before personalities
  • Service is slimming
  • Together we can
  • Feelings aren’t facts
  • You are not alone
  • Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean
  • Half measures availed us nothing
  • We will love you until you learn to love yourself
  • I am responsible for the effort, not the outcome
  • Fear is the place negatives are developed
  • Others’ opinions of me are none of my business

ACRONYM SLOGANS

  • GOD = Good Orderly Direction
  • GOD = Group Of Drunks
  • GOD = Gift Of Desperation
  • FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
  • FEAR = F— Everything And Run, OR FEAR = Face Everything And Recover
  • BINGE = Because I’m Not Good Enough
  • SHIT = Special High Intensity Thinking
  • The ISM of alcoholism = I    Self   Me
  • HALT = Don’t get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired

ABSTINENCE SLOGANS

  • Abstinence frees me to choose healthy foods, healthy friends, and healthy thoughts.
  • Abstinence is a lifestyle.
  • Abstinence is a state of grace by which I am balanced physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
  • Abstinence is all GOD is asking of me today.
  • Abstinence is the #1 action in my life, so that GOD can be in the center.
  • Abstinence keeps me present for life and joy.
  • Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder.
  • Abstinence takes care of the fat on my body.
  • My abstinence becomes three meals a day with “life” in between.
  • Remember: GOD has done abstinence for us.
  • Since abstinence, my only “To Do List” is life!
  • The only time I have ever been satisfied is when I am abstinent.
  • To be or not to be abstinent? That is the question.  GOD is the answer.
  • To keep abstinence alive, I must be constantly aware of it.
  • When we are abstinent, we can truly be present for other people who are in pain.
  • Abstinence is the most important thing in my life without exception.
  • Nothing tastes as good as abstinence feels!
  • Face your stuff. Don’t stuff your face.
  • Don’t eat no matter what.
  • It’s not what you’re eating, it is what’s eating you.
  • Abstinence is not about getting abstinent; it’s about staying abstinent.
  • Abstinence: Some get it. Some must do research for the rest of us
  • Are you eating to live or living to eat?
  • Face your stuff, don’t stuff your face.
  • Food is fuel, it’s not your friend.
  • Food thoughts are just thoughts. You don’t have to act on them.
  • If you slip, get up.
  • One compulsive bite it too many and 100 are not enough.
  • There is no situation so bad that a little extra food can’t make it worse.

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