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| Living in Balance E-Newsetter | May 2013
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Greetings!
Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather
and healthy spiritual recovery. :)
The W. A. World conference is fast approaching this summer and will be held in Chicago in August 23-25, 2013. There is still time to register! The program schedule has been posted on the conference section of the website. See below for more info. The Importance of Scheduling NOTHING! See below for online blog article.
Michele S., Outreach Coordinator
Workaholics Anonymous
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The Importance of Scheduling Nothing!
What does your calendar look like? A mass of overlapping appointments or are you giving yourself some healthy breathing room to make your life more enjoyable? When my calendar has empty spaces I am a MUCH happier and much more easier to be around.
I am so happy to see more and more of these types of articles in print and online publications! Take a few minutes and read this great article about scheduling nothing into your calendar.
A nice blog article on the importance of doing NOTHING! It talks about scheduling down time to use as buffer time to think, sit or just take a walk. Read entire article here.
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If you missed our Spring Issue for Storyline....
click here to get it.
Have a story for us?
We are interested in publishing stories by our members
about their journey in Workaholics Anonymous.
If you have a story, please contact us.
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W.A. 2013 World Conference in Chicago, IL.
August 23-25, 2013
STILL TIME TO REGISTER!
$50 Conference Fee deadline May 15, 2013
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WA 2012 World Conference MP3 Audio CD
For your convenience, you can purchase the Audio CD from the last W. A. World Conference held in Oregon, Sept. 2012. Click here.
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Your W.A. World Service Board Engaged
We are moving forward n the new W.A. website! We will launch a new website design this year with an improved design, development and new shopping cart. We will keep you posted on the progress.
The W.A. Communications Department is adding to our sponsors list for new members. We are particularly getting a lot of requests from women. Want to sponsor? Please contact communications@workaholics-anonymous.org.
We are currently seeking a professional representative to speak on behalf of the fellowship and respond to public press releases that may misconstrue the reality of being a workaholic. See more information below.
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Interested in Becoming a Meeting Group Mentor?
Among the many support opportunities offered by WA, perhaps the richest are those created through relationships with fellow members. Across the globe people are forming meeting groups and sharing the message of recovery. We are excited by the growth of the fellowship, particularly in the number of people expressing interest in organizing meeting groups .
Because starting a meeting group can be an intimidating process, we would
like for beginners to receive a mentor during their initial stages of meeting development. Mentors offer service through answering questions and providing suggestions as needed for members beginning their meeting groups. Currently, we are in need of more mentors and would like to extend this service opportunity to members of the fellowship.
If you are interested in serving as a mentor for those starting meeting groups, please contact me at meetingassist@workaholics-anonymous.org. More information will be provided upon receiving your expressed interested.
With gratitude, Laura R. |
Request For SponsorsW.A. receives requests regularly for sponsorship from people seeking recovery from workaholism. We do receive more requests for female sponsors. We need to add to this list so we can help the new members in our fellowship. We keep a confidential list of volunteers who are willing to take this on. If you are willing, please send us an email with your contact information (or any other information you feel a sponsee should know) to: communications@workaholics-anonymous.org
Your information is kept confidential to protect your anonymity. We will contact you with a person's contact information when someone requests, offering you the opportunity to respond. Your offering of this service will be of great value to your recovery, as well as to the person you would be sponsoring.
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Group Support Section on Website
There are helpful tools and materials available here that you can download for your group; meeting formats, types of meetings, tips on outreach, W.A. Public Awareness Guidelines, archives to news letters and much more!
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W. A. Meditation Book - Call For ContributionsThe W.A.W.S.O. Literature Committee is creating a meditations book. We would like all the meditations to come from the fellowship, so . . . We need your help! All members are welcome to write and submit meditations for publication. Consider having a writing play day for your meeting group. Not only would this activity provide opportunities for reflection and meditation, but it would also allow group members to make contributions to a book that will serve the needs of the whole fellowship. A suggested meeting format for writing meditations is available at the WA website. For more details about submitting meditations, please visit the W.A. website. Also, a suggested meeting format for writing meditations is also available at the W.A. website here for you to view. We look forward to receiving your meditations!!
Have fun with us!! Your trusted servants, W.A.W.S.O. Literature Committee
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W.A. Seeks Professional Representative for Our Fellowship
As workaholism has become a widespread concept in public media, the ways it is communicated about can often create more misconceptions than understandings. In this regard, members of Workaholics Anonymous are currently seeking a professional representative to speak on behalf of the fellowship and respond to public press releases that may misconstrue the reality of being a workaholic. If you know of someone or have suggestions for who might serve as a reputable spokesperson for WA (who is not affiliated with the fellowship), please send your recommendations to Laura R. lauradawnr@gmail.com
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Supporting W.A. Seventh Tradition Contributions
Our Seventh Tradition provides that W.A. is fully self-supporting; declining outside contributions. WAWSO welcomes contributions from W.A. groups and members. One hundred percent of all contributions directly support recovery from workaholism. Carrying the message of recovery to workaholics who still suffer includes email and phone services, a quarterly newsletter, media and community outreach, literature development and distribution, this website, an annual conference, meeting information and support, and other outreach services. Please print out and send this Seventh Tradition form to support W.A.'s Outreach.
NOTE: by Credit card or Paypal. Thank you for your generous support.
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New 24/7 Fellowship Line for W.A. Workaholics Anonymous registered a twenty-four hour conference call telephone number for all our members around the world to check in with each other at the "top" of every hour of the day and night. Check with your local service provider, as they may charge you for your call.
You may find others on the line; or you may not. It is not monitored by WAWSO. It is public, unrecorded, and is there solely for the purpose of our members' check-ins, bookends, and fellowship.Click on the link below for more info.
http://workaholics-anonymous.org/pdf_files/24hourphoneline.pdf
The WAWSO telephone line for leaving messages is a separate number you can find on our website at:
http://workaholics-anonymous.org/page.php?page=_meetings#online
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Please contribute what you can for your meetings. :)W.A operates on contributions from it's members and literature sales. Please don't forget to go online and make a contribution to W.A. if you only go to phone meetings. You can click here donate.
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Purchase Our Books Online!
The Book Of Discovery
 A guide to the 12 Steps
The Workaholics Anonymous Book of Discovery is a guide that provides step instruction, questions, activities, and stories-all with room to write and reflect as necessary, in a large spiral-bound, three-hole punch volume. The book is designed to lay completely flat so as to be easily used for writing as well as for protective storing in a three-ring notebook of your choice with other loose or extra pages if desired. This workbook can be used alone, with a sponsor or used with a group in a meeting format.
Click here for online purchase You can also purchase through the mail. Price: $25. Plus $4.95 shipping and handling anywhere in the US. Send your check to WSO Web Payment Center, PO Box 56416, Portland, OR, 97238.
The Book of Recovery
W.A.'s first publication, The Book of Recovery is our main text. It has valuable information for all recovering workaholics; history, stories, guidance in working the steps and tools to help you with your recovery program! Click here for online purchase
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