The OAOA Preamble
OnAndOn Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and run-on sentences with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to wrap it up.
Our primary purpose is to stay silent and help other compulsive talkers to achieve brevity.
Daily Reflection
"Just for today, I will listen more than I speak."
...Wait, let me elaborate on that for 15 minutes. It reminds me of the time in 1994 when...
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We admitted we were powerless over our own voices—that our shares had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a Timer greater than ourselves could restore us to brevity.
- Made a decision to turn our monologue over to the care of the Group Conscience.
- Made a searching and fearless inventory of our "Let me pivot to another topic" phrases.
- Admitted to God, ourselves, and another human being the exact length of our qualification.
- Were entirely ready to have the Chairperson remove these defects of volume.
Am I an OnAndOn-aholic?
If you answer YES to any of these, pull up a chair:
- Do you say "To make a long story short" right after speaking for 20 minutes?
- Do you qualify during the burning desire session?
- Is "The Parking Lot" your favorite meeting?
- Do people get coffee only when you start sharing?
Practice Your Share
Can you stick to the 3-minute limit? Try it now.
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