Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

courage101 · courage101

.(Morning Meetings) Mon. - Fri. at 9am eastern time Sat - Sun. - 10am eastern time .(Nite Meetings) Mon - Saturday 9PM eastern time Sunday 7PM eastern time Hope you will come to meetings & join us. The website link to the group meeting room is http://www.12stepforums.net/chatroom2.html. Ther...

Tigger · Tigger

The Al-Anon Gifts/ Promises - From Survival to Recovery (p269) If we willingly surrender ourselves to the spiritual discipline of The Twelve Steps and work the program, our lives will be transformed. Members work their program by being willing to attend meetings on a regular basis, reading Al-...

hotrod · hotrod

Hello all, we have now paid our "Go Daddy "account in full for the year. Thank you We still need to pay our other vendor, Sparklit and plan on a continuation of the funding drive starting this weekend and intend to cut it off when we get to 1 year @ $17.98/month prepaid. We will turn on Commu...

WebHelper · WebHelper

Our GoDaddy bill of $187.87 is due in May. This supports our Miracles In Progress web hosting and domain registration. If you are able, please contribute in gratitude for what MIP provides to us. Click here to donate via PayPal or Credit/Debit card or use the button below.

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Peggy7 ~*Service Worker*~ Status: OnlinePosts: 650Date: 1h ago Reply Quote More Attachments AlanonSlogans10-28-15.pdf (119.6 kb)v Al-Anon Slogans in a Poem - By Coach Papa Slogans in a Poem by Coach Papa First Things First - I have heard it said - Be Honest With yourself, - get out o...

WebHelper · WebHelper

The MIP Business board has been set up at https://mipbusiness.activeboard.com MIP Business is a place where members of all the fellowships in Miracles in Progress can be informed and have a say in changes that affect the MIP website pages. This is a place to communicate, discuss, and, when neces...

hotrod · hotrod

Hi everyone the bills to cover the operations of the MIP Boards are again due I have established a pay pal account to receive funds for the Go Daddy bill of: $187.05 and urge all to contribute . Remember a contribution of as little as $5.-- helps. Please note MIP contribution To donate, click be...

david62 · david62

GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Q. How do I know if Al-Anon is the place for me?A. Al-Anon is for friends and relatives of Alcoholics. If you have been affected by someone elses drinking then Al-Anon is for you! By going to the following link:http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/meeting...

hotrod · hotrod

The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level. When responding please consider asking yourself the question:" do my words support an alanon principle or philoso...

david62 · david62

Hi ((((Family))) I posted this in the chat room tonight..and was asked to post it up here too. We read this at my face to face meetings, especially when we have a newcomer! Some great things to remember when living with the family disease of alcoholism. Do's Do learn the facts about alcoholism. . Do tal...

lookingup · lookingup

i can not get in,it keeps saying to prove who I am, ive tried everything ,it didn't say how to prove me, has or is anybody having or had this problem with the meeting/chat room?? Please let me know how you solved it. thank you in advance. Lookingup...

John · John

http://stepwork.activeboard.comHi Family and Friends!We are working on bringing our Step Work Board to the forefront of this site again. This is where newcomers can learn about each of the 12 steps and old timers can share their experience, strength and hope related to them.This week we are star...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am willing & able to maintain my recovery. I am currently trying to stop taking other's inventories & focus on mine. & what people think of me is none of my business. It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice. Just a few thoughts.

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all, ...when i joined the MIP online groups- I picked up a saying- that made the steps and serenity prayer much more simple- to hold in my hand, as it were. Poco a poco, paso a paso, dia por dia... little by little, step by step, day by day. And so I achieved the 'one day at a time' goal- being ab...

Chicagopilot · Chicagopilot

My wife and I have been married for 5 years. She is a recovering addict that has been clean for about 6 years. I bought her a restaurant that she has always wanted 3 months ago, she spent two months rehabbing it and open the last month. About two months ago I noticed a change in her. She was staying at the bar l...

Dancer66 · Dancer66

Ok--this might be insanely stupid--but I am hypersensitive to certain smells cigarettes, bbq, pot, air vent/manufactuing smells, tar...). Particularly the smell of beer. (I was this way when I was pregnant so I am not sure if its menopause hormones now). When my AH has a beer open I can smell it as...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- For me, there is quite a bit that resonates from todays page. The writer describes his/her first Alanon mtg, where a woman describes loneliness as being dark and lonely, like the bottom of a well. This struck the writer, along with the idea that the tools and practices of the...

Chocolatelover · Chocolatelover

Hello, Im new here but have been dealing with an alcoholic husband to long. As is often the case I find myself having to support our family with one income instead of the two we used to have. I cant afford our house and need to sell desperately. However my husband pretty much spends all his time laying on th...

Freetime · Freetime

Today's reading in Courage to Change points out that our recovery gives us opportunities to continually deepen our learning. For example, we may have learned detachment in one situation, and then as life moves on, we encounter a new situation where we need to apply detachment. Even though apply...

a4l · a4l

Progressive, alcoholism is progressive. Things are bad here. The alcoholic mother is at the height of her lifelong irresponsibly selfish and foul natured best. I'm torn between wanting to cut and run or have her committed. I can't believe my life sees me faced with the burden of someone who is me...

mamalioness · mamalioness

a nice officer who didn't even know about the call till about 2hrs. ago, came....she tried to, in spite of her paralysis, tried to protect me....we walked her out to the truck and I fell apart.....I totally lost it...............I MISS HER.....I WANNA die!!!1 this hurts so bad....she was my best fri...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... I no longer live the life of a victim- at least I don't think so. My first ten years of Alanon were unstructured sharing. It felt like everyone sponsored everyone else, within the group. And I was around when sponsorship came into vogue- and i got a sponsor. What happened that ther...

2HP · 2HP

There was a time when I really struggled with everything that had happened between me and my alcoholic husband... and all that was currently happening following the divorce... all the trials blowing me around and around.... One particular day, my mood was seriously in the dumpster... sponsor wa...

mamalioness · mamalioness

My old doggie's back legs gave out on her AGAIN and this time there is no fixing it I can't get her into my truck and I can't afford (with no job, still) a huge vet bill to euthanize, so I called the animal shelter and they will help me....Sad, I can't hold her while she passes, but I am medicating her with my an...

SusannaMaria · SusannaMaria

Hi I live on a small island and am looking to find an online sponsor

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

I'm irritable and I'm sure much is hormone related, I have take steps to relieve that stress however I am finding my patience is very nil at the moment. The other gal in my office has quit. My partner in crime as I say is out of the country visiting family at the moment, thankfully she will be back on Monda...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! I'm at a conference today, so taking today's reading from Today's Hope. The author shares that sometimes they can feel really alone or afraid. They have discovered that in these times, they are often focusing on their own problems and perspectives. They have the ability to help others o...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's reading is about Tradition 9 - "Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." (This is also the quote for the day!) Today's reminder is "If I take on service responsibilities in my group, it does not me...

Temple · Temple

Thanks to everyone for the love and prayers. Please keep them coming. I am still expecting a miraculous outcome. I am to have two biopsies in another two weeks. And I'll have tiny titanium markers inserted. That cracked me up. Here's hoping, and praying, that DDH can suck it up and not throw any t...

Aloha · Aloha

Hi everyone, In a couple weeks I'm going to be going to a retreat where the primary focus is Al-Anon thought it's not an official Al-Anon event. I was asked to lead a meeting on a portion of the St. Francis prayer (during the whole retreat, others will be leading on other portions of the St. Francis prayer...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Hi Everyone!!! Wish I had good news on my part, but last week I lost 1/2 of my income , losing my largest client. I am clinging to my program and my HP and a few trusted recovery mates and close family/friends , doing affirmations, yoga, casting burden to my HP within me, I'm doing it ALL to fight off the fear...

hotrod · hotrod

Courage to change reading for today October 15 speaks about the power of detachment. It points out that forgiveness is a great form of detachment because it helps us to let go of our resentments and anger. The reading suggested that we do not pronounce a person innocent and wipe the slate clean. no...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 10/14, is a share about faulty thinking and how step 10 can help. The author assumes they know how everything should be done, that other people do not recognize this great gift, that ignoring their feelings is practical, and that there is no reason to turn to HP. Wrong! The au...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... some would say that the A. is a perfectionist. And never ever come sup to the standard set? For me it is but goals, and a vision... of a better life and a better world. And finding limits- that did not exist before. Boundaries. I was never raped or beaten. Our family was grossly passive a...

JerryF · JerryF

In a short time I will leave home again (Hawaiii) and move back up to the Central Valley of CA. Do I wanna? Kinda sorta. I have to be fair honest and just with and to my wife who came here 25 years ago to be with me not that I needed her to be and she came anyway willingly and involved. Now it is her time and...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is about the power of One Day at a Time. This slogan, and living it, can be one of the most difficult for those of us who get stuck in the past or are consumed with the future. The writer acknowledges this and adds that step 11, seeking out our HPs will and the power to c...

Evelyn123 · Evelyn123

I'm new to all of this, and I'm trying to learn. I've always know my AH drank too much and may have a problem, but a month ago, new information came out and there was no denying he was an alcoholic. He admitted this, and is now in a rehab center for the past 2 weeks. I went to my first Al Anon meeting last week, wh...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... ... ...it is still chilly here- even though it is supposed to be spring. Slept well and deeply last night. I still get tingling in my little fingers- both hands. This was an age old symptom of migraine- tingling in lips and the fingers- and light in my eyes. These days I take a powe...

Temple · Temple

During the ultrasound, suddenly the line came to me: "In the room, the women come and go... Talking of Michaelangelo." T. S. Eliot, The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock Had to share--Laughter is, to me, very therapeutic. In my first Al-Anon meeting, the sweet young thing...

tiredtonite · tiredtonite

Hi Everyone, It's been awhile. I've been reading here mostly. I just wanted to provide an update about the contract job I have. Many of you were so supportive and encouraging. The job is now being offered as a full time job with benefits. I can apply if I'm interested. I worked so hard at this position to c...

sunmustshine · sunmustshine

Can you relate to the place you find yourself in recovery when things go pretty well and you feel strong, but that nagging unsettled feeling persists? You do all of the program things, gratitude list, serenity prayer, but thats feeling sits like a monkey on your back? You dont even know what to call it,...

Ann_Y · Ann_Y

I think my AH is nearing the end of his fight with the disease. He has basically given up and nothing will stop him from his self destruction. He was in the hospital for a week and went right back to the bottle as soon as he was home. He is on full tilt. I moved out and refuse to see him when he is drinking. I keep c...

Freetime · Freetime

Today's reading discusses learning about the disease of alcoholism -- and also cautions us not to let the disease concept lead us into "analysis paralysis." Our own recovery is our focus, and it is wise not to become obsessed with another person's disease. I apologize for such a short summary. I do...

hotrod · hotrod

C2C reading for Wednesday, October 9 speaks about trusting in God. Many times we are at war with Godh not wanting to surrender our will. I know I was. When I entered program and discovered that I needed to trust HP and surrender because i was powerless it took quite some time for me to surrende...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... A gratitude share...? But even more low-key than that. it is Friday morning here. Cool and overcast. Just finding a little space, in the rooms. Which is a bit of a joke- because there is no door, walls, or a roof! I have been to 1000's of meetings... maybe tens of thousands. I re...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Today's reading is about the Serenity Prayer and how we can use it in recovery. The writer describes a winding road on a hillside from childhood. As a child, the writer had fear that the car would swerve too widely, and they would go over the edge. The writer would grab hold of the do...

andromeda · andromeda

My son is starting to sound a lot like his alcoholic father with a defeatist attitude and beating himself up along the way. He's his own worst critic. Nothing I say really makes a difference so I've started to just back away and let him figure things out for himself. He didn't attend college this past...

a4l · a4l

My mother is an alcoholic in denial. And she is old and not in good health. The actual person inside of her was gifted at end of life care which she did professionally and seemed to be called to do by design many times. She has provided exceptional end of life care for three elderly persons in our family and...

hotrod · hotrod

The C2C reading for today, October 8 speaks of the importance of gratitude. It suggests that often we arrive at the doors ofr Al-Anon angry and fearful. WE lave lost faith in god and often miss his manacles that often touch our lives Alanon welcomed me in and offered constructive tools to live by s...

Lyne · Lyne

Not a happy Sunday for me, but thanks to program Im not insane or codependent either. I also gave up the doormat club which my A hates. Its nothing new, it started last night and carried into this morning. Im stronger and coping better. I feel sad but Im OK too. My A says very hurtful things that at lea...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

I have found great relief in this fact and it's actually an internal boundary for me at the moment. I do not need to have all the answers. Probably because I don't know as much as I think I do. My knowledge is based upon my experience some areas I have a lot in and some not so much. This is part of the way I pr...

DavidG · DavidG

... This wasn't planned- it just happened. In my home group we had a different chair each week. If we could be picked the chair for the next meeting, from the current meeting. The chair got to pick how the meeting was run. A reading- from the daily reader, a topic, or whatever. If here was a slight change...

DavidG · DavidG

Our kid brother was the typical lost child. He went away overseas, and over time cut all ties. We knew where he was because we searched for him. Last time I tried to make contact within, unsuccessfully. But I did make contact with his landlord and was able to keep tabs on him. 18 months before he passed th...

Lyne · Lyne

The writer on Monday, 10/7, discusses frustration and impatience when change cannot happen quickly. We learn that things cannot happen on the schedule we want. The author says though, that waiting time does not have to be wasted time. Even times of stillness can be a teaching/learning moment....

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about choices that we have in our life. How do we know if we are making the right choice? What if we pick the wrong path? The writer describes a feeling of chaos when he/she goes to an alanon mtg. The group mentions a path outside that will lead to a decided and p...

Buckeye Girl · Buckeye Girl

My adult daughter has relapsed again, and m so worried about her! I woke up a few minutes ago from a terrible nightmare about her, and had a panic attack. She lives about 2,000 miles away, in a different time zone, and I really want to text to see if she is ok, but don't want her fiancé to intercept. should t...

Freetime · Freetime

In today's ODAT reading, members talk about how they handle blaming and finger-pointing directed at them by someone else. One member does not internalize the harsh words or argue with them, but tries to have compassion when someone is lashing out because of their need to unload their own guilt. Ano...

JerryF · JerryF

Don't know how many times I am going to loose it again...this time was 4 or 5 yet what is important is getting it back right? Last 2 times I messaged one of the very special family members here and wallah!! I got the connection back. Tricky HP...must be making sure I connect with that special sister. ...

Feelinglostanddesperate · Feelinglostanddesperate

Hello All, This is my first time posting. A few years back my family and I found out that my brother was an alcoholic. He is still and always will be an alcoholic, but he is in a very bad state currently. Just about a year ago he and his new wife split up, they sold their home, and he moved in with my parents wit...

texas yankee · texas yankee

Maybe I'm getting old and overly critical, but I'm wondering about a few things I've seen happening lately in a couple of the F2F meetings I go to - thanks in advance for any guidance. 1 - sharing that goes on, and on, and on, and on . . . . - I know sometimes people are burdened and feel the need to unload in a s...

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	STICKY: MIP Al-Anon Chat Room Meeting Times (Preview) .(Morning Meetings) Mon. - Fri. at 9am eastern time Sat - Sun. - 10am eastern time .(Nite Meetings) Mon - Saturday 9PM eastern time Sunday 7PM eastern time Hope you will come to meetings & join us. The website link to the group meeting room is http://www.12stepforums.net/chatroom2.html. Ther...	courage101	19	3847	September 28th by Wolfie55
	STICKY: THE Gifts/PROMISES OF ALANON ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The Al-Anon Gifts/ Promises - From Survival to Recovery (p269) If we willingly surrender ourselves to the spiritual discipline of The Twelve Steps and work the program, our lives will be transformed. Members work their program by being willing to attend meetings on a regular basis, reading Al-...	Tigger	63	54328	July 9th by Iamhere
	STICKY: Continuation of Funding Drive (Preview) Hello all, we have now paid our "Go Daddy "account in full for the year. Thank you We still need to pay our other vendor, Sparklit and plan on a continuation of the funding drive starting this weekend and intend to cut it off when we get to 1 year @ $17.98/month prepaid. We will turn on Commu...	hotrod	14	1213	May 13th by Lyne
	STICKY: Donations needed for web hosting renewal (Preview) Our GoDaddy bill of $187.87 is due in May. This supports our Miracles In Progress web hosting and domain registration. If you are able, please contribute in gratitude for what MIP provides to us. Click here to donate via PayPal or Credit/Debit card or use the button below.	WebHelper	15	473	April 28th by Bo
	STICKY: Sticky Alanon Slogans in Poem and other helpful acronyms (Preview) Peggy7 ~Service Worker~ Status: OnlinePosts: 650Date: 1h ago Reply Quote More Attachments AlanonSlogans10-28-15.pdf (119.6 kb)v Al-Anon Slogans in a Poem - By Coach Papa Slogans in a Poem by Coach Papa First Things First - I have heard it said - Be Honest With yourself, - get out o...	hotrod	22	11998	Mar 7, 2019 by Iamhere
	STICKY: MIP Business Board (Preview) The MIP Business board has been set up at https://mipbusiness.activeboard.com MIP Business is a place where members of all the fellowships in Miracles in Progress can be informed and have a say in changes that affect the MIP website pages. This is a place to communicate, discuss, and, when neces...	WebHelper	4	781	Sep 22, 2018 by hotrod
	STICKY: MIP Funding Drive (Preview) Hi everyone the bills to cover the operations of the MIP Boards are again due I have established a pay pal account to receive funds for the Go Daddy bill of: $187.05 and urge all to contribute . Remember a contribution of as little as $5.-- helps. Please note MIP contribution To donate, click be...	hotrod	16	1882	May 17, 2018 by hotrod
	STICKY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (closed) (Preview) GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Q. How do I know if Al-Anon is the place for me?A. Al-Anon is for friends and relatives of Alcoholics. If you have been affected by someone elses drinking then Al-Anon is for you! By going to the following link:http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/meeting...	david62	23	47614	May 15, 2018 by Iamhere
	STICKY: INFORMATION FOR THE NEW COMER--POSTING GUIDELINES AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION (closed) (Preview) The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level. When responding please consider asking yourself the question:" do my words support an alanon principle or philoso...	hotrod	7	3540	May 7, 2018 by hotrod
	STICKY: Do's and Don'ts (closed) (Preview) Hi ((((Family))) I posted this in the chat room tonight..and was asked to post it up here too. We read this at my face to face meetings, especially when we have a newcomer! Some great things to remember when living with the family disease of alcoholism. Do's Do learn the facts about alcoholism. . Do tal...	david62	33	15517	Apr 24, 2018 by hotrod
	STICKY: MIP meeting room (Preview) i can not get in,it keeps saying to prove who I am, ive tried everything ,it didn't say how to prove me, has or is anybody having or had this problem with the meeting/chat room?? Please let me know how you solved it. thank you in advance. Lookingup...	lookingup	30	1856	Feb 2, 2018 by hotrod
	STICKY: Step Work Board (closed) (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.comHi Family and Friends!We are working on bringing our Step Work Board to the forefront of this site again. This is where newcomers can learn about each of the 12 steps and old timers can share their experience, strength and hope related to them.This week we are star...	John	16	16082	Dec 18, 2016 by Liz14
	I am well... (Preview) I am willing & able to maintain my recovery. I am currently trying to stop taking other's inventories & focus on mine. & what people think of me is none of my business. It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice. Just a few thoughts.	Hoot Nanny	0	4	47m ago by Hoot Nanny
	Steps 10-11-12... (Preview) Hi y'all, ...when i joined the MIP online groups- I picked up a saying- that made the steps and serenity prayer much more simple- to hold in my hand, as it were. Poco a poco, paso a paso, dia por dia... little by little, step by step, day by day. And so I achieved the 'one day at a time' goal- being ab...	DavidG	0	3	2h ago by DavidG
	Wife and cocaine (Preview) My wife and I have been married for 5 years. She is a recovering addict that has been clean for about 6 years. I bought her a restaurant that she has always wanted 3 months ago, she spent two months rehabbing it and open the last month. About two months ago I noticed a change in her. She was staying at the bar l...	Chicagopilot	34	230	2h ago by Chicagopilot
	Need help with smells (Preview) Ok--this might be insanely stupid--but I am hypersensitive to certain smells cigarettes, bbq, pot, air vent/manufactuing smells, tar...). Particularly the smell of beer. (I was this way when I was pregnant so I am not sure if its menopause hormones now). When my AH has a beer open I can smell it as...	Dancer66	12	261	2h ago by Chocolatelover
	Hope for Today Oct 20 (Preview) Good morning everyone- For me, there is quite a bit that resonates from todays page. The writer describes his/her first Alanon mtg, where a woman describes loneliness as being dark and lonely, like the bottom of a well. This struck the writer, along with the idea that the tools and practices of the...	yanksfan51	6	32	3h ago by DavidG
	Wife of alcoholic trying to sell house (Preview) Hello, Im new here but have been dealing with an alcoholic husband to long. As is often the case I find myself having to support our family with one income instead of the two we used to have. I cant afford our house and need to sell desperately. However my husband pretty much spends all his time laying on th...	Chocolatelover	0	10	3h ago by Chocolatelover
	C2C, October 18 – Progress not Perfection (Preview) Today's reading in Courage to Change points out that our recovery gives us opportunities to continually deepen our learning. For example, we may have learned detachment in one situation, and then as life moves on, we encounter a new situation where we need to apply detachment. Even though apply...	Freetime	3	41	yesterday by Iamhere
	Pretty depressed. (Preview) Progressive, alcoholism is progressive. Things are bad here. The alcoholic mother is at the height of her lifelong irresponsibly selfish and foul natured best. I'm torn between wanting to cut and run or have her committed. I can't believe my life sees me faced with the burden of someone who is me...	a4l	10	65	yesterday by Iamhere
	SHE's gone (Preview) a nice officer who didn't even know about the call till about 2hrs. ago, came....she tried to, in spite of her paralysis, tried to protect me....we walked her out to the truck and I fell apart.....I totally lost it...............I MISS HER.....I WANNA die!!!1 this hurts so bad....she was my best fri...	mamalioness	10	65	yesterday by Iamhere
	Getting off the pity pot... when...??? (Preview) Hi y'all... I no longer live the life of a victim- at least I don't think so. My first ten years of Alanon were unstructured sharing. It felt like everyone sponsored everyone else, within the group. And I was around when sponsorship came into vogue- and i got a sponsor. What happened that ther...	DavidG	7	77	yesterday by Iamhere
	service work (Preview) There was a time when I really struggled with everything that had happened between me and my alcoholic husband... and all that was currently happening following the divorce... all the trials blowing me around and around.... One particular day, my mood was seriously in the dumpster... sponsor wa...	2HP	10	96	yesterday by 2HP
	I know this isn't Al-anon, but the pain is (Preview) My old doggie's back legs gave out on her AGAIN and this time there is no fixing it I can't get her into my truck and I can't afford (with no job, still) a huge vet bill to euthanize, so I called the animal shelter and they will help me....Sad, I can't hold her while she passes, but I am medicating her with my an...	mamalioness	8	52	yesterday by Maresie888
	looking for an online sponsor (Preview) Hi I live on a small island and am looking to find an online sponsor	SusannaMaria	1	40	2 days ago by JerryF
	Struggling at the moment .. (Preview) I'm irritable and I'm sure much is hormone related, I have take steps to relieve that stress however I am finding my patience is very nil at the moment. The other gal in my office has quit. My partner in crime as I say is out of the country visiting family at the moment, thankfully she will be back on Monda...	SerenityRUS	22	192	2 days ago by 2HP
	Today's Hope Oct. 16 (Preview) Hello MIP! I'm at a conference today, so taking today's reading from Today's Hope. The author shares that sometimes they can feel really alone or afraid. They have discovered that in these times, they are often focusing on their own problems and perspectives. They have the ability to help others o...	Skorpi	4	39	3 days ago by DavidG
	Courage to Change 10/17 (Preview) Today's reading is about Tradition 9 - "Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." (This is also the quote for the day!) Today's reminder is "If I take on service responsibilities in my group, it does not me...	Iamhere	3	27	3 days ago by hotrod
	Thanks everyone (Preview) Thanks to everyone for the love and prayers. Please keep them coming. I am still expecting a miraculous outcome. I am to have two biopsies in another two weeks. And I'll have tiny titanium markers inserted. That cracked me up. Here's hoping, and praying, that DDH can suck it up and not throw any t...	Temple	11	106	3 days ago by Temple
	Help, please? Input on a meeting topic (Preview) Hi everyone, In a couple weeks I'm going to be going to a retreat where the primary focus is Al-Anon thought it's not an official Al-Anon event. I was asked to lead a meeting on a portion of the St. Francis prayer (during the whole retreat, others will be leading on other portions of the St. Francis prayer...	Aloha	11	193	4 days ago by JerryF
	HELLO Everyone!!! Its been a long time!!! (Preview) Hi Everyone!!! Wish I had good news on my part, but last week I lost 1/2 of my income , losing my largest client. I am clinging to my program and my HP and a few trusted recovery mates and close family/friends , doing affirmations, yoga, casting burden to my HP within me, I'm doing it ALL to fight off the fear...	mamalioness	27	353	5 days ago by Maresie888
	C2C reading 10-15 (Preview) Courage to change reading for today October 15 speaks about the power of detachment. It points out that forgiveness is a great form of detachment because it helps us to let go of our resentments and anger. The reading suggested that we do not pronounce a person innocent and wipe the slate clean. no...	hotrod	5	43	5 days ago by JerryF
	C2C, 10/14 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 10/14, is a share about faulty thinking and how step 10 can help. The author assumes they know how everything should be done, that other people do not recognize this great gift, that ignoring their feelings is practical, and that there is no reason to turn to HP. Wrong! The au...	Lyne	4	35	5 days ago by Iamhere
	Progress, not perfection... (Preview) Hi y'all... some would say that the A. is a perfectionist. And never ever come sup to the standard set? For me it is but goals, and a vision... of a better life and a better world. And finding limits- that did not exist before. Boundaries. I was never raped or beaten. Our family was grossly passive a...	DavidG	2	39	6 days ago by DavidG
	Changing what I can.... (Preview) In a short time I will leave home again (Hawaiii) and move back up to the Central Valley of CA. Do I wanna? Kinda sorta. I have to be fair honest and just with and to my wife who came here 25 years ago to be with me not that I needed her to be and she came anyway willingly and involved. Now it is her time and...	JerryF	8	80	6 days ago by Maresie888
	Hope for Today Oct 13 (Preview) Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is about the power of One Day at a Time. This slogan, and living it, can be one of the most difficult for those of us who get stuck in the past or are consumed with the future. The writer acknowledges this and adds that step 11, seeking out our HPs will and the power to c...	yanksfan51	6	48	6 days ago by mamalioness
	New to all this... Advice? (Preview) I'm new to all of this, and I'm trying to learn. I've always know my AH drank too much and may have a problem, but a month ago, new information came out and there was no denying he was an alcoholic. He admitted this, and is now in a rehab center for the past 2 weeks. I went to my first Al Anon meeting last week, wh...	Evelyn123	4	63	7 days ago by Iamhere
	Saturday morning share... steps 10 and 11... (Preview) Hi y'all... ... ...it is still chilly here- even though it is supposed to be spring. Slept well and deeply last night. I still get tingling in my little fingers- both hands. This was an age old symptom of migraine- tingling in lips and the fingers- and light in my eyes. These days I take a powe...	DavidG	7	69	7 days ago by Temple
	Must have engaged a nerve (Preview) During the ultrasound, suddenly the line came to me: "In the room, the women come and go... Talking of Michaelangelo." T. S. Eliot, The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock Had to share--Laughter is, to me, very therapeutic. In my first Al-Anon meeting, the sweet young thing...	Temple	5	100	7 days ago by Temple
	Update on Job (Preview) Hi Everyone, It's been awhile. I've been reading here mostly. I just wanted to provide an update about the contract job I have. Many of you were so supportive and encouraging. The job is now being offered as a full time job with benefits. I can apply if I'm interested. I worked so hard at this position to c...	tiredtonite	5	93	7 days ago by mamalioness
	Knowing the Need (Preview) Can you relate to the place you find yourself in recovery when things go pretty well and you feel strong, but that nagging unsettled feeling persists? You do all of the program things, gratitude list, serenity prayer, but thats feeling sits like a monkey on your back? You dont even know what to call it,...	sunmustshine	5	83	7 days ago by Maresie888
	Welfare checks? (Preview) I think my AH is nearing the end of his fight with the disease. He has basically given up and nothing will stop him from his self destruction. He was in the hospital for a week and went right back to the bottle as soon as he was home. He is on full tilt. I moved out and refuse to see him when he is drinking. I keep c...	Ann_Y	6	57	7 days ago by Maresie888
	Courage to Change, October 11 (Preview) Today's reading discusses learning about the disease of alcoholism -- and also cautions us not to let the disease concept lead us into "analysis paralysis." Our own recovery is our focus, and it is wise not to become obsessed with another person's disease. I apologize for such a short summary. I do...	Freetime	6	44	9 days ago by El
	C2C Reading 10-9 (Preview) C2C reading for Wednesday, October 9 speaks about trusting in God. Many times we are at war with Godh not wanting to surrender our will. I know I was. When I entered program and discovered that I needed to trust HP and surrender because i was powerless it took quite some time for me to surrende...	hotrod	4	66	9 days ago by mamalioness
	Just a regular share... (Preview) Hi y'all... A gratitude share...? But even more low-key than that. it is Friday morning here. Cool and overcast. Just finding a little space, in the rooms. Which is a bit of a joke- because there is no door, walls, or a roof! I have been to 1000's of meetings... maybe tens of thousands. I re...	DavidG	1	28	9 days ago by hotrod
	Courage to Change 10/10 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Today's reading is about the Serenity Prayer and how we can use it in recovery. The writer describes a winding road on a hillside from childhood. As a child, the writer had fear that the car would swerve too widely, and they would go over the edge. The writer would grab hold of the do...	Iamhere	1	31	10 days ago by Lyne
	My son is directionless (Preview) My son is starting to sound a lot like his alcoholic father with a defeatist attitude and beating himself up along the way. He's his own worst critic. Nothing I say really makes a difference so I've started to just back away and let him figure things out for himself. He didn't attend college this past...	andromeda	15	255	11 days ago by SerenityRUS
	Tested by what is indeed testing. (Preview) My mother is an alcoholic in denial. And she is old and not in good health. The actual person inside of her was gifted at end of life care which she did professionally and seemed to be called to do by design many times. She has provided exceptional end of life care for three elderly persons in our family and...	a4l	12	209	11 days ago by SerenityRUS
	C2C 10-8 (Preview) The C2C reading for today, October 8 speaks of the importance of gratitude. It suggests that often we arrive at the doors ofr Al-Anon angry and fearful. WE lave lost faith in god and often miss his manacles that often touch our lives Alanon welcomed me in and offered constructive tools to live by s...	hotrod	9	69	11 days ago by mamalioness
	Rough time with A (Preview) Not a happy Sunday for me, but thanks to program Im not insane or codependent either. I also gave up the doormat club which my A hates. Its nothing new, it started last night and carried into this morning. Im stronger and coping better. I feel sad but Im OK too. My A says very hurtful things that at lea...	Lyne	7	134	12 days ago by Maresie888
	I don't have to have all the answers .. (Preview) I have found great relief in this fact and it's actually an internal boundary for me at the moment. I do not need to have all the answers. Probably because I don't know as much as I think I do. My knowledge is based upon my experience some areas I have a lot in and some not so much. This is part of the way I pr...	SerenityRUS	6	124	12 days ago by Maresie888
	How we dealt with group conscience, in the good old days... (Preview) ... This wasn't planned- it just happened. In my home group we had a different chair each week. If we could be picked the chair for the next meeting, from the current meeting. The chair got to pick how the meeting was run. A reading- from the daily reader, a topic, or whatever. If here was a slight change...	DavidG	23	249	12 days ago by Bo
	Grief and Closure (Preview) Our kid brother was the typical lost child. He went away overseas, and over time cut all ties. We knew where he was because we searched for him. Last time I tried to make contact within, unsuccessfully. But I did make contact with his landlord and was able to keep tabs on him. 18 months before he passed th...	DavidG	7	71	13 days ago by Temple
	C2C, 10/7 (Preview) The writer on Monday, 10/7, discusses frustration and impatience when change cannot happen quickly. We learn that things cannot happen on the schedule we want. The author says though, that waiting time does not have to be wasted time. Even times of stillness can be a teaching/learning moment....	Lyne	5	50	13 days ago by El
	Hope for Today Oct6 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about choices that we have in our life. How do we know if we are making the right choice? What if we pick the wrong path? The writer describes a feeling of chaos when he/she goes to an alanon mtg. The group mentions a path outside that will lead to a decided and p...	yanksfan51	3	61	October 6th by DavidG
	Help!! (Preview) My adult daughter has relapsed again, and m so worried about her! I woke up a few minutes ago from a terrible nightmare about her, and had a panic attack. She lives about 2,000 miles away, in a different time zone, and I really want to text to see if she is ok, but don't want her fiancé to intercept. should t...	Buckeye Girl	3	115	October 5th by Iamhere
	ODAT, October 4 (Preview) In today's ODAT reading, members talk about how they handle blaming and finger-pointing directed at them by someone else. One member does not internalize the harsh words or argue with them, but tries to have compassion when someone is lashing out because of their need to unload their own guilt. Ano...	Freetime	4	81	October 4th by Iamhere
	I got the connection back Again!! (Preview) Don't know how many times I am going to loose it again...this time was 4 or 5 yet what is important is getting it back right? Last 2 times I messaged one of the very special family members here and wallah!! I got the connection back. Tricky HP...must be making sure I connect with that special sister. ...	JerryF	5	115	October 4th by JerryF
	How to deal with a very tough and scary situation (Preview) Hello All, This is my first time posting. A few years back my family and I found out that my brother was an alcoholic. He is still and always will be an alcoholic, but he is in a very bad state currently. Just about a year ago he and his new wife split up, they sold their home, and he moved in with my parents wit...	Feelinglostanddesperate	8	154	October 3rd by Bo
	F2F meeting dynamics - outside the bounds of Al Anon? (Preview) Maybe I'm getting old and overly critical, but I'm wondering about a few things I've seen happening lately in a couple of the F2F meetings I go to - thanks in advance for any guidance. 1 - sharing that goes on, and on, and on, and on . . . . - I know sometimes people are burdened and feel the need to unload in a s...	texas yankee	15	218	October 3rd by Iamhere
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