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Merry Christmas!
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hello Alanon Family, hope all is well, im been gone from here a long time,needing get back. im glad to be posting now, all has been ok in my world ,non perfect but ok. still single and loving it compared to where i was 8 yrs ago before my alanon recovery. hope to chat to others here,.......hugs looking up
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Who is EarthRocker
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this person named earthrocker has taken over mip meeting room ,keeps running ppl off, he is very strange and scary. he comes in room n stayes never leaves and talks scary, he also has OP ,dunno how he managed getting that. he has told me that he is graduating alanoners out,and that god is his qualifier,,...
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Mele Kalikimaka
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Yeppers I again say it in my native language ...Hawaiian. Merry Christmas to my loving, caring, recovering family. I am not home in the islands at the moment but under the cold rain in Clovis California. It is what it is whether I am fond of it or not. This is my wife territory and I am riding along. ...
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If you know the answer to a question, don’t ask
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I heard that phrase on the message board maybe 8 yrs agoit sticks in my head. Im quite sure my A came home drunk last night although she insists she no longer drinks. She was tearful on and off, perseverating, talking non-stop, and after 45 min. I said I had to get ready for bed. Did I want to confront her...
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Love and Laughter
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Hi, it's WendyP, I decided to share some Love and Laughter with all of you. As I share my feelings, pain and fears, I thought why not share my Love and Laughter as well. Yesterday, one of my Great Grand Son's came over to spend the day with me, he is 6 going on 7. I have a number of Grand's and Great's, and all o...
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December 24 - Hope for Today
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The author of today's page in Hope for Today used Step Two when visiting with family on a holiday. When the family's behavior made them uncomfortable, our author chose to go to another room and pray/meditate for serenity and guidance to keep focused on themselves and the present moment. This allow...
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Courage to Change December 22
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Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares that at first, we might focus on applying Al-Anon principles to only one family situation, but there are many ways we can keep the program with us wherever we go. Some members chose to carry literature in a lunch box, pocket, or purse so we can touch bas...
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I had to leave
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In an Alanon Group is this acceptable?
Calling you out in front of everyone in a public restaurant and other group members. Than making you apologize just because you left abruptly because you didnt want to argue or fight because you were above all humilated.
They say she isnt talking to us like tha...
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12/21/21 C2C People We Have Harmed…
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Today's page considers the work of steps 8 & 9 as we list those we have harmed...and reminds not to forget to include ourselves. We cannot, nor should not focus our efforts on saving or changing others. In Alanon we learn to turn our focus and efforts toward restoring the damage within ourselves. T...
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I'm Home
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MIP family - I am 'home' - my house, my couch, my food and soon - my bed with my pillow and blanket. I am a very tired gal who's body clock is a bit screwed up because of different time zones, yet am playing catch up 'here'. I left my home 2 weeks ago today and drove for 18 hours (stopped, for the first time @ a h...
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A wish for peace for everyone!
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Hello! I came by to wish everyone a peaceful holiday season. This is my first holiday season as a Former spouse of an alcoholic and I am feeling the great pleasure and luxury of a life that is not driven by the need to fix/control/accommodate the Q in my life. As I type this, I'm getting ready for bed after...
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New
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Hi I'm new to all this. I found this forum through Google. I have not been to a meeting yet. I'm hoping to go in the next couple of weeks. I am living with my alcoholic boyfriend of 5 years. The first year was good but it has been downward spiraling since. He drinks from the moment he wakes up to the moment he go...
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C2C, 12/20, How do we really help?
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This reading discusses the purpose of alanon, (to help families and friends of alcoholics), but how is this actually done? We are reminded to practice the 12 Steps, to learn to love ourselves, attend to our own spiritual needs, and then it is possible for others to see something special in us. Next is...
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Need a little "real time" help
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My Ex and I have limited contact. Text only. The first year of separation and then as the divorce went through, I tried to be the best "Ex spouse" I could be. Many times doing things that ended up hurting me - b/c I didn't want my kid's dad to relapse and I wanted my kid to learn that these things could be amica...
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Hope for Today Dec 19
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Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about how al-anon is a focus on ourselves, not the alcoholic(s) in our lives or anyone else. For many of us, it takes a while to understand that we have the ability to redirect the focus and energy on other people on ourselves instead. Like the writer, I rememb...
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December 17 - C2C - Bless Them, Change Me
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Today's reading in Courage to Change discusses the suggestion that we pray for those we have resented. The author found this difficult at first, but eventually learned to stop praying that other people would change, and instead pray that the other person be given the serenity, love, and joy that w...
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Courage to Change December 15
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Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on Step 3 - turning my life over to the care of a Higher Power. At first, the author was confused - how could they do this? The author's need for control made the thought of turning their life over to the care of a Higher Power very scary. The author wasn'...
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I desperately need help from people here who understand...
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Hi. it feels good to be back. it.s been many years since I was here. I feel very vulnerable spilling my guts here because i feel new. But i desperately need support and encouragement if possible. I left my alcoholic husband in 2015. We have been divorced since 2016. I am very angry at myself for being ign...
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12/14/21 ODAT – Powerlessness, Restoration: No Limits…
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Today's page considers types of loss, including the contributor's paralyzing loss of someone close. Lessons learned: Our powerlessness does not make exceptions for us, nor does the power of restoration promised us through a power greater than ourselves...we can overcome anything.Reminder: N...
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C2C, 12/13, Live and let live
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The reading for Monday 12/13, describes riding a bicycle as helping one feel alive and in balance. The ride on a bike can bring vitality into each day, the same way applying live and let live can. The author tries to embrace whatever life brings, sorrow and joy. If you live your own life to the fullest...
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December 10 - C2C - Knowing Myself
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Today's reading in Courage to Change describes how doing a Fourth Step inventory helped someone discover who they truly are, and to decide what behaviors they want to keep or to change. Previously, they did not know their own wants and needs, and could not distinguish between acceptable and unac...
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Hope for Today Dec 12
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Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about how living with alcoholism can make it difficult or even impossible to see the person rather than the disease. Not only can we become so focused on the alcoholism that we no longer see the person, we can easily lose sight of who we are (as our mission become...
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C2C December 11th
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Today's reading concerns wishing for happiness. In our modern, consumer society we associate money with happiness. We know this is not true, money cannot remove the effects alcoholism has on individuals and families. Serenity is free of charge at Al Anon meetings, but cannot be bought with mone...
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Courage to Change December 8
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Hello MIP! In today's C2C, the author reflects on how alcohol-related troubles can be like an avalanche. A mound of snow cannot grow indefinitely taller without falling down. Similarly, an alcoholic's mountain of troubles will eventually come crashing down. Through Al-Anon, the author learne...
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12/7/21 ODAT - A Good Place to Start...
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'Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they, too, have their story.'Whether this passage is fro...
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C2C, 12/6, anger
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The reading for Monday, 12/6, talks about discovering that they have anger towards the alcoholic. At first the writer felt more whole and powerful, but it was not expressed in a healthy way. Alanon helped the author focus on themself, look for their part, and accept being powerless. The writer le...
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Hope for Today Dec 5
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Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a look at how our perception of things can be distorted and make it difficult for us to see and appreciate our spiritual gifts. The writer describes a situation as a young parent when she took the time to pick out what she believed were the exact type of carrots he...
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Poking My head in the door
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Hi. Bernie here. Just poking my head in the door. Wanted to say hello to all. Hope you are all safe and well. We're all good here. Nancy and I are both retired now. It's time. I'm experiencing some physical pain because of a problem with my leg but it's being treated so I try to take that a day at a time. As man...
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Writing about my experiences.
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Hey folks, Mel (Melly) Here. I little while back I posted something I was writing that contained mentions of my al-anon experiences. At the time it was just a draft and I had included the first name of a member. The immediate feedback was "Hello, Mel, al-ANON" and I felt ashamed of the careless way I had...
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December 3 - C2C - Meditation
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Today's reading in Courage to Change shares several members' descriptions of how they meditate. One quietly repeats the Serenity Prayer, others concentrate on their breathing or watch their thoughts passing by, and another visualizes placing all their worries, problems, joy, gratitude, and...
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Courage to Change December 1
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Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares that Al-Anon was the first place they were invited back to after sharing their woes. The author had been desperate and close to committing suicide due to the alcoholism in their home, so when they were asked to make coffee at an Al-Anon meeting they fou...
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11/30/21 Courage to Change …the Teacher Appears
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A learning opportunity presents itself when we interact with others.As we observe behavior we like and dislike in others, it may help us consider and refine our own.We may consider the emotion and reaction these elicit within us that may reveal an opportunity for healing and growth...perhaps we ma...
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C2C, 11/29, being an adult
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The author says what they thought being an adult was: being in control, being cool, and looking good on the outside and cut off from the inside. It also meant doing for others until they dropped. Alanon has taught this writer a new way of living: giving up control, admitting they were powerless, re...
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Pain always comes with closeness?
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My grown son is one of the most precious blessings in my life. Over time we have had many conflicts which we always get past. Another one occurred Friday night, details unimportant. My A looks for opportunities to put him down, as they have been estranged for nearly 5 yrs. What I did, instead of gett...
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Hope for Today Nov 28
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Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about resentments that may be a result of growing up/living in an alcoholic home and how we might address them in order to live a more positive and serene life. The writer describes anger toward his/her parents that was difficult to express; instead it was ta...
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Please read important(most people are good)
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So today I am going to pick up my heavy coat over 60 miles away. Talk about anxiety! The story goes: I went to see a movie up north. We don't have a theater close by. Anyhow it gets better. I left my coat in the theater. Bear w me. I got a brainstorm! I called the nearest grocery store to see if someone could by &a...
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Courage to Change - November 25 - Gratitude
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Hello, MIP friends, and happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate -- and to everyone, I hope you find something to be grateful for today. I am posting the Friday share early. I usually post on Thursday night, but tonight I expect to be busy doing the dishes and cleaning up after a wonderful feast cooke...
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Managing expectations and a generally pessimistic attitude
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Since this stuff started with my now adult Son about 18 years ago (initially meth addiction, joined by alcohol problems soon after, and recently mental health issues), it takes very little and sometimes nothing at all for my mind to spin up a scary story about all the terrible things that are probably...
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Today's Hope Nov. 24
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Hello mip! It is after midnight here and I'm at the emergency vet with a dog in need of stitches, so i thought it was a good time to post today's share. I'm using today's hope from nov. 23. The author shares how impactful it is for them to keep a daily inventory in writing. They reflect on 10 things they a...
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11/23/21 ODAT – One Day at a Time
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This contributor tried this 'just for today: do not be afraid of anything', actively addressed lingering dread to expose their imaginative basis, and let previous days' troubles expire...Why? God is driving the bus, let him...accept the guidance and protection...What was left over? A shiny new...
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Taking Things For Granted.
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Hi, it's WendyP, just wanted to share about my recent journey, when I couldn't get online to the MIP program. After trying and trying, and not getting anywhere, and with nothing that I tried, I really thought that I had lost it, and started to think of what it would be like for me to have to work my program,...
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C2C, 11/22, spiritual recovery program
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This reading implies that recovery means we are trying to regain something we lost. Living with active drinkers can cause a loss of spirit. Life is survival, a daily challenge, and hard work. The writer says that nothing helped when they were trying to do it by themself. Alanon helps us come to kno...
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Hope for Today nov 21
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Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a focus on the steps and how they can help us take action in our lives. The writer describes step 5 and its suggestion for giving an order to our actions. Steps 1-3 help us build a relationship with the God of our understanding. We then work at becoming at peace w...
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20th November C2C
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Today's author talks about alcoholism breaking their spirit before they found Al-Anon. Al-Anon gives a fellowship, a Sponsor, Twelve Steps and Traditions that allow them to heal their broken spirit. They share that their healing started when they quit fighting the God of other people's underst...
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November 19 - ODAT - First Things First
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Today's reading in ODAT is told by a member who worked hard during their first year in Al-Anon to learn and practice the skills for being in a relationship with an alcoholic -- avoiding quarrels, not nagging or scolding, releasing resentments. Their relationship improved, but still there was an un...
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11/16/21 One Day at a Time - It’s Easy, Just Detach…right?
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No...says today's contributor, not in the midst of trying times and circumstances and pressure of making decisions. No time to slip away to read a favorite Alanon chapter or attend a meeting, it is helpful to develop a quick, powerful resource we consistently draw upon to assist us. Perhaps, then, c...
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ODAT in alanon, 11/15, truths we tend to forget
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This reading looks at why we forget certain ideas or truths even though we are often reminded in meetings, for example: alcoholism is a disease, the alcoholic has an illness, and we should not punish people for being sick. Real acceptance is difficult, and our immediate attitude toward the alcoho...
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Hope for Today Nov 14
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Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about working through anger and the help that the 12 steps provide. The writer describes what she did in order to overcome her anger toward her mother. She decided to work through the steps and as is the practice in alanon, kept the focus on herself and the cha...
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C2C 13th November - First Things First
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In today's reading, the author talks about things being urgent, but rarely important and things that are important being rarely urgent, which feeds into a cycle of getting caught up in trivia which appears urgent, but then not having the time for the more important stuff. In essence, "First things...
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Hope for Today - November 12 - Serenity
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Today's author used to lose their serenity all the time, reacting to things other people said or did, and could only find relief by hiding away in the bedroom. But now, having learned to use Al-Anon tools like slogans, trusting in a higher power, prayer/meditation, focusing on self-care, and findin...
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Miracles in Progress Nov. 10
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Hello MIP! AL-Anon reminds today's author that they can only deal with one day at a time. Thanks to this reminder, they are able to be more realistic about what they can do to improve their situation. Thanks to this focus on one day at a time, the author is freed from a constant sense of urgency. No probl...
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I can see clearly now
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An interesting think is going on in my marriage. My A is in a different 12-step program. Progress is being made with her awareness level of when her behavior is off. Sometimes it is after the fact but at least its seen in retrospect. But we have had two very difficult weeks, with some resolve this mor...
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11/9/21 C2C Moving Beyond Survival
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Today's author notes that our incredible human adaptability used to navigate difficulties early in our experience may be drawn upon even after we learn it is harmful to ourselves and others.Persistent use of one of these adaptations, manipulation, can leave rust on more effective, direct approa...
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Nov. 4, ODAT - Discontent
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The main reason for our unhappiness may be our dissatisfaction with what we have, how we live, and the way we perceive others' actions. We should seek contentment from within. If this self-searching reveals only that we don't yet have what we feel we deserve, we should look for ways to acknowledge and...
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ODAT, Monday, 11/8, self-love vs love of self
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This reading describes what healthy love is and is not. Self-love can be the source of hostility, arrogance, a big ego, narrow mindedness, and closed to feeling for others. Love of self: love thy neighbor as thyself. We can love and help others when we are at peace with ourselves. False humility...
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Hope for today nov 7
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Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about the practice some of us have of doing the same thing over and over again and somehow expecting different results. The writer describes reacting to different situations in an impulsive way, eventually noticing that it was habitual and not founded in t...
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info needed please
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Good morning MIP. A person from my home group would like to join our message board. I don't know how to tell her to do this. I tried to help her sign up a few years ago and she was not successful. Can anyone tell me so I can help her join? Thanks so much, Lyne
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November 5 - ODAT - Similarities not Differences
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Today's reading in ODAT is a story about a Very Nice Girl who was reluctant to go to Al-Anon because felt she was "above" the sort of people who went there, and was ashamed that there was an alcoholic in her family. Once she was persuaded to go, she felt "above" other members whose speech or education was...
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Courage to Change November 3
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Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares how good it feels for many new-comers to find a safe place to share openly about their lives and experiences in the Al-Anon meetings. It can feel very good to share something and see people nodding, or have people come up after the meeting and share thei...
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ODAT in alanon, Monday, 11/1, erratic behavior
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This writer talks about the special problems one can have living with an alcoholic: erratic behavior, social embarrassment, and other minor or major problems. In alanon, the non-alcoholic can find peace of mind. We are again reminded not to try and be helpful by giving advice, nor making judgeme...
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