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Iamhere · Iamhere

The reading for tomorrow discusses one of my favorite Al-Anon tools - relaxing! Many of us arrive at recovery living a life full of frenzied activity. School, work, project, obligations, kids, housework, etc. all helped us focus outward. Al-Anon helps us focus inward. While there is nothing w...

brocharoo · brocharoo

Hi, I'm new here but should have joined a few years ago. My husband is in recovery for opioid abuse. Me bought and took prescription oxy for almost 2 years. The majority of this time was behind my back, though I had my suspicions. He is now on suboxone and been off of the pills since January. My question is,...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Today's reading from C2C speaks about the pace we progress through the program. The author shares that we each put the Al-Anon program into practice in our own lives the best we can, at the pace that seems right for us individually. The author avoids speaking harshly, or using phrases such...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

AlAnon does not instruct on how to change the alcoholic in order to find our serenity. Instead, it guides us on changing the things we can within ourselves (thinking, perspectives, behavior, possibly circumstances; reliance on a power greater than ourselves). This approach will lead us to peace...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about fear and how it can impede our lives in so many ways. The writer describes how fear has led to trying to control everything, how it has led to not believing he/she is worthy of trusting relationships, and its led to avoiding connections with other people....

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Every morning when I wake up, I have a little ritual I do. I think about the twenty four hours ahead. Before I begin, I ask God to direct my thinking. Then, I read from the ODAAT. I'm in AA also so I read their daily reader. Then, I pick a word from my god-box - this morning it was Depression. Luckily, I don't h...

Crmans · Crmans

Looking for ESH on expectations. I hear/read a lot about not having any. That automatically triggers me to think just be a doormat & take what you get. I expect respect, love, honor, communication & trust, no mental or verbal abuse. How is that possibly not ok? Especially in a marriage? I ha...

Lyne · Lyne

In the reading for Monday, 7/13, the writer reflects upon how many days of their life they have wasted. They state they were preoccupied with the alcoholic. Never did the author think about their right to enjoy the day! One can be completely out of sync with life if their attitude is focused on trage...

Maresie888 · Maresie888

Intrigue and secrecy was and still is huge trigger for me. Today my former roommare sent me an intruguing text message. I am supposed to ask him what it means. However now I am at a stage where I am totally indifferent. I can own that hook now I still have to deal with him on some level but not being #intrig...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

What do I do when my alcoholic husband takes the selfish route? I asked for a favor & got assumptions. Another you always do this or that. You won't be ready when I want you to be. You are being demanding. So now I sit at home w o getting an opportunity to go see a friend. No goodbye & he didn't take his...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Today's date had such a beautiful reading from The Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie that I felt I just had to share. It is a long one, so I am paraphrasing. Achieving Harmony "When a pianist learns a new piece of music, he/she does not sit down and instantly play it perfectly." She goes on to say th...

Bo · Bo

It was raining here today...tail-end of the storm perhaps...who knows, LOL. I was just relaxing, enjoying the weekend, after a long, busy week...and decided to join the Al-Anon Without Borders...Around The World In 3 Days. What an amazing series of sessions...just amazing. Talk about people who...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Today's Reminder: "Feeling our feelings is one important part of the recovery process. Learning how to balance feelings with appropriate action is another." Today's reading talks about dealing with feelings. The author goes on to explain that many of us deal with our anger in inappropriate ways....

Lyne · Lyne

Just a quick share to say that I wish my "acceptance" of my A would just stay in place and I wouldn't have to work so hard to maintain it. I get alcoholism is a disease which I am powerless over and cannot control. I think what pains me is that there is so much excellent help available, and my A isn't interes...

DavidG · DavidG

There are some givens in this world. Life itself is a given. I use the serenity prayer a lot- to figure stuff out. ... I came into Alanon as an adult child. Today i always say that the only qualifier i need is myself. We have a new member in town- and she and i have met and are talking a lot together. My goal...

Freetime · Freetime

The writer of today's page in One Day at a Time in Al-Anon is not a big fan of cheerful optimists. When life is not going well, those optimists don't seem to understand the suffering we are going through -- that we are martyrs! It seems impossible to smile when there is nothing to be happy about. Still, T...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Today's reading suggests that in order to recover, heal and find real peace/serenity, we must practice total honesty. Living with alcoholics, many of us coped with an ever-shifting situation in which our sense of reality changed from moment to moment. We often adapted by taki...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

On Tuesday night, I went to one of my home groups. They are still meeting online and a few of the members were waffling about re-opening, having in person metings, they think they should wait, have a little patience, etc etc etc. Personally, I'm an in-person kind of guy and I think they should re-open, j...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading that author reflects on a childhood memory - climbing trees to better observe a nest of baby bird, wondering what it must feel like to fly. Today, our author still has deeply spiritual feelings in nature, and the author believes it is likely because nature surrounds us w...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

If you live in The United States of America, it is our Independence Day. A Holiday... a time to Celebrate. If you do not live here, you can still contemplate the idea of CELEBRATION. Paraphrasing from The Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie: Take time to celebrate. Celebrate your success, your g...

Maresie888 · Maresie888

Last night I.met a co.aorker who has a relationship.with his ex wife thst is cery similar to the one I.had with ny qualifier. His health is falling apart, he has stents in his heart, hugh chilesterol, high blood presure. Moreiver he tirned up for work on the wrong day. He does not even kniw what day it i...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 7/6, talks about that it is in giving that we receive. Instead of questioning what life is giving us, we might benefit more by asking what we ourselves can give. When we reach out to help others in a healthy way, we can move beyond our problems and create an opportunity to change...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

I live in Canada. Today is our nations birthday so it's a holiday, right. No rest for the wicked or the weary. It's just another working day for me. Oh well, they pay me by the hour and I like money. I would like to be home today because there's a family group meeting at my place tonight. Like most places, the...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a focus of tradition 7, and the idea of groups being self-supporting. The writer describes first interpreting this as monetary support, that no Alanon groups should be accepting outside donations. After some time the writer realized that it isnt necessa...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to.--unknownWho dares to teach must never cease to learn.--John Cotton DanaI have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the secondtime into things that I am most certain of the first time.--Josh BillingsA lot of growing up takes pla...

dragonfly04 · dragonfly04

This Sunday was pick up of my boyfriend's kids for 30 days. It's been one day and drama already. The 2 children are under 10 years old and the ex-wife bought them phones and sent them with them. She has been calling and texting them like crazy. She asks them questions about everything else but how they are...

NSANMOM24 · NSANMOM24

Hello! I have been looking for support in dealing with my brother's alcoholism. He and I were never close until about a year and a half ago. I was going through a rough time, reached out to him and found out he was going through hell. He has a history of problems with alcohol (I never knew) but had been...

Freetime · Freetime

The author's home Al-Anon group had a standard way of welcoming newcomers, that they had used for many years. One night, the chairperson departed from the usual script. The author was greatly disturbed by this change, and spent the rest of the meeting worrying about the newcomers. What if they di...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Happy Thursday MIP! Sorry for the later than usual post - I took off to golf thinking it was Wednesday...all my days are so similar - ha! Today's reading suggests that Al-Anon helps many of us to identify and change self-destructive behavior. The author mentions procrastination which caused her a...

JerryF · JerryF

for a few days that is as another portion of my life changes and most likely looks like an end. I find out that a possible solution to one of my wife's fears is that we plan and I pack up to go back home to Hawaii. I have to be a different person doing "it" her way or else. Not feeling anything for the moment b...

Maresie888 · Maresie888

This weekend I got a text message from a colleague of mine. I most certainly did not give him my number I gave him a non commital answer to his request to helo him. Then he texted another few times with this sense of entitlement I am one of those people who is #helpful# Now I.am thinking I need not to be s...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... in any group I really like to see feedback. So, the way to get feedback is easy-peasy... I just give it. ... My local meeting now has a zoom meeting- and the numbers have grown. So I found out that there is another member in my home town- a seasoned member from Sydney. I am in no big hurry...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading from C2C, that author reflects on time spent feeling badly about who we are or what we have done. In the author's opinion, many of us have spent too much time on these thoughts. Perhaps harsh criticism by others or lost perspective has caused us to be overly hard on ourselv...

Fedora · Fedora

My AH and his mom apparently got into things (via texting) last night. I managed to stay out of it by feigning sleepiness when AH tried to wake me up after only 4 hrs of sleep. My MIL and I get along well; I think we respect each other even though we live at completely opposite ends of the political spectrum...

aivile · aivile

Hello everyone, I very much need some help. I am struggling to cope, on the receiving end. I am 41, female and had to leave my marriage four Years ago as my husband did not manage to recover from cocaine addiction. I felt seriously let down. After I managed to get free of the mental anguish that that relati...

mamalioness · mamalioness

ONCE is a mistake..human frailty TWICE is a pattern...... I was going to go visit Linda today as its been a couple of day, with work and sorting out my charities and what projects I am doing...Like doing LIFE...one man show taking care of this house....still having to mow some of the yard because the gr...

Crmans · Crmans

Things have peaked to al time low. Last night ended with my AH saying he was done with the marriage. Hes been sober 3 months & his meanness is out of control. I was sobbing begging him not to walk away & talk to me. I said I deserved better than this. He said he had nothing to say to me & he went to be...

Lyne · Lyne

I found the reading for Monday, 6/29, rather interesting. The writer said that both the alcoholic and the alanon person share a common enemy: self-deception. It was said that both people describe different scenarios, each responds differently to what is happening, and neither can see the situ...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everybody: Todays reading is about expectations and unrealistic demands. The writer describes how pre-program he/she spent so much of life having expectations and making demands of everyone. All who fell short were judged harshly, especially the writer him/herself! Coming to Al...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Set others free to achieve and experience the path that leads to theirhighest good and you, too, will become free to find yours.--Melody BeattieLearn a lesson from the redwoods. Let them teach the power ofpatience and calm. Life goes on. Things happen. People change.Times move along. There are sto...

mamalioness · mamalioness

mamalioness wrote: However many holy words you read, However many you speak,What good will they do you, If you do not act upon them?--Buddha ****Action always means more to me then words, unless the speaker has shown me with consistent good fruit that I can trust their wordIf you love somebody, let t...

MCB1970 · MCB1970

This is not how the story is supposed to go: normally the non-drinking spouse in a relationship gets fed up with their partner's drinking and ends the marriage. But my alcoholic wife of 24 years has initiated a divorce from me, despite my years of support as she entered recovery and frequently relapse...

WendyP · WendyP

Hi to my Alanon Family, I haven't shared for awhile, as I have been stuck, and doing a lot of Heart searching. I have to be honest, as I was debating whether to share my story with you, as I don't want to keep rehashing it all, but I decided that if what I share can help someone else do it, a different way than w...

Freetime · Freetime

Today's page in One Day At A Time In Al-Anon is short but powerful. It explains the meaning of the spiritual awakening mentioned in Step Twelve. The spiritual awakening is a realization that we are not alone and helpless; we have learned certain truths which we are now able to carry on to others in or...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 6/22, discusses the need to bring the focus back on ourselves, and being able to look at the words we are using. Additionally, blaming others gives them power over us, and our power should belong to us, not others. With a change in attitude, we can speak in a more straightforwa...

flower19 · flower19

I have been blessed with a gift by my higher power and I should be happy and apart of me is. However apart of me feels like I dont deserve it. Is this me feeding my need to constantly be the victim in order to stay where im at and not do the soul work. That hurts so much but the outcome is very much beautiful. For t...

mamalioness · mamalioness

All I did this am was remind boss to sign my check because he HAS forgotten me and has left office.....he got pi***d at me and accused me "you don't even say hello to me and you remind me to sign your check, and it IRRITATES me" and this was LOUD and ANGRY coming from him...NOT kind at all I stood up from my...

mamalioness · mamalioness

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.--John Wooden"Never answer an angry word with an angry word. It's the second onethat makes the quarrel."--W.A. NanceDon't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own.When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn fro...

mamalioness · mamalioness

God, today I give you all of the guilt from my past. Take it from me,and allow me to begin fresh right now. Help me make the amends Ineed to make, then let my guilt go.--Melody Beattie"Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoesrevenge, and dares forgive an injury."-- E. H. ChapinThe vi...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

Has anyone heard from Cathy recently? I was thinking about her for some reason today. Thanks.

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's daily is about Step Six- becoming ready for God to remove our defects of character -- described as 'those roadblocks that keep me stranded, unable to freely travel life's magnificent boulevard.' The quote truly sums things up splendidly - "God seldom delivers . . . virtues all wrapped in a...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Today's reading in C2C is a fable about a farmer who found a magic flute. The farmer hoped that, by playing the flute all day, he could get his chickens to lay more eggs. At the end of the day, the chickens had laid no more eggs than usual. Someone asked the farmer if they had any success with the m...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Remember how we'd talk every night at bedtime? I miss that.--GodIf you think clothes make no difference, try walking down the streetwithout any.--unknown"The greatest treasures of your life are associated with the peopleyou love and who love you in return."--Brian TracyHalf the failures of thi...

Stephylou · Stephylou

Hi Everyone, I guess I will start by summarizing my situation. I am 24 and just graduated with a masters degree. I left the house when I was 17 years old and have financially supported myself since. I currently live 4 hours away from my mother and my home town. My mother has always drank. Throughout my ch...

mamalioness · mamalioness

BODY_working tomorrow and Friday so extra rest..workouts at home, easy does it, Keep it simple will be key...eating clean...no processed foods, no eating out, clean, simple foods..lots of fruits, rice, spinache and tomatoe in my power shakes with the fruits...treating my eye with salt water...

mamalioness · mamalioness

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for youonly get to play one round.--Ben Hogan"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul areinfinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."--Oscar WildeWhen you get into a tight place and everything goes a...

SDTerrence · SDTerrence

Hey there, hoping to get some helpful feedback around how to approach my sister considering the circumstances described below. Usually, I'd ask my older brother, who has 15+ years sobriety, but I don't want to compromise what my sister shares in confidence to me. Appreciate anyone with helpful rec...

mamalioness · mamalioness

BODY___well after being sick Jan-Feb with what I suspect was Covid--not sure, but I sorta suspect...THEN I get roommate and a severe back spasm that puts me down for 4 days...THEN I cut the crap out of my left index finger and it STILL is not 100%...damage was deep...I get pain, still if using it too much...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

I am posting early, as I have to take one of my kitties to the vet Sat. morning. June 20th's reading talks about FEAR. How we have developed ways to deal with fear, even some that still hang around even though circumstances may have changed. It speaks of REACTING. It defines reacting as not responding bu...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

One day a young girl asked her daddy if they could go for a walk in the park like they used to do. Her daddy said, "not now princess I'm very busy." He wasn't really busy, he was drinking. Next day the young girl asked her daddy if they could go to the circus like they used to do. Her daddy said, "not now princes...

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	Courage to Change 7/16 (Preview) The reading for tomorrow discusses one of my favorite Al-Anon tools - relaxing! Many of us arrive at recovery living a life full of frenzied activity. School, work, project, obligations, kids, housework, etc. all helped us focus outward. Al-Anon helps us focus inward. While there is nothing w...	Iamhere	2	205	Jul 16, 2020 by Freetime
	From on drug to another? (Preview) Hi, I'm new here but should have joined a few years ago. My husband is in recovery for opioid abuse. Me bought and took prescription oxy for almost 2 years. The majority of this time was behind my back, though I had my suspicions. He is now on suboxone and been off of the pills since January. My question is,...	brocharoo	7	306	Jul 15, 2020 by Maresie888
	Courage to Change July 15 (Preview) Hello MIP! Today's reading from C2C speaks about the pace we progress through the program. The author shares that we each put the Al-Anon program into practice in our own lives the best we can, at the pace that seems right for us individually. The author avoids speaking harshly, or using phrases such...	Skorpi	5	230	Jul 15, 2020 by Iamhere
	ODAT 7/14 - Less is More (Preview) AlAnon does not instruct on how to change the alcoholic in order to find our serenity. Instead, it guides us on changing the things we can within ourselves (thinking, perspectives, behavior, possibly circumstances; reliance on a power greater than ourselves). This approach will lead us to peace...	Enigmatic	4	249	Jul 14, 2020 by Enigmatic
	Hope for Today July 12 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about fear and how it can impede our lives in so many ways. The writer describes how fear has led to trying to control everything, how it has led to not believing he/she is worthy of trusting relationships, and its led to avoiding connections with other people....	yanksfan51	6	286	Jul 14, 2020 by andromeda
	Depression (Preview) Every morning when I wake up, I have a little ritual I do. I think about the twenty four hours ahead. Before I begin, I ask God to direct my thinking. Then, I read from the ODAAT. I'm in AA also so I read their daily reader. Then, I pick a word from my god-box - this morning it was Depression. Luckily, I don't h...	Wolfie55	5	344	Jul 14, 2020 by Iamhere
	Expectations (Preview) Looking for ESH on expectations. I hear/read a lot about not having any. That automatically triggers me to think just be a doormat & take what you get. I expect respect, love, honor, communication & trust, no mental or verbal abuse. How is that possibly not ok? Especially in a marriage? I ha...	Crmans	10	801	Jul 13, 2020 by Maresie888
	C2C, 7/13, no more wasted days (Preview) In the reading for Monday, 7/13, the writer reflects upon how many days of their life they have wasted. They state they were preoccupied with the alcoholic. Never did the author think about their right to enjoy the day! One can be completely out of sync with life if their attitude is focused on trage...	Lyne	1	224	Jul 13, 2020 by Iamhere
	Intrigue (Preview) Intrigue and secrecy was and still is huge trigger for me. Today my former roommare sent me an intruguing text message. I am supposed to ask him what it means. However now I am at a stage where I am totally indifferent. I can own that hook now I still have to deal with him on some level but not being #intrig...	Maresie888	3	275	Jul 13, 2020 by Maresie888
	Selfishness(complaint) (Preview) What do I do when my alcoholic husband takes the selfish route? I asked for a favor & got assumptions. Another you always do this or that. You won't be ready when I want you to be. You are being demanding. So now I sit at home w o getting an opportunity to go see a friend. No goodbye & he didn't take his...	Hoot Nanny	8	282	Jul 13, 2020 by Bo
	Saturday's Daily for 06/27/20 (Preview) Today's date had such a beautiful reading from The Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie that I felt I just had to share. It is a long one, so I am paraphrasing. Achieving Harmony "When a pianist learns a new piece of music, he/she does not sit down and instantly play it perfectly." She goes on to say th...	PosiesandPuppies	10	377	Jul 12, 2020 by WendyP
	Al-Anon Without Borders (via Zoom)...today...South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia (Preview) It was raining here today...tail-end of the storm perhaps...who knows, LOL. I was just relaxing, enjoying the weekend, after a long, busy week...and decided to join the Al-Anon Without Borders...Around The World In 3 Days. What an amazing series of sessions...just amazing. Talk about people who...	Bo	1	390	Jul 12, 2020 by Bo
	Courage to Change 07/11/20 (Preview) Today's Reminder: *"Feeling our feelings is one important part of the recovery process. Learning how to balance feelings with appropriate* action is another."** Today's reading talks about dealing with feelings. The author goes on to explain that many of us deal with our anger in inappropriate ways....	PosiesandPuppies	2	257	Jul 12, 2020 by Lyne
	need patience for my A (Preview) Just a quick share to say that I wish my "acceptance" of my A would just stay in place and I wouldn't have to work so hard to maintain it. I get alcoholism is a disease which I am powerless over and cannot control. I think what pains me is that there is so much excellent help available, and my A isn't interes...	Lyne	16	557	Jul 11, 2020 by Iamhere
	Givens... (Preview) There are some givens in this world. Life itself is a given. I use the serenity prayer a lot- to figure stuff out. ... I came into Alanon as an adult child. Today i always say that the only qualifier i need is myself. We have a new member in town- and she and i have met and are talking a lot together. My goal...	DavidG	3	257	Jul 11, 2020 by Lyne
	ODAAT, July 10 (Preview) The writer of today's page in One Day at a Time in Al-Anon is not a big fan of cheerful optimists. When life is not going well, those optimists don't seem to understand the suffering we are going through -- that we are martyrs! It seems impossible to smile when there is nothing to be happy about. Still, T...	Freetime	5	222	Jul 10, 2020 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change 7/9 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Today's reading suggests that in order to recover, heal and find real peace/serenity, we must practice total honesty. Living with alcoholics, many of us coped with an ever-shifting situation in which our sense of reality changed from moment to moment. We often adapted by taki...	Iamhere	5	239	Jul 10, 2020 by Maresie888
	If You Want God to Laugh, Tell Him Your Plans (Preview) On Tuesday night, I went to one of my home groups. They are still meeting online and a few of the members were waffling about re-opening, having in person metings, they think they should wait, have a little patience, etc etc etc. Personally, I'm an in-person kind of guy and I think they should re-open, j...	Wolfie55	1	272	Jul 9, 2020 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change July 8 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading that author reflects on a childhood memory - climbing trees to better observe a nest of baby bird, wondering what it must feel like to fly. Today, our author still has deeply spiritual feelings in nature, and the author believes it is likely because nature surrounds us w...	Skorpi	5	304	Jul 8, 2020 by DavidG
	Saturday 7/4/2020 (Preview) If you live in The United States of America, it is our Independence Day. A Holiday... a time to Celebrate. If you do not live here, you can still contemplate the idea of CELEBRATION. Paraphrasing from The Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie: Take time to celebrate. Celebrate your success, your g...	PosiesandPuppies	4	279	Jul 7, 2020 by DavidG
	Another view point (Preview) Last night I.met a co.aorker who has a relationship.with his ex wife thst is cery similar to the one I.had with ny qualifier. His health is falling apart, he has stents in his heart, hugh chilesterol, high blood presure. Moreiver he tirned up for work on the wrong day. He does not even kniw what day it i...	Maresie888	6	383	Jul 7, 2020 by Maresie888
	C2C, 7/6, a way to change ourselves (Preview) The reading for Monday, 7/6, talks about that it is in giving that we receive. Instead of questioning what life is giving us, we might benefit more by asking what we ourselves can give. When we reach out to help others in a healthy way, we can move beyond our problems and create an opportunity to change...	Lyne	2	299	Jul 6, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	The Meeting You Miss Might Be The One You Need (Preview) I live in Canada. Today is our nations birthday so it's a holiday, right. No rest for the wicked or the weary. It's just another working day for me. Oh well, they pay me by the hour and I like money. I would like to be home today because there's a family group meeting at my place tonight. Like most places, the...	Wolfie55	11	376	Jul 6, 2020 by 2HP
	Hope for Today July 5 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a focus of tradition 7, and the idea of groups being self-supporting. The writer describes first interpreting this as monetary support, that no Alanon groups should be accepting outside donations. After some time the writer realized that it isnt necessa...	yanksfan51	3	277	Jul 5, 2020 by Iamhere
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_SATURDAY (Preview) Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to.--unknownWho dares to teach must never cease to learn.--John Cotton DanaI have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the secondtime into things that I am most certain of the first time.--Josh BillingsA lot of growing up takes pla...	mamalioness	2	223	Jul 4, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Dealing with the alcoholics in my life (Preview) This Sunday was pick up of my boyfriend's kids for 30 days. It's been one day and drama already. The 2 children are under 10 years old and the ex-wife bought them phones and sent them with them. She has been calling and texting them like crazy. She asks them questions about everything else but how they are...	dragonfly04	13	343	Jul 4, 2020 by Iamhere
	New here : What can I do, how can I help best... (Preview) Hello! I have been looking for support in dealing with my brother's alcoholism. He and I were never close until about a year and a half ago. I was going through a rough time, reached out to him and found out he was going through hell. He has a history of problems with alcohol (I never knew) but had been...	NSANMOM24	6	367	Jul 3, 2020 by Maresie888
	Courage to Change 7/3 (Preview) The author's home Al-Anon group had a standard way of welcoming newcomers, that they had used for many years. One night, the chairperson departed from the usual script. The author was greatly disturbed by this change, and spent the rest of the meeting worrying about the newcomers. What if they di...	Freetime	4	334	Jul 3, 2020 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change 7/2 (Preview) Happy Thursday MIP! Sorry for the later than usual post - I took off to golf thinking it was Wednesday...all my days are so similar - ha! Today's reading suggests that Al-Anon helps many of us to identify and change self-destructive behavior. The author mentions procrastination which caused her a...	Iamhere	2	369	Jul 3, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Going quiet for a while... (Preview) for a few days that is as another portion of my life changes and most likely looks like an end. I find out that a possible solution to one of my wife's fears is that we plan and I pack up to go back home to Hawaii. I have to be a different person doing "it" her way or else. Not feeling anything for the moment b...	JerryF	12	429	Jul 3, 2020 by Bettertomorrow
	Being helpful (Preview) This weekend I got a text message from a colleague of mine. I most certainly did not give him my number I gave him a non commital answer to his request to helo him. Then he texted another few times with this sense of entitlement I am one of those people who is #helpful# Now I.am thinking I need not to be s...	Maresie888	20	506	Jul 2, 2020 by Maresie888
	Update- just a quiet share... (Preview) Hi y'all... in any group I really like to see feedback. So, the way to get feedback is easy-peasy... I just give it. ... My local meeting now has a zoom meeting- and the numbers have grown. So I found out that there is another member in my home town- a seasoned member from Sydney. I am in no big hurry...	DavidG	2	264	Jul 2, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Courage to Change July 1 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading from C2C, that author reflects on time spent feeling badly about who we are or what we have done. In the author's opinion, many of us have spent too much time on these thoughts. Perhaps harsh criticism by others or lost perspective has caused us to be overly hard on ourselv...	Skorpi	4	253	Jul 1, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Wishing I could invite my MIL to AlAnon but .... (Preview) My AH and his mom apparently got into things (via texting) last night. I managed to stay out of it by feigning sleepiness when AH tried to wake me up after only 4 hrs of sleep. My MIL and I get along well; I think we respect each other even though we live at completely opposite ends of the political spectrum...	Fedora	5	417	Jun 30, 2020 by Bo
	I fly into a rage with my alcoholic partner. How can I stop? angry abusive lies stealing frustration alcoholic addiction fighting (Preview) Hello everyone, I very much need some help. I am struggling to cope, on the receiving end. I am 41, female and had to leave my marriage four Years ago as my husband did not manage to recover from cocaine addiction. I felt seriously let down. After I managed to get free of the mental anguish that that relati...	aivile	11	2415	Jun 30, 2020 by Jen61
	ONCE is human/imperfection__TWICE is a pattern (Preview) ONCE is a mistake..human frailty TWICE is a pattern...... I was going to go visit Linda today as its been a couple of day, with work and sorting out my charities and what projects I am doing...Like doing LIFE...one man show taking care of this house....still having to mow some of the yard because the gr...	mamalioness	0	267	Jun 29, 2020 by mamalioness
	Support needed (Preview) Things have peaked to al time low. Last night ended with my AH saying he was done with the marriage. Hes been sober 3 months & his meanness is out of control. I was sobbing begging him not to walk away & talk to me. I said I deserved better than this. He said he had nothing to say to me & he went to be...	Crmans	6	346	Jun 29, 2020 by Maresie888
	ODAT in alanon, 6/29 (Preview) I found the reading for Monday, 6/29, rather interesting. The writer said that both the alcoholic and the alanon person share a common enemy: self-deception. It was said that both people describe different scenarios, each responds differently to what is happening, and neither can see the situ...	Lyne	3	293	Jun 29, 2020 by Iamhere
	HFT June 28 (Preview) Good morning everybody: Todays reading is about expectations and unrealistic demands. The writer describes how pre-program he/she spent so much of life having expectations and making demands of everyone. All who fell short were judged harshly, especially the writer him/herself! Coming to Al...	yanksfan51	3	362	Jun 28, 2020 by DavidG
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_SATURDAY (Preview) Set others free to achieve and experience the path that leads to theirhighest good and you, too, will become free to find yours.--Melody BeattieLearn a lesson from the redwoods. Let them teach the power ofpatience and calm. Life goes on. Things happen. People change.Times move along. There are sto...	mamalioness	1	236	Jun 27, 2020 by mamalioness
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_FRIDAY (Preview) mamalioness wrote: However many holy words you read, However many you speak,What good will they do you, If you do not act upon them?--Buddha ****Action always means more to me then words, unless the speaker has shown me with consistent good fruit that I can trust their wordIf you love somebody, let t...	mamalioness	1	219	Jun 27, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	New here: My wife is an alcoholic and she is initiating divorce from me (Preview) This is not how the story is supposed to go: normally the non-drinking spouse in a relationship gets fed up with their partner's drinking and ends the marriage. But my alcoholic wife of 24 years has initiated a divorce from me, despite my years of support as she entered recovery and frequently relapse...	MCB1970	2	449	Jun 27, 2020 by Iamhere
	Shame and Guilt (Preview) Hi to my Alanon Family, I haven't shared for awhile, as I have been stuck, and doing a lot of Heart searching. I have to be honest, as I was debating whether to share my story with you, as I don't want to keep rehashing it all, but I decided that if what I share can help someone else do it, a different way than w...	WendyP	8	337	Jun 26, 2020 by WendyP
	ODAAT, June 26 (Preview) Today's page in One Day At A Time In Al-Anon is short but powerful. It explains the meaning of the spiritual awakening mentioned in Step Twelve. The spiritual awakening is a realization that we are not alone and helpless; we have learned certain truths which we are now able to carry on to others in or...	Freetime	4	411	Jun 26, 2020 by DavidG
	C2C, 6/22, improving communications (Preview) The reading for Monday, 6/22, discusses the need to bring the focus back on ourselves, and being able to look at the words we are using. Additionally, blaming others gives them power over us, and our power should belong to us, not others. With a change in attitude, we can speak in a more straightforwa...	Lyne	6	311	Jun 26, 2020 by Maresie888
	When good things happen. Do you feel like you deserve it? (Preview) I have been blessed with a gift by my higher power and I should be happy and apart of me is. However apart of me feels like I dont deserve it. Is this me feeding my need to constantly be the victim in order to stay where im at and not do the soul work. That hurts so much but the outcome is very much beautiful. For t...	flower19	10	389	Jun 26, 2020 by Maresie888
	Talk about standing my ground--Holy moly!!!! (Preview) All I did this am was remind boss to sign my check because he HAS forgotten me and has left office.....he got pi***d at me and accused me "you don't even say hello to me and you remind me to sign your check, and it IRRITATES me" and this was LOUD and ANGRY coming from him...NOT kind at all I stood up from my...	mamalioness	5	315	Jun 26, 2020 by Maresie888
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_THURSDAY (Preview) It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.--John Wooden"Never answer an angry word with an angry word. It's the second onethat makes the quarrel."--W.A. NanceDon't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own.When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn fro...	mamalioness	1	206	Jun 25, 2020 by mamalioness
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_WEDNESDAY (Preview) God, today I give you all of the guilt from my past. Take it from me,and allow me to begin fresh right now. Help me make the amends Ineed to make, then let my guilt go.--Melody Beattie"Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoesrevenge, and dares forgive an injury."-- E. H. ChapinThe vi...	mamalioness	2	190	Jun 25, 2020 by mamalioness
	Cathy ?? (Preview) Has anyone heard from Cathy recently? I was thinking about her for some reason today. Thanks.	SerenityRUS	4	325	Jun 25, 2020 by JerryF
	Courage to Change 6/25 (Preview) Today's daily is about Step Six- becoming ready for God to remove our defects of character -- described as 'those roadblocks that keep me stranded, unable to freely travel life's magnificent boulevard.' The quote truly sums things up splendidly - "God seldom delivers . . . virtues all wrapped in a...	Iamhere	1	206	Jun 25, 2020 by Lyne
	Courage to Change June 24 (Preview) Hello MIP! Today's reading in C2C is a fable about a farmer who found a magic flute. The farmer hoped that, by playing the flute all day, he could get his chickens to lay more eggs. At the end of the day, the chickens had laid no more eggs than usual. Someone asked the farmer if they had any success with the m...	Skorpi	3	260	Jun 24, 2020 by DavidG
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_TUESDAY (Preview) Remember how we'd talk every night at bedtime? I miss that.--GodIf you think clothes make no difference, try walking down the streetwithout any.--unknown"The greatest treasures of your life are associated with the peopleyou love and who love you in return."--Brian TracyHalf the failures of thi...	mamalioness	2	204	Jun 24, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Newcomer. Is it a bad idea to move into the house with an alcoholic parent? (Preview) Hi Everyone, I guess I will start by summarizing my situation. I am 24 and just graduated with a masters degree. I left the house when I was 17 years old and have financially supported myself since. I currently live 4 hours away from my mother and my home town. My mother has always drank. Throughout my ch...	Stephylou	4	408	Jun 23, 2020 by Maresie888
	For my Body, mind and spirit on MONDAY (Preview) BODY_working tomorrow and Friday so extra rest..workouts at home, easy does it, Keep it simple will be key...eating clean...no processed foods, no eating out, clean, simple foods..lots of fruits, rice, spinache and tomatoe in my power shakes with the fruits...treating my eye with salt water...	mamalioness	1	231	Jun 23, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_MONDAY (Preview) As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for youonly get to play one round.--Ben Hogan"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul areinfinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you."--Oscar WildeWhen you get into a tight place and everything goes a...	mamalioness	1	228	Jun 23, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Feedback? My sister started drinking again 90 days after rehab (Preview) Hey there, hoping to get some helpful feedback around how to approach my sister considering the circumstances described below. Usually, I'd ask my older brother, who has 15+ years sobriety, but I don't want to compromise what my sister shares in confidence to me. Appreciate anyone with helpful rec...	SDTerrence	8	329	Jun 23, 2020 by Maresie888
	For my Body, mind and spirit on Sunday (Preview) BODY___well after being sick Jan-Feb with what I suspect was Covid--not sure, but I sorta suspect...THEN I get roommate and a severe back spasm that puts me down for 4 days...THEN I cut the crap out of my left index finger and it STILL is not 100%...damage was deep...I get pain, still if using it too much...	mamalioness	1	265	Jun 22, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	C2C 6/20/20 (Preview) I am posting early, as I have to take one of my kitties to the vet Sat. morning. June 20th's reading talks about FEAR. How we have developed ways to deal with fear, even some that still hang around even though circumstances may have changed. It speaks of REACTING. It defines reacting as not responding bu...	PosiesandPuppies	10	614	Jun 22, 2020 by Maresie888
	Please Daddy Don't Cry (Preview) One day a young girl asked her daddy if they could go for a walk in the park like they used to do. Her daddy said, "not now princess I'm very busy." He wasn't really busy, he was drinking. Next day the young girl asked her daddy if they could go to the circus like they used to do. Her daddy said, "not now princes...	Wolfie55	3	218	Jun 21, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
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