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Freetime · Freetime

Today's page in Courage to Change discusses making decisions that affect others as a group. Do I worry that everyone will be happy with the decision? Do I think that there is one right way to do things, and that it is my responsbility to find it? Tradition One, "Our common welfare should come first" is a...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Time is the greatest gift of all.--Cited in Even More of...The Best of BITS & PIECESGifts are for giving.--Ian and Sylvia Tyson"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the waythings turn out."--John Wooden"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, butrath...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Hello Peeps: I took care of me by: video visit with doctor and we had a good chat till she told me virus hasn't even PEAKED, so we are in for a long 3 months or so....she said that Baylor (her corporation) is HOPING to see patients early to mid JULY.. so I did my gratitude list that I am OK...Needs met....bill...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Part of my program work is what did I do to take care of me today?? I didn't have to work for my ONE remaining job today, so I slept in then I got up and did some yard work, weeds, mowing, just out in the sunshine, getting exercise to boot played with my dogs, went to sonic and pigged out on a large bag of fried on...

mamalioness · mamalioness

My BFF in New hampshire, (We both came from neighboring towns in Massachusetts) had pneumonia and just didn't seem to be getting over it so she goes to the doctor, and they find a "bubble" or a "mass" on her lung...No worries they say, probably a complication of the pneumonia... She went in last week fo...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turnaround and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work aroundit.--Michael JordanLive For Today. . . Yesterday's History. . . And Tomorrow Belongs ToGodThe will of God will never take you to where the grace of God will notp...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Today's reading discusses several concepts discovered often in recovery. The author shares that they arrived in great pain, great enough that they were very open to both the program and the members. Al-Anon helped the author realize that attitude towards what has been, what i...

mamalioness · mamalioness

************************************************** *********See with your heart not with your eyes for beauty lies everywhere.The mind reasons. The heart knows.Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase,just take the first step.--Martin Luther King Jr.God, he...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Today's share starts with a quite: "I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - try to please everybody." Herbert Bayard Swope The author shares that principles are codes of conduct we set for ourselves - such as being honest, being on time, taking...

texas yankee · texas yankee

After many years of not knowing what was going on in my adult Son's life, today was a first - he called me on my birthday (70 !), he called at 7:30 AM, he was clean and sober and healthy, and I'll be seeing him FTF later on today - life is good. I'm glad that I hung on through those dark years - for some reason, my...

Crmans · Crmans

Hi. This is a first for me. I have been married to my AH for almost 6 years now. He is my 2nd husband. My first marriage ended after 17 years-he was diagnosed narcissistic bipolar. My family history (immediate) involves no alcoholism. With my now husband, there were red flags that I either chose to ignor...

a4l · a4l

So my job that I loved even though the pay rate was super crappy sputtered then went into a coma so lifeless it's dead. At first, I was obsessed with looking for signs of life. After a few days, I accepted it's over. I feel a little bereft but there were a few little alarm bells from the outset which caused me...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Melodie talks about the guy who walks into a room/party and falls in love with the ONE woman there who is not available: engaged..married or whatever...he told Melodie about this and she laughed and explained to him that that miserable, deprived places feels so "comfortable and familiar to us" e...

mamalioness · mamalioness

YYou are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go. Melodie talks about perfectionism: Recovery from codependency is an individual process that means making mistakes is NECESSARY....also so is struggling through problems adn facing tough issues... She says expecting ourselves to be pe...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 4/13, suggests that if one doesn?t know exactly how to respond to a situation, why not try responding with kindness? Respect and courtesy can always be offered even during a disagreement. You can honor your own decisions without being defensive, and stick to your own princ...

DavidG · DavidG

Our dad had lots of reasons to go to the pub- a birthday, to "wet the baby's bottom" which was a birth. or 'the see a man about a dog'. The classic was when he was leaving home- "no wonder i have to go to the pub- just look at this B##### place!" So i don't really need to have a reason to share. I need to kick bac...

JerryF · JerryF

After just putting my wife to sleep. Just took her temperature and it was normal...her pulse rate was high as she complained about being shaky. She is fear based so this is normal also and what is best for me to do to support is apathy, compassion, patience and all the other soft, love behaviors. A...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Today's Reminder: "The amount of time I've spent in Al-Anon is less important than what I am doing with that time today." Today's reading talks about how the slogan 'Keep Coming Back!' holds truth. No matter how long someone has been in this program, they are only human. They are not perfect. They stil...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Tests came back and its bad: cancer in both lungs, fluid building in the right lung and the cancer is "feeding off" it... Docs said it was incurable but they can "hold it off" with chemotherapy...We don't know , yet, when treatments will start, she has meet with oncologist on Monday to set up a treatment...

DavidG · DavidG

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...

flower19 · flower19

I feel like im projecting some or maybe all of my mommy issues onto my sponsor. But shes like a mentor/ mother to me. And weirdly enough she shares the same name with my mom. The point is this woman has given me alot and our stories are almost parallel. I just want clarification of the bond one shares with th...

waiting4morning · waiting4morning

Hi my brother is 21 years old is schizophrenic and is a drug addict (mostly weed but other drugs as well). He currently lives with my 80 year old grandparents and over the years they've all grown to hate each other. My brother is completely disrespectful, he doesn't do anything around the house refuses...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone, and for all who celebrate, Happy Easter! Todays reading is about the powerful role that sponsorship plays in the program. It is written from the point of view of someone who has been a sponsor, and how valuable a part of the healing process that is. I have not sponsored anyone...

flower19 · flower19

Im having a little trouble applying what I went through as a child to the questions. I am trying the best I can. I feel like its not good enough like I need to convince myself it wasnt that bad. Like a week ago in my heart I genuinely believed the 1st step since Ive been in Al anon which is like a year and half ag...

DavidG · DavidG

Our MIP Alanon group has always been the biggest here. I have raised a question on the combined business board- about our giving this year. I know that a lot of us are distracted- by world wide events at this time! ... And maybe my query- is just David being hyper-vigilant! But this is an honest pr...

DavidG · DavidG

Progress, not perfection... ..."half measures avail us nothing". I always tend to quit before getting to the finishing line. Working with thi sat the moment. Making sure I finish a task- before going on to the next one. Growing up on a farm- I had always to take care of the animals first. Then the t...

Freetime · Freetime

I was delighted to discover today's page in Hope For Today. The main topic is service, how the writer grew more and more by taking on increasingly responsible service positions, and eventually had such a strong program that they had something to give away. The Traditions, Concepts, and Service Ma...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Thoughts and prayers with IamHere as she tends to family matters... Another great page today, this on the topic of Detachment with love, the important qualifier. The writer admits having previously known only how to perform the often easier, but less healthy and effective, detachment with indiff...

Lyne · Lyne

Some days are good and others, not so much. Today is difficult. I just want to be alone. I will try to work out social distancing within the house! Im entitled to be in a bad mood, but with program I know I have the choice to change this. And I will. I think I just need a brief pity party. She is a dry drun...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on how they were puzzled when, after college, they moved out on their own and realized that they had many deep seeded resentments due to their tendency to put other's needs first. The author didn't understand this resentment, because they though...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 4/6, takes a look at accepting that not only the alcoholic has symptoms, but we affected by the disease also display symptoms, such as obsession, anxiety, anger, denial, and guilt. Our reactions to alcoholism have affected our relationships and our quality of life. We beg...

atheos · atheos

Something I perceived as very hurtful happened at an Al-Anon meeting tonight. Someone who I had known for a few years and come to trust expressed frustration at me for trying to carry out a decision the group had voted on the week before (she herself had been in favor of it last week, but apparently chang...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus of the acronym HALT. When things feel unsettled or there is a level of anxiety, its a quick check to see if we are Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired. The writer describes a time of life when he/she believed it was possible to go for days without food or sleep. ...

Paloma Negra · Paloma Negra

Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Better bend than break. ~Scottish proverbOur program is based on bending. We call it -surrender. We surrender our self-will to the care of our personal Higher Power. We learn to sit quietly and listen to that tiny voice deep within us... that is our Higher Power. Over time, we learn to follow the sugg...

andromeda · andromeda

Hi all! With everything that is going on between the Covid-19 and the economic fallout, friends losing jobs, people being furloughed, living in tight quarters with our alcoholics or addicted loved ones, etc......it can be so overwhelming to process everything and find peace. Let's start a litt...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Lots of changes with all this corona virus stuff. I belong to two fellowships and both of them closed their meetings. So, we started online meetings. At first, we were all using a popular video conferencing app. then, there was talk of a lawsuit because the app was sharing information about its users...

DavidG · DavidG

The days are slowly getting shorter... ...hi y'all... But had have had warm afternoons- which is a great consolation. I was hoping to take a rough corner off of my recovery over the next 6 or 8 weeks. I have extreme resistance to doing this. My steps 10 and 11 tell me why... but getting leverage, a...

Freetime · Freetime

Many of us feared going to our first Al-Anon meeting because of worries that our boss, neighbors, or the alcoholic would find out. Today's author had this fear, and when they arrived at their first meeting, they saw one of their neighbors -- and panicked. They wanted to run away, but then they noticed...

Paloma Negra · Paloma Negra

Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...

DavidG · DavidG

Oh glad to be sad- close to weeping... just got news that our local old timer passed away last night. So close on the heals of our Betty. our members, are just so gallant- in the face of adversity. Ten or 12 days ago we had a Zoom meeting- with 10 of us, and Gwen... and it was a simple meeting format with the...

2HP · 2HP

Just passing along a suggestion from one of my groups in response to the pandemic. Take what you like and leave the rest. Practice after waking in the morning and before bedtime. Sit in a straight-back chair facing east or north. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath and exhale, three times. ...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all. Today's reading is all about the slogan 'Easy Does It'. The reminder suggests: "Easy does it" suggests not only that I learn to show down, but also that I learn to lighten up. Today I will strive to take a more accepting attitude toward myself and to...

DavidG · DavidG

I am just so humbled by the sharing here. The time we have all spent here, together is paying off. A place where we can just be, when we need to. Today is our provincial holiday. So SO is having a lazy morning in bed. I am just so grateful to have a happy intact relationship. This did not happen overnigh...

Aloha · Aloha

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/coronavirus-sobriety-online-help.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... ...these weeks at home were a time to clean up my den, my garage, and my back yard. There is a great seat of shame on my heart- which refuses to budge- and this is something I am focused on, at this time. I was not beaten or raped- though one incident in my childhood left me feeling emas...

sunmustshine · sunmustshine

I wanted to share a simple moment that felt good. I ordered take out tonight. When the delivery person came by, I said to protect us both, why dont you drop it there and ill come grab it. She huffed out loud, places the bag down and turned quickly only to stop and take my picture as I picked up the bag. I thanke...

Aloha · Aloha

This weekend will be a first World Wide Roundup called Al-Anon Without Borders Please see the attached image for details. The ZOOM link is https://zoom.us/j/787378014 Meeting ID 787 37 8014, Pass 912936 There will be several meetings all throughout the day both Saturday and Sunday Please forwar...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Today's author shares that, for most of their life, the fear of making a bad decision kept the author from making any decisions at all. The author's goal was to be as invisible as possible, which allowed the author to live in their head. In the author's mind, life was perfect, they said the right things,...

Fedora · Fedora

Hi there. Day whatever of having been cooped up with the AH. Am now fully working from home - I want to believe I can still go to my office but it is safer if I don't. But man I have to practice our program a lot more. UGH! Tonight AH had a memory blip - we all took a family walk outdoors (no one else was on this unu...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 3/30, interested me because the author contemplated focusing on themself, and then wondered if they would be seen as inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring. The author was used to doing so much for everyone else, but then feeling resentful. Being selfless wasnt worki...

Temple · Temple

Blessings to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6r2XtuKEto

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Good morning, MIP Family! Today's reading talks about how it feels to physically hold tightly onto something. Eyes squeezed shut, with a death grip so hard that it turns your knuckles white. Soon your hands are exhausted... your exhausted, and you let go. There is another way possibly. To Trust in yo...

DavidG · DavidG

My mum used a lot of sayings- like "hold your horses" or "hold the fort". In them days four letter words weren't really invented- and her favourite swear word was:- "Hell's bells and buggy wheels!" I was the oldest of five kids. I was allowed to drive the tractor at age 12. Until recently I had the sa...

iris52 · iris52

I'm a former member who wanted to come back and since I cannot go to meetings wanted to attend online. 23 people read my request for assistance with the chat room/meetings.No one responded.Not even a welcome back. Iris

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is a focus on our slogan Let Go and Let God. The writer describes that while the slogans are helpful, it can be difficult to follow through with the second half of this one. The writer describes what happened when the A in his/her life left the home: letting go of me...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

So on Monday March 23, 1998, Nancy and I had our first date. It started with us going for coffee at Tim Hortons and then to an open AA speaker meeting. Every year, as close to the date as we can get, we re-enact the evening. This year, the date fell on the same day of the week so we had planned to do it exactly the...

DavidG · DavidG

Inside the rooms we get closer than outside, mostly... Our oldest old-timer is terminally ill- with five groups in our valleys, three are still functioning. The member was coming to a combined meeting next Monday- but our virus regulations makes that impossible. And a non starter. In the hey-...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... I am holding the fort, over in the Steps Board since we lost Betty. Picking up where Betty left off took some study and reflection. It helped that i had been a part of the board and had worked with Betty a fair bit. There is safety in numbers- and in my world, having differing viewpoints is a s...

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	Courage to Change, April 17 -- Group Harmony (Preview) Today's page in Courage to Change discusses making decisions that affect others as a group. Do I worry that everyone will be happy with the decision? Do I think that there is one right way to do things, and that it is my responsbility to find it? Tradition One, "Our common welfare should come first" is a...	Freetime	3	620	Apr 17, 2020 by Iamhere
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_FRIDAY (Preview) Time is the greatest gift of all.--Cited in Even More of...The Best of BITS & PIECESGifts are for giving.--Ian and Sylvia Tyson"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the waythings turn out."--John Wooden"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, butrath...	mamalioness	1	372	Apr 17, 2020 by mamalioness
	SELF CARE INVENTORY_THURSDAY (Preview) Hello Peeps: I took care of me by: video visit with doctor and we had a good chat till she told me virus hasn't even PEAKED, so we are in for a long 3 months or so....she said that Baylor (her corporation) is HOPING to see patients early to mid JULY.. so I did my gratitude list that I am OK...Needs met....bill...	mamalioness	1	773	Apr 17, 2020 by a4l
	SELF CARE INVENTORY_WEDNESDAY (Preview) Part of my program work is what did I do to take care of me today?? I didn't have to work for my ONE remaining job today, so I slept in then I got up and did some yard work, weeds, mowing, just out in the sunshine, getting exercise to boot played with my dogs, went to sonic and pigged out on a large bag of fried on...	mamalioness	10	495	Apr 16, 2020 by Bo
	OHHHH not AGAIN!!!!!! PRAYER needed (Preview) My BFF in New hampshire, (We both came from neighboring towns in Massachusetts) had pneumonia and just didn't seem to be getting over it so she goes to the doctor, and they find a "bubble" or a "mass" on her lung...No worries they say, probably a complication of the pneumonia... She went in last week fo...	mamalioness	24	2177	Apr 16, 2020 by mamalioness
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_THURSDAY (Preview) Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turnaround and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work aroundit.--Michael JordanLive For Today. . . Yesterday's History. . . And Tomorrow Belongs ToGodThe will of God will never take you to where the grace of God will notp...	mamalioness	0	393	Apr 16, 2020 by mamalioness
	Courage to Change 4/16 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Today's reading discusses several concepts discovered often in recovery. The author shares that they arrived in great pain, great enough that they were very open to both the program and the members. Al-Anon helped the author realize that attitude towards what has been, what i...	Iamhere	2	1794	Apr 16, 2020 by mamalioness
	TID BITS OF WISDOM_WEDNESDAY (Preview) ************************************************ *******See with your heart not with your eyes for beauty lies everywhere.The mind reasons. The heart knows.Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase,just take the first step.--Martin Luther King Jr.God, he...	mamalioness	3	380	Apr 16, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Today's Hope April 15 (Preview) Hello MIP! Today's share starts with a quite: "I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - try to please everybody." Herbert Bayard Swope The author shares that principles are codes of conduct we set for ourselves - such as being honest, being on time, taking...	Skorpi	5	600	Apr 16, 2020 by a4l
	Hope finally comes through . . . . (Preview) After many years of not knowing what was going on in my adult Son's life, today was a first - he called me on my birthday (70 !), he called at 7:30 AM, he was clean and sober and healthy, and I'll be seeing him FTF later on today - life is good. I'm glad that I hung on through those dark years - for some reason, my...	texas yankee	7	473	Apr 16, 2020 by a4l
	First time (Preview) Hi. This is a first for me. I have been married to my AH for almost 6 years now. He is my 2nd husband. My first marriage ended after 17 years-he was diagnosed narcissistic bipolar. My family history (immediate) involves no alcoholism. With my now husband, there were red flags that I either chose to ignor...	Crmans	24	757	Apr 16, 2020 by a4l
	Accepting what is... even when it bites! (Preview) So my job that I loved even though the pay rate was super crappy sputtered then went into a coma so lifeless it's dead. At first, I was obsessed with looking for signs of life. After a few days, I accepted it's over. I feel a little bereft but there were a few little alarm bells from the outset which caused me...	a4l	5	1232	Apr 15, 2020 by a4l
	Melodie Beattie's Language of letting go___Wanting what you CANT have (Preview) Melodie talks about the guy who walks into a room/party and falls in love with the ONE woman there who is not available: engaged..married or whatever...he told Melodie about this and she laughed and explained to him that that miserable, deprived places feels so "comfortable and familiar to us" e...	mamalioness	8	1358	Apr 14, 2020 by mamalioness
	From Melodie Beattie's Language of letting go___PERFECTIONISM (Preview) YYou are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go. Melodie talks about perfectionism: Recovery from codependency is an individual process that means making mistakes is NECESSARY....also so is struggling through problems adn facing tough issues... She says expecting ourselves to be pe...	mamalioness	0	444	Apr 14, 2020 by mamalioness
	C2C, 4/13, kindness (Preview) The reading for Monday, 4/13, suggests that if one doesn?t know exactly how to respond to a situation, why not try responding with kindness? Respect and courtesy can always be offered even during a disagreement. You can honor your own decisions without being defensive, and stick to your own princ...	Lyne	8	1935	Apr 14, 2020 by Iamhere
	Midweek share... (Preview) Our dad had lots of reasons to go to the pub- a birthday, to "wet the baby's bottom" which was a birth. or 'the see a man about a dog'. The classic was when he was leaving home- "no wonder i have to go to the pub- just look at this B##### place!" So i don't really need to have a reason to share. I need to kick bac...	DavidG	0	354	Apr 14, 2020 by DavidG
	Going to bed early (Preview) After just putting my wife to sleep. Just took her temperature and it was normal...her pulse rate was high as she complained about being shaky. She is fear based so this is normal also and what is best for me to do to support is apathy, compassion, patience and all the other soft, love behaviors. A...	JerryF	8	1525	Apr 13, 2020 by mamalioness
	Courage to Change 04/11/20 (Preview) Today's Reminder: "The amount of time I've spent in Al-Anon is less important than what I am doing with that time today." Today's reading talks about how the slogan 'Keep Coming Back!' holds truth. No matter how long someone has been in this program, they are only human. They are not perfect. They stil...	PosiesandPuppies	4	1741	Apr 13, 2020 by mamalioness
	Update on my BFF (Preview) Tests came back and its bad: cancer in both lungs, fluid building in the right lung and the cancer is "feeding off" it... Docs said it was incurable but they can "hold it off" with chemotherapy...We don't know , yet, when treatments will start, she has meet with oncologist on Monday to set up a treatment...	mamalioness	6	504	Apr 13, 2020 by mamalioness
	Grateful... our grandparents! (Preview)	DavidG	0	348	Apr 13, 2020 by DavidG
	Happy Easter (Preview) Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...	Wolfie55	6	455	Apr 13, 2020 by mamalioness
	The Bond you share with a sponsor (Preview) I feel like im projecting some or maybe all of my mommy issues onto my sponsor. But shes like a mentor/ mother to me. And weirdly enough she shares the same name with my mom. The point is this woman has given me alot and our stories are almost parallel. I just want clarification of the bond one shares with th...	flower19	10	1330	Apr 12, 2020 by Bo
	HELP! My family is on the last straw with my brother and Covid-19 is causing even more tension! (Preview) Hi my brother is 21 years old is schizophrenic and is a drug addict (mostly weed but other drugs as well). He currently lives with my 80 year old grandparents and over the years they've all grown to hate each other. My brother is completely disrespectful, he doesn't do anything around the house refuses...	waiting4morning	5	659	Apr 12, 2020 by mamalioness
	Hope for Today Apr 12 (Preview) Good morning everyone, and for all who celebrate, Happy Easter! Todays reading is about the powerful role that sponsorship plays in the program. It is written from the point of view of someone who has been a sponsor, and how valuable a part of the healing process that is. I have not sponsored anyone...	yanksfan51	5	1286	Apr 12, 2020 by DavidG
	The 1st Step questions from the perspective of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic (Preview) Im having a little trouble applying what I went through as a child to the questions. I am trying the best I can. I feel like its not good enough like I need to convince myself it wasnt that bad. Like a week ago in my heart I genuinely believed the 1st step since Ive been in Al anon which is like a year and half ag...	flower19	2	1592	Apr 11, 2020 by JerryF
	Our tradition 7 giving for 2020. (Preview) Our MIP Alanon group has always been the biggest here. I have raised a question on the combined business board- about our giving this year. I know that a lot of us are distracted- by world wide events at this time! ... And maybe my query- is just David being hyper-vigilant! But this is an honest pr...	DavidG	2	1467	Apr 11, 2020 by JerryF
	My share for today.... (Preview) Progress, not perfection... ..."half measures avail us nothing". I always tend to quit before getting to the finishing line. Working with thi sat the moment. Making sure I finish a task- before going on to the next one. Growing up on a farm- I had always to take care of the animals first. Then the t...	DavidG	4	1404	Apr 11, 2020 by Temple
	Hope For Today, 4/10 (Preview) I was delighted to discover today's page in Hope For Today. The main topic is service, how the writer grew more and more by taking on increasingly responsible service positions, and eventually had such a strong program that they had something to give away. The Traditions, Concepts, and Service Ma...	Freetime	3	899	Apr 11, 2020 by Iamhere
	4/9 C2C Detachment with Love (Preview) Thoughts and prayers with IamHere as she tends to family matters... Another great page today, this on the topic of Detachment with love, the important qualifier. The writer admits having previously known only how to perform the often easier, but less healthy and effective, detachment with indiff...	Enigmatic	9	923	Apr 10, 2020 by Iamhere
	Stuck home with the A (Preview) Some days are good and others, not so much. Today is difficult. I just want to be alone. I will try to work out social distancing within the house! Im entitled to be in a bad mood, but with program I know I have the choice to change this. And I will. I think I just need a brief pity party. She is a dry drun...	Lyne	10	1398	Apr 9, 2020 by Lyne
	Today's Hope April 8 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on how they were puzzled when, after college, they moved out on their own and realized that they had many deep seeded resentments due to their tendency to put other's needs first. The author didn't understand this resentment, because they though...	Skorpi	1	370	Apr 8, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	C2C, 4/6 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 4/6, takes a look at accepting that not only the alcoholic has symptoms, but we affected by the disease also display symptoms, such as obsession, anxiety, anger, denial, and guilt. Our reactions to alcoholism have affected our relationships and our quality of life. We beg...	Lyne	3	1424	Apr 7, 2020 by bud
	How to let go of a feeling of hurtness? (Preview) Something I perceived as very hurtful happened at an Al-Anon meeting tonight. Someone who I had known for a few years and come to trust expressed frustration at me for trying to carry out a decision the group had voted on the week before (she herself had been in favor of it last week, but apparently chang...	atheos	11	1730	Apr 7, 2020 by bud
	Hope for Today Apr 5 (Preview) Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus of the acronym HALT. When things feel unsettled or there is a level of anxiety, its a quick check to see if we are Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired. The writer describes a time of life when he/she believed it was possible to go for days without food or sleep. ...	yanksfan51	5	1856	Apr 5, 2020 by yanksfan51
	Recovery Revisited (Preview) Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...	Paloma Negra	4	1347	Apr 4, 2020 by JerryF
	Saturday 4/4/20 (Preview) Better bend than break. ~Scottish proverbOur program is based on bending. We call it -surrender. We surrender our self-will to the care of our personal Higher Power. We learn to sit quietly and listen to that tiny voice deep within us... that is our Higher Power. Over time, we learn to follow the sugg...	PosiesandPuppies	3	1268	Apr 4, 2020 by Bo
	Let's share some happy happenings (Preview) Hi all! With everything that is going on between the Covid-19 and the economic fallout, friends losing jobs, people being furloughed, living in tight quarters with our alcoholics or addicted loved ones, etc......it can be so overwhelming to process everything and find peace. Let's start a litt...	andromeda	17	638	Apr 4, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	A meeting is a meeting is a meeting..... (Preview) Lots of changes with all this corona virus stuff. I belong to two fellowships and both of them closed their meetings. So, we started online meetings. At first, we were all using a popular video conferencing app. then, there was talk of a lawsuit because the app was sharing information about its users...	Wolfie55	4	2028	Apr 4, 2020 by Bo
	Feedback... (Preview) The days are slowly getting shorter... ...hi y'all... But had have had warm afternoons- which is a great consolation. I was hoping to take a rough corner off of my recovery over the next 6 or 8 weeks. I have extreme resistance to doing this. My steps 10 and 11 tell me why... but getting leverage, a...	DavidG	4	1432	Apr 3, 2020 by DavidG
	Courage to Change, 4/3 (Preview) Many of us feared going to our first Al-Anon meeting because of worries that our boss, neighbors, or the alcoholic would find out. Today's author had this fear, and when they arrived at their first meeting, they saw one of their neighbors -- and panicked. They wanted to run away, but then they noticed...	Freetime	4	1411	Apr 3, 2020 by JerryF
	Recovery Revisited (Preview) Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...	Paloma Negra	2	1356	Apr 3, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Oh, sad, but grateful... (Preview) Oh glad to be sad- close to weeping... just got news that our local old timer passed away last night. So close on the heals of our Betty. our members, are just so gallant- in the face of adversity. Ten or 12 days ago we had a Zoom meeting- with 10 of us, and Gwen... and it was a simple meeting format with the...	DavidG	0	422	Apr 2, 2020 by DavidG
	A Prayer visualization & Meditation (Preview) Just passing along a suggestion from one of my groups in response to the pandemic. Take what you like and leave the rest. Practice after waking in the morning and before bedtime. Sit in a straight-back chair facing east or north. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath and exhale, three times. ...	2HP	4	529	Apr 2, 2020 by tiredtonite
	C2C - April 2 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all. Today's reading is all about the slogan 'Easy Does It'. The reminder suggests: "Easy does it" suggests not only that I learn to show down, but also that I learn to lighten up. Today I will strive to take a more accepting attitude toward myself and to...	Iamhere	4	512	Apr 2, 2020 by Freetime
	Monday share... (Preview) I am just so humbled by the sharing here. The time we have all spent here, together is paying off. A place where we can just be, when we need to. Today is our provincial holiday. So SO is having a lazy morning in bed. I am just so grateful to have a happy intact relationship. This did not happen overnigh...	DavidG	10	3470	Apr 2, 2020 by DavidG
	NY Times gives a nod to Al-Anon and ther recovery groups (Preview) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/coronavirus-sobriety-online-help.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage	Aloha	4	1114	Apr 1, 2020 by JerryF
	P r o c r a s t i n a t i on.... (Preview) Hi y'all... ...these weeks at home were a time to clean up my den, my garage, and my back yard. There is a great seat of shame on my heart- which refuses to budge- and this is something I am focused on, at this time. I was not beaten or raped- though one incident in my childhood left me feeling emas...	DavidG	1	430	Apr 1, 2020 by JerryF
	Corona Virus Environment Learning (Preview) I wanted to share a simple moment that felt good. I ordered take out tonight. When the delivery person came by, I said to protect us both, why dont you drop it there and ill come grab it. She huffed out loud, places the bag down and turned quickly only to stop and take my picture as I picked up the bag. I thanke...	sunmustshine	8	578	Apr 1, 2020 by Aloha
	Al-Anon Without Borders - World Wide Roundup ZOOM meeting (Preview) This weekend will be a first World Wide Roundup called Al-Anon Without Borders Please see the attached image for details. The ZOOM link is https://zoom.us/j/787378014 Meeting ID 787 37 8014, Pass 912936 There will be several meetings all throughout the day both Saturday and Sunday Please forwar...	Aloha	15	18825	Apr 1, 2020 by Aloha
	Today's Hope April 1 (Preview) Today's author shares that, for most of their life, the fear of making a bad decision kept the author from making any decisions at all. The author's goal was to be as invisible as possible, which allowed the author to live in their head. In the author's mind, life was perfect, they said the right things,...	Skorpi	3	382	Apr 1, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	hello, all this close distance is giving me more chance to practice working the program than I want. (Preview) Hi there. Day whatever of having been cooped up with the AH. Am now fully working from home - I want to believe I can still go to my office but it is safer if I don't. But man I have to practice our program a lot more. UGH! Tonight AH had a memory blip - we all took a family walk outdoors (no one else was on this unu...	Fedora	13	666	Mar 31, 2020 by Skorpi
	C2C, 3/30 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 3/30, interested me because the author contemplated focusing on themself, and then wondered if they would be seen as inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring. The author was used to doing so much for everyone else, but then feeling resentful. Being selfless wasnt worki...	Lyne	4	1189	Mar 31, 2020 by Skorpi
	Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, sung from a Balcony in Italy 6 days ago (Preview) Blessings to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6r2XtuKEto	Temple	3	1398	Mar 31, 2020 by Temple
	C2C March 28 2020 (Preview) Good morning, MIP Family! Today's reading talks about how it feels to physically hold tightly onto something. Eyes squeezed shut, with a death grip so hard that it turns your knuckles white. Soon your hands are exhausted... your exhausted, and you let go. There is another way possibly. To Trust in yo...	PosiesandPuppies	5	404	Mar 31, 2020 by a4l
	Holding the fort... (Preview) My mum used a lot of sayings- like "hold your horses" or "hold the fort". In them days four letter words weren't really invented- and her favourite swear word was:- "Hell's bells and buggy wheels!" I was the oldest of five kids. I was allowed to drive the tractor at age 12. Until recently I had the sa...	DavidG	11	1548	Mar 30, 2020 by DavidG
	no response to my post (Preview) I'm a former member who wanted to come back and since I cannot go to meetings wanted to attend online. 23 people read my request for assistance with the chat room/meetings.No one responded.Not even a welcome back. Iris	iris52	8	686	Mar 30, 2020 by Bo
	Hope for Today Mar 29 (Preview) Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is a focus on our slogan Let Go and Let God. The writer describes that while the slogans are helpful, it can be difficult to follow through with the second half of this one. The writer describes what happened when the A in his/her life left the home: letting go of me...	yanksfan51	9	2043	Mar 29, 2020 by JerryF
	More Changes (Preview) So on Monday March 23, 1998, Nancy and I had our first date. It started with us going for coffee at Tim Hortons and then to an open AA speaker meeting. Every year, as close to the date as we can get, we re-enact the evening. This year, the date fell on the same day of the week so we had planned to do it exactly the...	Wolfie55	2	1298	Mar 28, 2020 by Bo
	Losing somebody close... (Preview) Inside the rooms we get closer than outside, mostly... Our oldest old-timer is terminally ill- with five groups in our valleys, three are still functioning. The member was coming to a combined meeting next Monday- but our virus regulations makes that impossible. And a non starter. In the hey-...	DavidG	5	1886	Mar 28, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Step Work Board... Step 3. (Preview) Hi y'all... I am holding the fort, over in the Steps Board since we lost Betty. Picking up where Betty left off took some study and reflection. It helped that i had been a part of the board and had worked with Betty a fair bit. There is safety in numbers- and in my world, having differing viewpoints is a s...	DavidG	1	1239	Mar 28, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
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