Al-Anon Family Group - Al-Anon Family Group

glad lee · glad lee

This was posted here on MIP when I first began lurking six years ago. It convinced me to crawl into my first al-anon meeting.... Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery We can go forward with our life (and recoveries) even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the b...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about their new family - a family in which they are free to be themselves, a family where love isn't a point system, where the author is accepted for who they are and masking isn't needed. When the author faces a problem this second family empathizes, bu...

mamamary1964 · mamamary1964

My 22 yr old daughter completed her 4th rehab 11/30 and moved into sober living. She hates it and wants to come home. We had a family session with her counselor (she is doing PHP) last week where I said that I am not comfortable with her returning just yet and need more time (she has returned home 3 prior t...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Things aren't always as they seem I guess. I am finding more about my husband of 23 years. It turns out he was a very sick man & I didn't know how sick. He had a lot of memories that weren't actually truths. He shared a lot w/ me but I am saddened to see that he had a lot of memories that might not have been how...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

...this author would have a lot of time in bottles that they didn't enjoy, having spent it in criticism, paranoia, self-criticism rather than useful accomplishment. To break the cycle of 'mental static', they: * got out of the regrets of past and fears of future, * learned to stay in and enjoy the pre...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about how prayer and meditation is helpful as a focus for the solutions to problems in our lives. The writer describes that having continuous communication with God was not an issue. The writer was also able to tune out distractions easily. Yet the writer was...

Youknowme · Youknowme

Hi everyone. Sorry I have abandoned my daily and haven't been around. There is a lot going on and I haven't felt very positive or like sharing with anyone. Honestly I feel defeated and sad and out of mojo. The situation with my brother has deteriorated a lot. I missed Christmas last year as my son-in-law...

Lyne · Lyne

The writer believed that the alcoholics caused their pain, suffering, and great unhappiness. But alanon suggested we take responsibility for our own happiness. The writer's sponsor thought it best to stop expecting the alcoholic's behavior to change. Instead, detach and change one's own at...

DM2021 · DM2021

The author of todays reading discusses how to tell the difference between compassion for the alcoholic and enabling their bad behavior. They point out that it is not always clear but that looking at their motives for the intervention in that situation is helpful. Will interfering change the outc...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about their desperation when they found Al-Anon and their yearning for the serenity that other Al-Anon members possessed. They heard that going to meetings and sharing when they could, working the steps (but not all at once), getting a sponsor, rea...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am celebrating tomorrow! 37 years ago I walked into my 1st Al anon meeting not knowing what a ride it would take me on,

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Great page that reminds us of the incredible importance of this day, today. If I want something different in my life, I can start or continue in the direction I want, today. We can't undo long established patterns or right all wrongs in a single day, but we can take a small step toward our goal. Small ste...

Lyne · Lyne

This writer says that looking for affection and support from an alcoholic can be like going to a hardware store for bread. While we may not have our expectations met, it is our own expectations that have let us down. Alcoholics may not be able to express love in the way we want it, but we can try to recogn...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning and Happy New Year everyone- Todays reading is about the feeling of connectedness and support we can find in a place outside of our family of origin: our alanon group. The writer describes having had some negative reactions to the word home, not knowing what to expect there, being worrie...

Lyne · Lyne

Thank you so much for all your support and caring all through the year. I appreciate everyone! Wishing you all a health and the best possible year ahead. Love, Lyne

DM2021 · DM2021

Today's reading talks about the difficulties we can find ourselves in when someone, specifically the alcoholic in our lives, speaks to usin a way that makes us feel angry and hurt. The reading raises the issue of martyrdom and how we learn in Al-Anon that to view thealcoholic as we would anyone else w...

newnoz · newnoz

It is New Year even here and I'm thinking about what I do I want to see in next year. I'd love to have a sense of sanity in my life; an organized method of producing art, food, sewing and other basic activities that build my world. I put these off so how can I develop a process? Included in these are digital pr...

WendyP · WendyP

Hi to all, Just read all your responses on MIP to my wishes for Christmas. So now I extend them for New Year's Day. When I read them all, I read about the weather you all had, and as much as I would have loved to have seen it, I can only try to Image how cold and Freezing it would have been, and am so sorry for all of...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

This page points to the choice we have when faced with someone's differing opinion: dig in and defend our view or use it as a great reminder that there are endless ways to perceive things. Sometimes it can be hard to grasp how someone holds their view. I don't need to take this personally, however, or se...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Seasons greetings to those of you I already know and also to those of you that I don't know yet. I've spent the last few days at various gratitude meetings, some in this fellowship and some in other fellowships, some online meetings and some in-person meetings. A meeting is a meeting, right. I find that...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Now that I have been out of the safety of the hospital for 10 days it is hitting me how lonely I am. Sure I have things to do & coping skills friends family lots of support & even a grief support group but the nights are still lonely. My husband was everything to me. I really want him back even for a mom...

Lyne · Lyne

The member says if you don't want to be a doormat, you have to get up off the floor. The member accepted a lot of unacceptable behavior, but took it and came back for more. The member felt like a victim but was actually a volunteer. Now they see that they have choices, they are not helpless, and feeling l...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a look at what serenity might be. Among other things, the writer describes serenity as: the space between impulse and action, understanding that reacting to life and responding to life are not the same thing, becoming a complete being with my body and mind i...

WendyP · WendyP

Hi It's Christmas Day here, in the Land Down Under, and I want to wish and hope that all on Board here has a lovely, Peaceful, Christmas Day. As I have decided to give myself the very best Christmas Day that I can, and I send my wishes to all. Love WendyP.

DM2021 · DM2021

Very interesting reading today about how the author, who attended an Al-Anon meeting to support a friend,felt guilty when they found that continuing to go to meetings, when they thought they did not fall under thecriteria to go because they did not have anyone in their lives that were alcoholics mad...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Today's writer refers to Tradition 5 statement of Alanon's "one purpose: to help families of alcoholics", and how we carry out by following the 12 Steps of AA ourselves so that others are able to learn by our example rather than sermon. Trad 5 further suggests "encouraging and understanding our alco...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on steps 8 and 9. They remember hearing another member say that when they made a list of people they had harmed, they put themselves at the top of the list. It hadn't occurred to the author to think of the harm they had caused themselves. The author had g...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about the variety of people we meet through al-anon. The writer describes the power of hearing people of all backgrounds- married, single, divorced, young, old, of all ethnic backgrounds, from those in poverty to the extremely wealthy- all speak from the h...

DM2021 · DM2021

Todays reading is kind of neat, it is a listing of all the things we think we have to take care of but, Al-Anon suggests that we do have choices and that not everything is our responsibility."I dont have to understand everything." "Some things are not my business, and others will simply never make sens...

Lyne · Lyne

The member says that the effects of alcoholism are a disease that effect us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Checking in with ourselves about our well-being is done by asking ourselves these (and other) questions: -Is my physical well-being a priority? -Do I eat well and get enough sle...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Quote from an Alanon brochure points to the possibility of the partner of the alcoholic demonstrating more irrational behavior than the alcoholic. This can happen as they ride an emotional rollercoaster while trying to outwit and control the uncontrollable. It is with great relief that we reco...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

I am so grateful that even grief can't ruin me.i have learned that I am strong beautiful & worthy. Thanks to al anon I can see the light at the end of the tunnel & just keep going. I won't just survive I will thrive! Thanks for being a part of my recovery & giving me a new perspective & a ne...

tiredtonite · tiredtonite

Happy Birthday ((Daffodils)))) !! Wishing you a beautiful day filled with serenity and all good things! Continued health and happiness in the year ahead!

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about the different kinds of loss, and their impact. Types of loss include divorce, incarcerations, illness, death, emotional change, among others. When the author lost the person they loved most, they grieved and in their grief, pushed everyon...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

This member likened the balance and vitality felt when living Alanon's Live and Let Live principle to flying downhill on a bicycle. Embracing all that comes their way, good and bad, was fueled by a meeting discussion proposing thanking god when encountering problems. Difficult at first, this enc...

MeTwo2 · MeTwo2

hi to mip family members .. it's been years since I've posted .. I admit i see a lot of new names and not many of the older but admit also i only did a brief scan .. but I was reading a few small words tonight in old messages that were shared in moments i had reached out to Betty in the past .. (hotrod) .. I miss he...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Grief is so tough Got a lot of help Back on track Working the program One day at a time Thanks to all who care Kathleen

Lyne · Lyne

The writer ponders what happens when we blame others. They say that much of what happens to us is self-created, and that much of our unhappiness is due to the way we react when hurt or disappointed. The writer is convinced that we can be the "captain" of our soul and ward off disappointments and other t...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about patience within the alanon program; its about how there are no timetables in the program; its about letting go of the phrase why me?. The writer describes coming to alanon with complaints. Why was he/she given alcoholic parents? Why did he/she have to s...

DM2021 · DM2021

The topic of todays reading has to do with Tradition Eleven, which is an Al-Anon policy that describes how"attraction rather than promotion" to Al-Anon by the membership is its best policy. How we approachand/or tell other folks about our participation and why, is best done with the question to ou...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on what they used to think "being good to myself" meant, and what they have come to understand it to mean with the help of the program. In the past, the author thought that being good to themselves meant buying whatever they wanted, eating whatever th...

WendyP · WendyP

Hi to all on MIP, it has been awhile since I shared here, not that I don't read all the sharings, as I do, and learn a lot, and helps me to stay centered. Recently, I read a sharing from Paul about insane behaviour, and just had to share about. It is about the changes I have had made in myself, and what I have dis...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

This writer describes a common evolution for new fellowship members: first discover or acknowledge the anger long suppressed or denied, the anger now untethered flexes its power until it contributes to more pain; it turns out that the alcoholic is not responsible for all of our unhappiness. Alano...

El · El

Hello MIP, Well, it has been ages since I signed in. I dont know why..I certainly need the ESH provided here. In the last 24 hours Ive experienced a heaping helping of bread in a hardware store. I had a very nasty fall on Saturday morning. I went to the ED on Sunday and was in the hospital for 2 days. Im using...

Hoot Nanny · Hoot Nanny

Not ready to share much yet but he died Sunday night.

Lyne · Lyne

The writer was waiting for the perfect partner, and they waited and waited. No one showed up. Then in an alanon meeting, they learned about gratitude, and everything changed. They were able to see how many wonderful things already existed. They had been brushing all the love they were receiving a...

DM2021 · DM2021

The author of todays reading discusses how when one does not accept their powerlessnessover the alcoholic, one will tend to spend too much time internalizing and/or externally try tojustify their feelings and actions. They are trying to change that person they are having difficultywith, only t...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a look at how, in spite of what many of us thought would happen by coming to alanon (our qualifier would no longer drink), the real change that takes place is within us. The writer describes coming to alanon when her alcoholic husband left her to raise their son...

Youknowme · Youknowme

Sorry for going awol guys. So much going on. In happy news, I got into a masters for next year! I'm really pretty pleased with myself. In less good news, a lot of bad things have happened. I'm OK, I' ll get my head back on straight but I don't do trauma well anymore. I used to wear my strength like a badge, now I...

Skorpi · Skorpi

In today's reading, the author reflects on our interconnectedness. The author shares that everyone who plays a part in our lives can offer something that we can learn. Others can act as our mirrors, reflecting our better or worse qualities, help us to work through unresolved past conflicts, or act a...

Lyne · Lyne

This writer comments on Step 4: what they thought were virtues (worrying about other people, sacrificing their own happiness, etc.), turned out to be the cause of their misery. And the traits they ignored (talent, self-discipline, etc.), turned out to be truly positive qualities. Through wok...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus on the importance of service and how that contributes to recovery. The writer sees tradition seven through a new perspective: every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions always made the writer think of financia...

DM2021 · DM2021

In todays reading the topic is the fact that through crisis we learn just how much the Al-Anon program and the friendswe make can facilitate our recovery. The author learned that their "leisurely approach to the program" was not enoughwhen they lost someone close to them and that service, calling o...

DM2021 · DM2021

Wishing all the MIP Family who are celebrating today, a Happy Thanksgiving!! I have been a vegetarian for the past 35 years so the attached makes me smile!! {{HUGS}}

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Alanon = recovery = regaining something lost, so reminds today's contributor. Somewhere along our journey we lost belief or contact with that within and around us that can guide us through any challenge or trial...a higher power. Important not is its definition or nature, but that it is greater th...

Lyne · Lyne

The writer sometimes thinks that something is wrong if they continue to have problems. When they came to alanon, they had one problem: how to get the alcoholic to stop drinking. Now they have many challenges: taking risks, facing fears, making changes, speaking up, and making themself availab...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about the role that truth plays in our lives. The writer states that truth can be comforting or disturbing. We might hear someone speak the truth and feel grateful. We might hear the truth in another situation and feel intimidated. There are times we may hear t...

DM2021 · DM2021

Todays reading talks about the many aspects of life that define how we see or envision what the second step talks about . our "sanity." Learning to see the humor in our daily lives is being able to not "dwell" or "let go" of those negatives that in essence can "control" life. This author suggests tha...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about the slogan "let go and let God." The author found this very hard to do, and they were looking for a concrete way to do this. When listening at a meeting, they heard how another Al-Anon member turned loved ones over to their Higher Power. And, while t...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Today's writer recalled that others' harsh word or criticism was inevitably hurtful. Thanks to growth in Alanon, they were able to put such exchanges into better perspective: others' behavior and tone is more about what is going on inside them and need not be negatively impactful. Extreme sensit...

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	The Bridge... (Preview) This was posted here on MIP when I first began lurking six years ago. It convinced me to crawl into my first al-anon meeting.... Letting Go of Those Not in Recovery We can go forward with our life (and recoveries) even though someone we love is not yet recovering. Picture a bridge. On one side of the b...	glad lee	11	1712	Jan 12, 2023 by DM2021
	Courage to Change January 11 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about their new family - a family in which they are free to be themselves, a family where love isn't a point system, where the author is accepted for who they are and masking isn't needed. When the author faces a problem this second family empathizes, bu...	Skorpi	2	527	Jan 12, 2023 by Daffodils
	Question about Boundaries (Preview) My 22 yr old daughter completed her 4th rehab 11/30 and moved into sober living. She hates it and wants to come home. We had a family session with her counselor (she is doing PHP) last week where I said that I am not comfortable with her returning just yet and need more time (she has returned home 3 prior t...	mamamary1964	5	711	Jan 11, 2023 by mamamary1964
	things aren't always as they seem(sad) (Preview) Things aren't always as they seem I guess. I am finding more about my husband of 23 years. It turns out he was a very sick man & I didn't know how sick. He had a lot of memories that weren't actually truths. He shared a lot w/ me but I am saddened to see that he had a lot of memories that might not have been how...	Hoot Nanny	3	737	Jan 11, 2023 by Lyne
	1/10/23 C2C If I Could Put Time (spent in fear & worry) in a Bottle… (Preview) ...this author would have a lot of time in bottles that they didn't enjoy, having spent it in criticism, paranoia, self-criticism rather than useful accomplishment. To break the cycle of 'mental static', they: * got out of the regrets of past and fears of future, * learned to stay in and enjoy the pre...	Enigmatic	3	928	Jan 11, 2023 by Daffodils
	Hope for Today Jan 8 (Preview) Good morning everyone: Todays reading is about how prayer and meditation is helpful as a focus for the solutions to problems in our lives. The writer describes that having continuous communication with God was not an issue. The writer was also able to tune out distractions easily. Yet the writer was...	yanksfan51	3	1424	Jan 10, 2023 by Enigmatic
	My Brother Ruined Christmas Again, and other stories. (Preview) Hi everyone. Sorry I have abandoned my daily and haven't been around. There is a lot going on and I haven't felt very positive or like sharing with anyone. Honestly I feel defeated and sad and out of mojo. The situation with my brother has deteriorated a lot. I missed Christmas last year as my son-in-law...	Youknowme	3	631	Jan 10, 2023 by Enigmatic
	Hope for Today, Monday, 1/9, Whose fault is my suffering? (Preview) The writer believed that the alcoholics caused their pain, suffering, and great unhappiness. But alanon suggested we take responsibility for our own happiness. The writer's sponsor thought it best to stop expecting the alcoholic's behavior to change. Instead, detach and change one's own at...	Lyne	3	1442	Jan 9, 2023 by Daffodils
	C2C – January 5, 2023 (Preview) The author of todays reading discusses how to tell the difference between compassion for the alcoholic and enabling their bad behavior. They point out that it is not always clear but that looking at their motives for the intervention in that situation is helpful. Will interfering change the outc...	DM2021	5	2266	Jan 7, 2023 by Daffodils
	Courage to Change January 4 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about their desperation when they found Al-Anon and their yearning for the serenity that other Al-Anon members possessed. They heard that going to meetings and sharing when they could, working the steps (but not all at once), getting a sponsor, rea...	Skorpi	5	1506	Jan 5, 2023 by DM2021
	37 wonderful years (Preview) I am celebrating tomorrow! 37 years ago I walked into my 1st Al anon meeting not knowing what a ride it would take me on,	Hoot Nanny	5	1490	Jan 4, 2023 by Daffodils
	1/3/23 C2C Every Long Journey Starts Somewhere (Preview) Great page that reminds us of the incredible importance of this day, today. If I want something different in my life, I can start or continue in the direction I want, today. We can't undo long established patterns or right all wrongs in a single day, but we can take a small step toward our goal. Small ste...	Enigmatic	3	1457	Jan 3, 2023 by SunnyFrog
	C2C, Monday, January 2, No bread in the hardware store (Preview) This writer says that looking for affection and support from an alcoholic can be like going to a hardware store for bread. While we may not have our expectations met, it is our own expectations that have let us down. Alcoholics may not be able to express love in the way we want it, but we can try to recogn...	Lyne	3	1493	Jan 3, 2023 by Daffodils
	Hope for Today Jan 1 (Preview) Good morning and Happy New Year everyone- Todays reading is about the feeling of connectedness and support we can find in a place outside of our family of origin: our alanon group. The writer describes having had some negative reactions to the word home, not knowing what to expect there, being worrie...	yanksfan51	2	1446	Jan 1, 2023 by SunnyFrog
	Happy New Year to my MIP family! (Preview) Thank you so much for all your support and caring all through the year. I appreciate everyone! Wishing you all a health and the best possible year ahead. Love, Lyne	Lyne	3	1112	Dec 31, 2022 by Hoot Nanny
	C2C – December 30, 2022 (Preview) Today's reading talks about the difficulties we can find ourselves in when someone, specifically the alcoholic in our lives, speaks to usin a way that makes us feel angry and hurt. The reading raises the issue of martyrdom and how we learn in Al-Anon that to view thealcoholic as we would anyone else w...	DM2021	5	2209	Dec 31, 2022 by DM2021
	Happy almost New Year, my beautiful AFG fellows (Preview) It is New Year even here and I'm thinking about what I do I want to see in next year. I'd love to have a sense of sanity in my life; an organized method of producing art, food, sewing and other basic activities that build my world. I put these off so how can I develop a process? Included in these are digital pr...	newnoz	2	748	Dec 31, 2022 by Lyne
	Getting ready for the New Year. (Preview) Hi to all, Just read all your responses on MIP to my wishes for Christmas. So now I extend them for New Year's Day. When I read them all, I read about the weather you all had, and as much as I would have loved to have seen it, I can only try to Image how cold and Freezing it would have been, and am so sorry for all of...	WendyP	2	1051	Dec 29, 2022 by Lyne
	12/27/22 C2C One Man’s Trash… (Preview) This page points to the choice we have when faced with someone's differing opinion: dig in and defend our view or use it as a great reminder that there are endless ways to perceive things. Sometimes it can be hard to grasp how someone holds their view. I don't need to take this personally, however, or se...	Enigmatic	2	1480	Dec 27, 2022 by DM2021
	Seasons greetings (Preview) Seasons greetings to those of you I already know and also to those of you that I don't know yet. I've spent the last few days at various gratitude meetings, some in this fellowship and some in other fellowships, some online meetings and some in-person meetings. A meeting is a meeting, right. I find that...	Wolfie55	4	1473	Dec 27, 2022 by Enigmatic
	So lonely & sad (Preview) Now that I have been out of the safety of the hospital for 10 days it is hitting me how lonely I am. Sure I have things to do & coping skills friends family lots of support & even a grief support group but the nights are still lonely. My husband was everything to me. I really want him back even for a mom...	Hoot Nanny	7	1672	Dec 27, 2022 by Enigmatic
	C2C, Monday, 12/26, resigning from the doormat club (Preview) The member says if you don't want to be a doormat, you have to get up off the floor. The member accepted a lot of unacceptable behavior, but took it and came back for more. The member felt like a victim but was actually a volunteer. Now they see that they have choices, they are not helpless, and feeling l...	Lyne	1	1217	Dec 26, 2022 by DM2021
	Hope for Today Dec 25 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a look at what serenity might be. Among other things, the writer describes serenity as: the space between impulse and action, understanding that reacting to life and responding to life are not the same thing, becoming a complete being with my body and mind i...	yanksfan51	2	1234	Dec 25, 2022 by Daffodils
	christmas Day (Preview) Hi It's Christmas Day here, in the Land Down Under, and I want to wish and hope that all on Board here has a lovely, Peaceful, Christmas Day. As I have decided to give myself the very best Christmas Day that I can, and I send my wishes to all. Love WendyP.	WendyP	10	619	Dec 25, 2022 by Daffodils
	C2C – December 23, 2022 (Preview) Very interesting reading today about how the author, who attended an Al-Anon meeting to support a friend,felt guilty when they found that continuing to go to meetings, when they thought they did not fall under thecriteria to go because they did not have anyone in their lives that were alcoholics mad...	DM2021	4	1949	Dec 24, 2022 by DM2021
	12/20/22 C2C Love to All (Preview) Today's writer refers to Tradition 5 statement of Alanon's "one purpose: to help families of alcoholics", and how we carry out by following the 12 Steps of AA ourselves so that others are able to learn by our example rather than sermon. Trad 5 further suggests "encouraging and understanding our alco...	Enigmatic	6	1486	Dec 22, 2022 by DM2021
	Courage to Change December 21 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on steps 8 and 9. They remember hearing another member say that when they made a list of people they had harmed, they put themselves at the top of the list. It hadn't occurred to the author to think of the harm they had caused themselves. The author had g...	Skorpi	2	1520	Dec 22, 2022 by DM2021
	Hope for Today Dec 18 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about the variety of people we meet through al-anon. The writer describes the power of hearing people of all backgrounds- married, single, divorced, young, old, of all ethnic backgrounds, from those in poverty to the extremely wealthy- all speak from the h...	yanksfan51	2	1480	Dec 20, 2022 by DM2021
	C2C – December 16, 2022 (Preview) Todays reading is kind of neat, it is a listing of all the things we think we have to take care of but, Al-Anon suggests that we do have choices and that not everything is our responsibility."I dont have to understand everything." "Some things are not my business, and others will simply never make sens...	DM2021	5	1439	Dec 20, 2022 by Fedora
	C2C, Monday, December 19, alcoholism is a three-fold disease (Preview) The member says that the effects of alcoholism are a disease that effect us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Checking in with ourselves about our well-being is done by asking ourselves these (and other) questions: -Is my physical well-being a priority? -Do I eat well and get enough sle...	Lyne	2	1437	Dec 19, 2022 by Daffodils
	11/29/22 ODAT – Control…It Will Work This Time! (Preview) Quote from an Alanon brochure points to the possibility of the partner of the alcoholic demonstrating more irrational behavior than the alcoholic. This can happen as they ride an emotional rollercoaster while trying to outwit and control the uncontrollable. It is with great relief that we reco...	Enigmatic	5	670	Dec 19, 2022 by DM2021
	Getting better & better (Preview) I am so grateful that even grief can't ruin me.i have learned that I am strong beautiful & worthy. Thanks to al anon I can see the light at the end of the tunnel & just keep going. I won't just survive I will thrive! Thanks for being a part of my recovery & giving me a new perspective & a ne...	Hoot Nanny	4	1464	Dec 18, 2022 by Daffodils
	It's Your Special Day Daffodils (Preview) Happy Birthday ((Daffodils)))) !! Wishing you a beautiful day filled with serenity and all good things! Continued health and happiness in the year ahead!	tiredtonite	3	1426	Dec 18, 2022 by Daffodils
	Courage to Change December 14 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about the different kinds of loss, and their impact. Types of loss include divorce, incarcerations, illness, death, emotional change, among others. When the author lost the person they loved most, they grieved and in their grief, pushed everyon...	Skorpi	3	1544	Dec 15, 2022 by DM2021
	12/13/22 C2C Like Riding a Bike (Preview) This member likened the balance and vitality felt when living Alanon's Live and Let Live principle to flying downhill on a bicycle. Embracing all that comes their way, good and bad, was fueled by a meeting discussion proposing thanking god when encountering problems. Difficult at first, this enc...	Enigmatic	4	1384	Dec 15, 2022 by Taraxacum1
	Missing Betty (Preview) hi to mip family members .. it's been years since I've posted .. I admit i see a lot of new names and not many of the older but admit also i only did a brief scan .. but I was reading a few small words tonight in old messages that were shared in moments i had reached out to Betty in the past .. (hotrod) .. I miss he...	MeTwo2	7	658	Dec 13, 2022 by Hoot Nanny
	Was in a psychiatric hospital (Preview) Grief is so tough Got a lot of help Back on track Working the program One day at a time Thanks to all who care Kathleen	Hoot Nanny	4	1499	Dec 13, 2022 by Enigmatic
	ODAT in alanon, Monday, 12/12, blaming others (Preview) The writer ponders what happens when we blame others. They say that much of what happens to us is self-created, and that much of our unhappiness is due to the way we react when hurt or disappointed. The writer is convinced that we can be the "captain" of our soul and ward off disappointments and other t...	Lyne	2	1444	Dec 13, 2022 by Enigmatic
	Hope for Today Dec 11 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about patience within the alanon program; its about how there are no timetables in the program; its about letting go of the phrase why me?. The writer describes coming to alanon with complaints. Why was he/she given alcoholic parents? Why did he/she have to s...	yanksfan51	2	1458	Dec 11, 2022 by Daffodils
	C2C – December 09, 2022 (Preview) The topic of todays reading has to do with Tradition Eleven, which is an Al-Anon policy that describes how"attraction rather than promotion" to Al-Anon by the membership is its best policy. How we approachand/or tell other folks about our participation and why, is best done with the question to ou...	DM2021	3	2179	Dec 9, 2022 by DM2021
	Courage to Change December 7 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on what they used to think "being good to myself" meant, and what they have come to understand it to mean with the help of the program. In the past, the author thought that being good to themselves meant buying whatever they wanted, eating whatever th...	Skorpi	3	1457	Dec 8, 2022 by Lyne
	On Reflection. (Preview) Hi to all on MIP, it has been awhile since I shared here, not that I don't read all the sharings, as I do, and learn a lot, and helps me to stay centered. Recently, I read a sharing from Paul about insane behaviour, and just had to share about. It is about the changes I have had made in myself, and what I have dis...	WendyP	3	1526	Dec 7, 2022 by Daffodils
	12/6/22 C2C Taming the Pendulum (Preview) This writer describes a common evolution for new fellowship members: first discover or acknowledge the anger long suppressed or denied, the anger now untethered flexes its power until it contributes to more pain; it turns out that the alcoholic is not responsible for all of our unhappiness. Alano...	Enigmatic	3	1399	Dec 6, 2022 by Daffodils
	Bread in a hardware store (Preview) Hello MIP, Well, it has been ages since I signed in. I dont know why..I certainly need the ESH provided here. In the last 24 hours Ive experienced a heaping helping of bread in a hardware store. I had a very nasty fall on Saturday morning. I went to the ED on Sunday and was in the hospital for 2 days. Im using...	El	6	1670	Dec 6, 2022 by Taraxacum1
	My husband passed away (Preview) Not ready to share much yet but he died Sunday night.	Hoot Nanny	9	1637	Dec 6, 2022 by Taraxacum1
	C2C, Monday, 12/5, fantasy vs. reality (Preview) The writer was waiting for the perfect partner, and they waited and waited. No one showed up. Then in an alanon meeting, they learned about gratitude, and everything changed. They were able to see how many wonderful things already existed. They had been brushing all the love they were receiving a...	Lyne	3	1272	Dec 6, 2022 by Taraxacum1
	C2C – December 02, 2022 (Preview) The author of todays reading discusses how when one does not accept their powerlessnessover the alcoholic, one will tend to spend too much time internalizing and/or externally try tojustify their feelings and actions. They are trying to change that person they are having difficultywith, only t...	DM2021	10	989	Dec 5, 2022 by DM2021
	Hope for Today Dec 4 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is a look at how, in spite of what many of us thought would happen by coming to alanon (our qualifier would no longer drink), the real change that takes place is within us. The writer describes coming to alanon when her alcoholic husband left her to raise their son...	yanksfan51	2	1360	Dec 4, 2022 by PosiesandPuppies
	hey. sorry (Preview) Sorry for going awol guys. So much going on. In happy news, I got into a masters for next year! I'm really pretty pleased with myself. In less good news, a lot of bad things have happened. I'm OK, I' ll get my head back on straight but I don't do trauma well anymore. I used to wear my strength like a badge, now I...	Youknowme	3	1480	Dec 3, 2022 by Lyne
	Courage to Change November 30 (Preview) In today's reading, the author reflects on our interconnectedness. The author shares that everyone who plays a part in our lives can offer something that we can learn. Others can act as our mirrors, reflecting our better or worse qualities, help us to work through unresolved past conflicts, or act a...	Skorpi	3	1301	Dec 1, 2022 by DM2021
	C2C, Monday, 11/28, upside-down personality (Preview) This writer comments on Step 4: what they thought were virtues (worrying about other people, sacrificing their own happiness, etc.), turned out to be the cause of their misery. And the traits they ignored (talent, self-discipline, etc.), turned out to be truly positive qualities. Through wok...	Lyne	1	1425	Nov 28, 2022 by DM2021
	Hope for Today Nov 27 (Preview) Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus on the importance of service and how that contributes to recovery. The writer sees tradition seven through a new perspective: every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions always made the writer think of financia...	yanksfan51	2	1435	Nov 27, 2022 by PosiesandPuppies
	C2C – November 25, 2022 (Preview) In todays reading the topic is the fact that through crisis we learn just how much the Al-Anon program and the friendswe make can facilitate our recovery. The author learned that their "leisurely approach to the program" was not enoughwhen they lost someone close to them and that service, calling o...	DM2021	2	2244	Nov 25, 2022 by Daffodils
	Happy Thanksgiving (Preview) Wishing all the MIP Family who are celebrating today, a Happy Thanksgiving!! I have been a vegetarian for the past 35 years so the attached makes me smile!! {{HUGS}}	DM2021	3	1599	Nov 25, 2022 by Enigmatic
	11/22/22 C2C Turn Over Life/Will to Anything but Me (Preview) Alanon = recovery = regaining something lost, so reminds today's contributor. Somewhere along our journey we lost belief or contact with that within and around us that can guide us through any challenge or trial...a higher power. Important not is its definition or nature, but that it is greater th...	Enigmatic	4	1524	Nov 22, 2022 by Daffodils
	C2C, Monday, 11/21, shouldn't I be all better? (Preview) The writer sometimes thinks that something is wrong if they continue to have problems. When they came to alanon, they had one problem: how to get the alcoholic to stop drinking. Now they have many challenges: taking risks, facing fears, making changes, speaking up, and making themself availab...	Lyne	3	1529	Nov 21, 2022 by El
	Hope for Today Nov 20 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about the role that truth plays in our lives. The writer states that truth can be comforting or disturbing. We might hear someone speak the truth and feel grateful. We might hear the truth in another situation and feel intimidated. There are times we may hear t...	yanksfan51	3	1534	Nov 20, 2022 by Enigmatic
	C2C – November 18, 2022 (Preview) Todays reading talks about the many aspects of life that define how we see or envision what the second step talks about . our "sanity." Learning to see the humor in our daily lives is being able to not "dwell" or "let go" of those negatives that in essence can "control" life. This author suggests tha...	DM2021	3	1602	Nov 20, 2022 by Enigmatic
	Courage to Change Nov. 16 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author shares about the slogan "let go and let God." The author found this very hard to do, and they were looking for a concrete way to do this. When listening at a meeting, they heard how another Al-Anon member turned loved ones over to their Higher Power. And, while t...	Skorpi	2	1511	Nov 16, 2022 by Daffodils
	11/15/22 C2C Sticks and Stones… (Preview) Today's writer recalled that others' harsh word or criticism was inevitably hurtful. Thanks to growth in Alanon, they were able to put such exchanges into better perspective: others' behavior and tone is more about what is going on inside them and need not be negatively impactful. Extreme sensit...	Enigmatic	2	1518	Nov 15, 2022 by Lyne
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