Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene

petert7666 · Newbie

Looking for inspiration

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Petert Welcome, I have always found that sharing my own ESH on the topic was the best way to encourage others to do the same Loneliness is a topic I am sure many can identify with. I know that I felt more lonely in my marriage (when hubby was there)than I did after it ended.

Page 132 in C2C has one topic on loneliness
Good luck

Freetime · ~*Service Worker*~

Courage to Change page 132 (May 11) has some good points. It explains how we may think that only another person can fulfill all our needs, and that it is worth cherishing a relationship with ourselves.

Best wishes for your meeting.

petert7666 · Newbie

Thank You for your wishes and your recommendations

For me the world has just got bigger

Iamhere · ~*Service Worker*~

Enjoy your chairing experience petert7666! If I am in need of some words for a meeting, most of our literature has an index in the back where there are tons of topics with references to pages in the text.

Let us know how it goes!!

LinSC · Senior Member

As an recovered enabler, I would take loneliness over the wrath of the disease/addiction in my life anyday.

Recovery usually takes years, and loneliness is just a step in the path to recovery.

My ESH

Jerry F · ~*Service Worker*~

Our literature is full of leads for meeting topics...good luck to you and thank you for your service. (((hugs))) wink

The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level.

Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene