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JerryF


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For Families and Friends of Alcoholics...

in the monthly Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2019 in now in my home and it is free and could be found I guess in most meeting literature stacks.

 

Though it is new-comer intended I love reading it for cause.  God do I remember when I first got into recovery at the suggestion of my alcoholic/addict wife thru her sponsor.  Yes I did it for others because it was a new strange suggestion that I thought might be macho on my part to do just to show them I could handle suggestion without fear.  Honestly still I did fear this new direction even while blaming "them...her" for my anger and confusion.

I hated "them, the AFG program and membership and what they spoke about and how they spoke it".  I hated the AAers who confronted me and tried to win me into their program, the Big Book thumpers and drunk tale tellers.  Argggh!!  

I left them and her and booze as another force around me took over which was a power greater than myself who imposed it's will upon the insanity of my life and I just quit...I quit fighting it all; everything and stayed in Al-Anon because of it's gentleness and open honestly of the fellowship and I came to understand.  Once I did that my understanding grew and grew and continues to grow on a daily basis.  The power greater than myself took over and is with me now even as I type this. 

What remains with me now along with what I get from our literature is how it came to change me completely in ways I could never have imagined.  

This is powerful stuff and it works when I work it and miracles are real and I love getting them and passing them on to others.

I am where I supposed to be passing on the availability of a tool that might also help someone else.  There is Help and Hope in Al-Anon and it is free.  Good luck to those who get one and read it and pass it on.   (((((hugs))))) awwbiggrinsmile



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Jerry - is this the copy you've got?

al-anon.org/for-members/members-resources/literature/magazines/afa-magazine/

I can track it down locally if not - just curious....I'd much rather read online (works better with my aging eyes)!

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That is the one and didn't check your lead to see if all pages were included...must be or it wouldn't be that helpful huh?  ((((hugs)))) wink 

Gonna take copies to a mental health facility near us as the majority of the problems (I have been told by staff) are related to family addiction. 

 



-- Edited by JerryF on Sunday 26th of May 2019 04:39:33 PM

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Love this! It is one of my favorite things. A new edition is published each year for public outreach. My Al-Anon district orders a bunch of them. I have given copies to mental health professionals, and they are very happy to have them on hand for their clients.

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Awesome Freetime I do also.  Its 12th step service for me.   (((((hugs))))) biggrin



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Great reminder post, and yes - we all need to remember our routes and beginnings, no matter where we are in our respective programs of recovery.

I'm forever amazed at how many newcomers - both in AA and Al-Anon - almost start with that whole "I want help, but don't feed me that line of bs that I've heard before", lol

I still chuckle at the tongue-in-cheek comment re: Al-Anon - "try us for six meetings.... if it is not for you, we will gladly refund your misery" :)

I love the simplicity of our program, and the fact that we are given choices - we never are "should-ed" into anything.

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CG that saying resonated with me when I first heard it because the refund wasn't something that I valued at all.  I did get that refund numerous times until I learned to be a follower of the ESH in the program.   ((((hugs)))) wink



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I especially liked the article "Al-Anon Is All About Change."

Thank you for posting.

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