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.
The C2C Reading for 1- 28 speaks to our motives for attending alanon meetings. The reading suggests that many arrive looking for a " quick fix 'only to find a healrhy way of living, true friends and a supportive. spirituAl network so that is why we keep coming back.
Thank you Betty for your service, the daily and your ESH. I went to meetings in the beginning because that's the only place I felt safe and quasi sane. I continue to go today because I love to learn and grow and meetings are a grand place for that. I have acquired some great friends in recovery and beyond, as my picker works much better today.
I still feel a sense of calm each time I walk into a meeting room, even if it's a different one than usual. Love that about recovery! Hope you had a great day - mine was busy, busy, busy but good! (((Hugs)))
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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
Thanks Hotrod, great page and IAH for your ESH, agree. I did not anticipate my long relationship with AlAnon upon arriving, but my first meeting was the beginning of an incredibly rewarding journey that has developed, one day at a time, into a spiritual recovery. So glad I kept coming back and have the peace it continues to guide me to
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Paul
"...when we try to control others, we lose the ability to manage our own lives." - Paths to Recovery
Thanks Betty, for your service, and IAm and Enigmatic for your shares... I wasn'tkthere for a quick fix. I was hungry for the company of people with a history, and who were looking for answers... my life began to change from day one. ...
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