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.
This reading reflects upon when the alcoholic finally reaches a bottom, and begins the long climb upward with AA. This begins growth for the alcoholic both in personal and spiritual maturity. The writer comments that naturally both partners in an alcoholic marriage, need a growth program. As new problems arise, alanon can show the non-alcoholics how to meet their responsibilities with dignity, grace, and love.
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My A did finally hit a bottom and began AA about two weeks ago. This is after 20+ years of being active. I'm pleased that I began alanon 11 years ago, when I hit my own bottom from the effects of alcoholism. I've grown stronger and more confident. I believe I can handle whatever happens from here--my A quits next week which is very possible, or with luck will continue into sustained sobriety. I am detached with love and have no expectations, except that I will keep coming back. :)
Thank you for sharing the reading, Lyne, and both for your ESH.
Regardless of what happens next, that is great news, and most importantly, being grounded with Alanon helps us put perspective into all events and outcomes.
I, too, am so grateful for the wisdom and insight of the program, without which I would inevitably be pulled from one extreme to the other, back and forth, all the while cheering, rooting, or chastising based upon what I think needed to happen.
Having my own program to focus on gives everyone in the house a best chance for good things to happen in their own time.
Grateful
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Paul
"...when we try to control others, we lose the ability to manage our own lives." - Paths to Recovery
