One Day at a Time in Al-Anon:
There are the super-optimists who imagine that Al-Anon has a magic formula for curing all life’s ills. A weekly hour for a meeting, they think, and all will be well.
A situation in which the lives and sanity of an entire family are at stake is not so easily solved, but the super-optimist resolutely clings to the illusion that Al-Anon can fix everything. It “fixes” nothing; that is up to us. Not in the once-a-week meeting alone, but with plenty of in-between reading, constant recall of the principles and constant use. Al-Anon does have the formula, but it is we who must use it.
Today’s Reminder:
Changing our whole way of thinking is a monumental task, not to be taken lightly. But many thousands of members can testify that it’s the most rewarding and self-serving activity ever devised for curing sick family relationships!
“ ‘Listen, read, think, use’ says Al-Anon to those who really want a better way of living.”