Courage to Change: I had never dared to trust another person the way I trusted my first Al-Anon Sponsor. With faltering self-confidence I had asked her to sponsor me: I…
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One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: There is one meaning to the phrase “forgetting myself” that admonishes me not to lose my temper. When someone says something rash or…
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The Light of Exposure “These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.” – Basic Text, p. 32 The Fifth Step asks us to share our…
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AA Thought for the Day: “We must be willing to make amends to all the people we have harmed. We must do the best we can to repair the damage…
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Courage to Change: At my first Al-Anon meeting, I was disappointed when I was given the Twelve Steps instead of a “do’s and don’t’s” list for changing the alcoholic. Nevertheless,…
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