One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Heard at an Al-Anon meeting: "I have only one person's guilt to carry: my own. If the alcoholic blames me for his difficulties,…
Thirty-Day Wonder “When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that…
AA Thought for the Day: How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what…
Courage to Change: Clearly, I didn’t know what compassion was, but I knew what it was not. Compassion was not seeking revenge, holding a grudge, calling names, or screaming and…
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Cheery platitudes are not much help to newcomers in really desperate straits. Nor is the hearty attitude: “Come on, snap out of it…