Courage to Change: When the alcoholic I loved got sober I was sure that the nightmare was over! But without the tranquilizing effect of alcohol, she became verbally abusive. She…
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: Sometimes it is good to examine a common-place familiar phrase, meditate on it, take it apart and explore its inner meaning. We hear…
Surrender “By surrendering control, we gain a far greater power.” – Basic Text, p. 44 When we were using, we did everything we could to run things our way. We…
Courage to Change: When I finally found the courage to speak at an Al-Anon meeting, my sharing was limited to problems I had already solved. I concealed my real feelings…