Courage to Change: I’ve heard acceptance mentioned at meetings as one part of the “Three A’s”—Awareness, Acceptance, and Action. However, I am inclined to try to jump from awareness to…
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Courage to Change: Al-Anon is where many of us who have lived with alcoholism begin to grow up for the first time. We learn to face the world as it…
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Courage to Change: When I heard that Al-Anon was a program in which we learn to keep the focus on ourselves, I wondered what others would think of me if…
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Courage to Change: It’s time I started being nicer to myself. The voices in my head that tell me I’m not good enough do not speak the truth; they merely…
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Courage to Change: What happens when I physically hold on tightly to something? I turn my head away. I squeeze my eyes shut. My knuckles ache as my fists clench.…
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