Courage to Change: Before coming to Al-Anon, I never felt I could be myself around other people. I was too busy trying to be what I thought others wanted me…
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Courage to Change: In Step Six I contemplate my life undergoing change — tremendous change. The great fear is this: If I shed many characteristics that stand in my way,…
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Courage to Change: I’ve heard my Al-Anon friends refer to Steps Ten, Eleven, and Twelve as “maintenance” Steps. But I don’t want to merely maintain where I was when I…
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Courage to Change: I dreamt that I was trapped in a burning room. Thick smoke filled the air, and the only exit door was blocked by fire. As I gasped…
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Courage to Change: Resentments poisoned most of my waking hours before I found Al- Anon. I could keep a fire under a resentment for days, or years, by constantly justifying…
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