Courage to Change: I spend more time with myself than with anyone else. Wouldn’t it make sense to put some energy into making that relationship as fulfilling as possible? Another…
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Courage to Change: I am so grateful to belong to a fellowship where everyone speaks for himself or herself. Al-Anon has no spokesperson, no authority who tells what “our” experience…
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Courage to Change: One evening, I was taken by surprise when another member complimented me. I was very uncomfortable with this gesture of kindness, feeling inside that I didn’t deserve…
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Courage to Change: “Yes, but...” These two words have become a signal to me that I am refusing to accept something over which I am powerless. My world is rich…
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Courage to Change: Why do I find it so hard to accept that alcoholism is a disease? Would I blame a diabetic or a cancer patient for their symptoms? Of…
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