Courage to Change

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…

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…

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.…

Courage to Change: I used to think that living meant surviving from crisis to crisis. I continued to function this way as an adult because it was the only way…

Courage to Change: “Anything worth doing,” goes a slightly cockeyed version of the old saying, “is worth doing badly.” Perfectionism, procrastination, and paralysis are three of the worst effects of…