Courage to Change: I remember, as a child, climbing trees to better observe a nest of baby birds, and lying on my back wondering what it would be like to…
Courage to Change: I thought that in every conflict, in every confrontation, someone was invariably at fault. It was essential to assign blame and I would stew for hours weighing…
Courage to Change: So many of us come to Al-Anon feeling that we’ve gotten a raw deal from life. “It isn’t fair!” we complain. “Don’t I deserve better after all…
Courage to Change: I think the word detachment is often misunderstood. For me, detachment is the freedom to own what is mine and to allow others to own what is…
Courage to Change: Tradition Three reminds me of two aspects of Al-Anon that I cherish. First, I know that I can go to a meeting anywhere in the world and…