Courage to Change: In order to keep family and friends from interfering with their drinking, alcoholics sometimes create diversions by accusing or provoking. At such a time, we who have…
Courage to Change: One gift of being a longtime Al-Anon member is that I have accumulated a large supply of healthy, positive experiences which remind me that my Higher Power…
Courage to Change: A longtime member says, “An expectation is a premeditated resentment.” I take this statement to suggest that when I have a resentment I can look to my…
Courage to Change: Legends have often told of spiritual journeys in which the hero must face great challenges before gaining treasure at the journey's end. As the heroes of our…
Courage to Change: As a result of living in a household where alcohol was abused, the concept of being gentle with myself was foreign. What was familiar was striving for…