Courage to Change: In the past, whenever anyone disagreed with me I took it as a personal failure. If only I had found the right words, clothes, opinions, school, job,…
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Courage to Change: Life doesn’t always go smoothly or peacefully, even though I might wish it would. In the past, when something bothered me, I’d say nothing rather than face…
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Courage to Change: “When we talk of tomorrow,” says a Chinese proverb, “the gods laugh.” They laugh, I believe, not because they find us ridiculous, but because they know the…
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Courage to Change: Tradition Eight states that “Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional...” We come together as a fellowship of equals, where no one is in charge and…
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Courage to Change: When I first came to Al-Anon, I was leery about all the hugs I saw exchanged. I would scurry out the door after a meeting to avoid…
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