Courage to Change: It’s only natural to want a quick fix or an immediate solution to a difficult situation. As one member jokingly puts it: “Grant me patience, Lord—and hurry!”…
Courage to Change: Why continue to come to Al-Anon? Because without spiritual help, living or having lived with an alcoholic is too much for me. I often need help to…
Courage to Change: Having lived with alcoholism, many of us have come to think of ourselves as innocent victims of other people’s abuse. It can be shocking to discover that…
Courage to Change: After years of denying my feelings in order to protect myself, detachment (emotionally separating myself from the disease of alcoholism) was fairly easy for me. But it…
Courage to Change: There can be great value in examining the past. It can offer information about the present, as well as clues that might help us make changes for…