Courage to Change: I have heard that the time to be especially gentle with myself is not when I’m doing well, but when I’m doing poorly. I may be able…
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Courage to Change: I’ve heard acceptance mentioned at meetings as one part of the “Three A’s”—Awareness, Acceptance, and Action. However, I am inclined to try to jump from awareness to…
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Courage to Change: Al-Anon is where many of us who have lived with alcoholism begin to grow up for the first time. We learn to face the world as it…
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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…
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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…
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