Courage to Change: I once emphatically told my family that their bickering was making our newly-sober loved one nervous and this might cause her to start drinking again. I was…
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Courage to Change: "Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax." How simple that sounded until I tried to do it. I found…
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Courage to Change: Between meetings, I need to keep in close touch with other Al-Anon members by telephone. Like many who have been affected by alcoholism, when I came into…
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Courage to Change: I was terribly confused about the meaning of “compassion” when I came to Al-Anon. I thought it meant making excuses for the alcoholic or covering bad checks.…
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Courage to Change: When I first found Al-Anon I was desperate and lonely. I yearned for the serenity that others in the meetings so obviously possessed. When members shared about…
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