Courage to Change

Courage to Change: Many of us come to Al-Anon confused. We are so focused on our alcoholic loved ones that we may not be able to see where they leave…

Courage to Change: When I reflect on Tradition Eleven, in which Al-Anon’s public relations policy is described as being based on attraction rather than promotion, I take a fairly personal…

Courage to Change: The image of an avalanche helps me to give the drinking alcoholic in my life the dignity to make her own decisions. It is as though her…

Courage to Change: I used to think that being good to myself meant eating whatever I wanted, buying anything that caught my eye, sleeping only a few hours a night,…

Courage to Change: Before Al-Anon, I’d have sworn I didn’t have an angry bone in my body. Through working the Steps, however, I discovered that without knowing it I’d often…