Courage to Change: In order to survive in the contradictory and explosive world of alcoholism, many of us learned to ignore our feelings. We lost touch with ourselves without even…
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Courage to Change: A jogger was nearing the end of a run. Sand dunes on the left blocked his view of the beach beyond. Crossing the dunes would require extra…
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Courage to Change: One of the topics in our Fourth Step guide, the Blueprint for Progress, is self-worth. As I worked through this Step, taking a searching and fearless moral…
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Courage to Change: I came to Al-Anon with a compulsion to focus on other people. I had a clear idea of how everyone should behave in every situation and felt…
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Courage to Change: Our Eighth Tradition suggests that our Twelfth Step work should remain forever nonprofessional. This means that as Al-Anon members, our own experience, strength, and hope is all…
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