Courage to Change

Courage to Change: Sometimes a horse refuses to obey the rider’s command and races out of control. My thoughts can do this too, when I frantically try, over and over,…

Courage to Change: So many of the choices I’ve made in my life have been reactions to fear. Something in my world changes: a loved one seeks sobriety, a friend…

Courage to Change: When I was a newcomer to Al-Anon, I remember hearing people say that they were grateful to be involved with an alcoholic. Needless to say, I thought…

Courage to Change: I recently had an argument with someone I care about. He had made, all too publicly, a few remarks to me about my weight, and I was…

Courage to Change: It’s amazing how my attitude toward others tends to return to me like a basketball rebounding off a backboard. My impatience with other people often generates even…