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02/18/2019

According to commonly accepted statistics, one in four Americans has been affected by someone’s alcoholism. Al-Anon provides support to anyone affected by someone else’s alcoholism.

Quote on image: “The Al-Anon Family Groups” (p.66)

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02/18/2019

“We all come to Al-Anon because our lives have been affected by the disease of alcoholism. Many of us enter these doors feeling defeated by this disease. We have spent our energies trying to get an active alcoholic to stop drinking or otherwise control his or her actions; we may have spent much of our lives struggling with the effects of growing up in an alcoholic home. No matter what our individual situation is, in Al-Anon we discover that we are not alone and that a different way of life is available to us.”

Quote: “Paths to Recovery—Al-Anon’s Steps, Traditions and Concepts” (p. 4)

02/18/2019

Sharing this prayer that was given to us at the Weekend of Sharing. Pass it on:

01/15/2019

We often hear that worrying is like sitting in a rocking and trying to go somewhere. Here's another quote about "worry."

01/14/2019

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01/14/2019

“I went to an interview for a job. During the interview, I gave every reason why I wasn’t qualified for it while the kind gentleman just listened. After I finished, he smiled and asked me if I was an adult child of an alcoholic. I was surprised by the question and a bit miffed that he would ask such a personal question. However, I told him that my father had been an alcoholic. I also asked him why he wanted to know. He said he thought I had the characteristics of an adult child. I asked for an explanation because I had no clue what he meant by adult child. He said alcoholism is a family disease that affects everyone in it and that family members often develop certain characteristics to cope with the disease. I explained that my father had passed away and I didn't feel that his drinking had any impact on me. He handed me a pamphlet which explained the disease. It showed the different characteristics and explained them. I was amazed that my family fit the description like a glove. I was the lost child—withdrawn, emotionally distant, aloof, and very independent. I could no longer deny that I was, in fact, greatly affected by the disease of alcoholism.”

“Back to Step One,” “The Forum” December 2018

Is there a history of alcoholism in your family? Maybe Al-Anon can help. To find an Al-Anon meeting in the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, or Puerto Rico, visit http://qoo.ly/ui9gd. For other areas, goo.gl/V4319R.

01/14/2019

01/14/2019

Happiness comes from designing our lives around what we enjoy. Happiness comes from choosing to be happy everyday.

12/27/2018

Watching someone you love, that has fought so hard to beat addiction, throw everything away and sink back onto a life that will most likely lead to jail or death, is one of the hardest things you will ever do. You want to help them back to a clean and sober life but you realize by doing this, as you have so many times before, will now just be enabling them because it will show them that you will always be there to bail them out. You want to grab and shake them and say "Wtf are you doing" but at some point you realize that it wouldnt make a difference. So you sit back and watch the tradgey unfold, as if you are watching a movie. Feeling helpless to stop it, feeling like you haven't done enough to help, even though you know only the addict can help themselves.

Loving a drug addict or an active alcoholic is the hardest thing you will ever have to go through. I have friends and family who have gone through this battle.
Battling a drug and/or an alcohol addiction is a beast for the person addicted and the ones who love them. So l am asking you to stand with me in prayer for every family member and friend who has lost their battle with drugs and alcohol and those who continue to conquer it! Put this on your page for one hour if you know someone who has or had an addiction. Many will be hesitant to copy and paste this. Some of you won't paste this but I think I know the ones who will. And thanks in advance!

Prayers to all on this journey!❤️@

12/24/2018

My favorite Al-Anon Christmas tradition, The Gifts of the Program. Here's what my home group did this year and my word (yes, that is play dough and yes I played with it the rest of the meeting!) What did your group do and what was your work?