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Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...

flower19 · flower19

I feel like im projecting some or maybe all of my mommy issues onto my sponsor. But shes like a mentor/ mother to me. And weirdly enough she shares the same name with my mom. The point is this woman has given me alot and our stories are almost parallel. I just want clarification of the bond one shares with th...

waiting4morning · waiting4morning

Hi my brother is 21 years old is schizophrenic and is a drug addict (mostly weed but other drugs as well). He currently lives with my 80 year old grandparents and over the years they've all grown to hate each other. My brother is completely disrespectful, he doesn't do anything around the house refuses...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone, and for all who celebrate, Happy Easter! Todays reading is about the powerful role that sponsorship plays in the program. It is written from the point of view of someone who has been a sponsor, and how valuable a part of the healing process that is. I have not sponsored anyone...

flower19 · flower19

Im having a little trouble applying what I went through as a child to the questions. I am trying the best I can. I feel like its not good enough like I need to convince myself it wasnt that bad. Like a week ago in my heart I genuinely believed the 1st step since Ive been in Al anon which is like a year and half ag...

DavidG · DavidG

Our MIP Alanon group has always been the biggest here. I have raised a question on the combined business board- about our giving this year. I know that a lot of us are distracted- by world wide events at this time! ... And maybe my query- is just David being hyper-vigilant! But this is an honest pr...

DavidG · DavidG

Progress, not perfection... ..."half measures avail us nothing". I always tend to quit before getting to the finishing line. Working with thi sat the moment. Making sure I finish a task- before going on to the next one. Growing up on a farm- I had always to take care of the animals first. Then the t...

Freetime · Freetime

I was delighted to discover today's page in Hope For Today. The main topic is service, how the writer grew more and more by taking on increasingly responsible service positions, and eventually had such a strong program that they had something to give away. The Traditions, Concepts, and Service Ma...

Enigmatic · Enigmatic

Thoughts and prayers with IamHere as she tends to family matters... Another great page today, this on the topic of Detachment with love, the important qualifier. The writer admits having previously known only how to perform the often easier, but less healthy and effective, detachment with indiff...

Lyne · Lyne

Some days are good and others, not so much. Today is difficult. I just want to be alone. I will try to work out social distancing within the house! Im entitled to be in a bad mood, but with program I know I have the choice to change this. And I will. I think I just need a brief pity party. She is a dry drun...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on how they were puzzled when, after college, they moved out on their own and realized that they had many deep seeded resentments due to their tendency to put other's needs first. The author didn't understand this resentment, because they though...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 4/6, takes a look at accepting that not only the alcoholic has symptoms, but we affected by the disease also display symptoms, such as obsession, anxiety, anger, denial, and guilt. Our reactions to alcoholism have affected our relationships and our quality of life. We beg...

atheos · atheos

Something I perceived as very hurtful happened at an Al-Anon meeting tonight. Someone who I had known for a few years and come to trust expressed frustration at me for trying to carry out a decision the group had voted on the week before (she herself had been in favor of it last week, but apparently chang...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus of the acronym HALT. When things feel unsettled or there is a level of anxiety, its a quick check to see if we are Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired. The writer describes a time of life when he/she believed it was possible to go for days without food or sleep. ...

Paloma Negra · Paloma Negra

Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Better bend than break. ~Scottish proverbOur program is based on bending. We call it -surrender. We surrender our self-will to the care of our personal Higher Power. We learn to sit quietly and listen to that tiny voice deep within us... that is our Higher Power. Over time, we learn to follow the sugg...

andromeda · andromeda

Hi all! With everything that is going on between the Covid-19 and the economic fallout, friends losing jobs, people being furloughed, living in tight quarters with our alcoholics or addicted loved ones, etc......it can be so overwhelming to process everything and find peace. Let's start a litt...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Lots of changes with all this corona virus stuff. I belong to two fellowships and both of them closed their meetings. So, we started online meetings. At first, we were all using a popular video conferencing app. then, there was talk of a lawsuit because the app was sharing information about its users...

DavidG · DavidG

The days are slowly getting shorter... ...hi y'all... But had have had warm afternoons- which is a great consolation. I was hoping to take a rough corner off of my recovery over the next 6 or 8 weeks. I have extreme resistance to doing this. My steps 10 and 11 tell me why... but getting leverage, a...

Freetime · Freetime

Many of us feared going to our first Al-Anon meeting because of worries that our boss, neighbors, or the alcoholic would find out. Today's author had this fear, and when they arrived at their first meeting, they saw one of their neighbors -- and panicked. They wanted to run away, but then they noticed...

Paloma Negra · Paloma Negra

Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...

DavidG · DavidG

Oh glad to be sad- close to weeping... just got news that our local old timer passed away last night. So close on the heals of our Betty. our members, are just so gallant- in the face of adversity. Ten or 12 days ago we had a Zoom meeting- with 10 of us, and Gwen... and it was a simple meeting format with the...

2HP · 2HP

Just passing along a suggestion from one of my groups in response to the pandemic. Take what you like and leave the rest. Practice after waking in the morning and before bedtime. Sit in a straight-back chair facing east or north. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath and exhale, three times. ...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all. Today's reading is all about the slogan 'Easy Does It'. The reminder suggests: "Easy does it" suggests not only that I learn to show down, but also that I learn to lighten up. Today I will strive to take a more accepting attitude toward myself and to...

DavidG · DavidG

I am just so humbled by the sharing here. The time we have all spent here, together is paying off. A place where we can just be, when we need to. Today is our provincial holiday. So SO is having a lazy morning in bed. I am just so grateful to have a happy intact relationship. This did not happen overnigh...

Aloha · Aloha

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/coronavirus-sobriety-online-help.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... ...these weeks at home were a time to clean up my den, my garage, and my back yard. There is a great seat of shame on my heart- which refuses to budge- and this is something I am focused on, at this time. I was not beaten or raped- though one incident in my childhood left me feeling emas...

sunmustshine · sunmustshine

I wanted to share a simple moment that felt good. I ordered take out tonight. When the delivery person came by, I said to protect us both, why dont you drop it there and ill come grab it. She huffed out loud, places the bag down and turned quickly only to stop and take my picture as I picked up the bag. I thanke...

Aloha · Aloha

This weekend will be a first World Wide Roundup called Al-Anon Without Borders Please see the attached image for details. The ZOOM link is https://zoom.us/j/787378014 Meeting ID 787 37 8014, Pass 912936 There will be several meetings all throughout the day both Saturday and Sunday Please forwar...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Today's author shares that, for most of their life, the fear of making a bad decision kept the author from making any decisions at all. The author's goal was to be as invisible as possible, which allowed the author to live in their head. In the author's mind, life was perfect, they said the right things,...

Fedora · Fedora

Hi there. Day whatever of having been cooped up with the AH. Am now fully working from home - I want to believe I can still go to my office but it is safer if I don't. But man I have to practice our program a lot more. UGH! Tonight AH had a memory blip - we all took a family walk outdoors (no one else was on this unu...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 3/30, interested me because the author contemplated focusing on themself, and then wondered if they would be seen as inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring. The author was used to doing so much for everyone else, but then feeling resentful. Being selfless wasnt worki...

Temple · Temple

Blessings to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6r2XtuKEto

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Good morning, MIP Family! Today's reading talks about how it feels to physically hold tightly onto something. Eyes squeezed shut, with a death grip so hard that it turns your knuckles white. Soon your hands are exhausted... your exhausted, and you let go. There is another way possibly. To Trust in yo...

DavidG · DavidG

My mum used a lot of sayings- like "hold your horses" or "hold the fort". In them days four letter words weren't really invented- and her favourite swear word was:- "Hell's bells and buggy wheels!" I was the oldest of five kids. I was allowed to drive the tractor at age 12. Until recently I had the sa...

iris52 · iris52

I'm a former member who wanted to come back and since I cannot go to meetings wanted to attend online. 23 people read my request for assistance with the chat room/meetings.No one responded.Not even a welcome back. Iris

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is a focus on our slogan Let Go and Let God. The writer describes that while the slogans are helpful, it can be difficult to follow through with the second half of this one. The writer describes what happened when the A in his/her life left the home: letting go of me...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

So on Monday March 23, 1998, Nancy and I had our first date. It started with us going for coffee at Tim Hortons and then to an open AA speaker meeting. Every year, as close to the date as we can get, we re-enact the evening. This year, the date fell on the same day of the week so we had planned to do it exactly the...

DavidG · DavidG

Inside the rooms we get closer than outside, mostly... Our oldest old-timer is terminally ill- with five groups in our valleys, three are still functioning. The member was coming to a combined meeting next Monday- but our virus regulations makes that impossible. And a non starter. In the hey-...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... I am holding the fort, over in the Steps Board since we lost Betty. Picking up where Betty left off took some study and reflection. It helped that i had been a part of the board and had worked with Betty a fair bit. There is safety in numbers- and in my world, having differing viewpoints is a s...

Iamhere · Iamhere

I shared earlier, but the original poster must have deleted the post about alternatives to face to face meetings. These are available for anyone who doesn't have access to F2F meetings and/or doesn't have a ride, childcare, or a meeting that works with life/work/school schedule. Great resource...

iris52 · iris52

I am a former member and have not been to the online meetings for a long time.Are they still going on?Tried to go to the chatroom,but it was weird,not like I remember. Thanks, Iris52

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

There have been a lot of changes in the way we do things since the outbreak began. And not just here. It's a global thing. I know that. Up until yesterday, I was an Attendant in a home for men in recovery. Due to circumstances I have no control over, I don't have that job anymore. Certain things about that...

Aloha · Aloha

I've been on self-quarantine now for the last week and a half or so. Currently I'm home alone while working. My roommate is likely going to be starting to work from home in a little while, however, so I won't have this complete alone-time for too much longer. In any case, I found myself feeling really ang...

Freetime · Freetime

Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a good day. Today's author was just surviving from crisis to crisis until they joined the Al-Anon family. They learned from the Traditions how a healthy group or family functions. The Traditions provided a guide for dealing with other people and growing as a...

flower19 · flower19

This outbreak has made it impossible to suppress the unresolved issues that live inside me. I am plagued with fear and regret. Resentments are coming up to talk to me. My demons want to play again and all I want to do is run from them. But I cant. My sponsor saids that it is normal and to make the best out of th...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP and Happy Thursday! We have another mild, spring-like day and that's so refreshing! Today's reading is about progress, not perfection. In Al-Anon, we discover that many of us have spent 'waiting for the past to change'. Many of us have chosen to do 'nothing different' or nothing...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Good morning MIP! Today's sharing is from Today's Hope (My C2C is still in my office) The author shares about similarities between fighting the slow onslaught of flood waters to dealing with active alcoholism. The author had received torrents of rain in just three days, which was leading to a buil...

SerenityRUS · SerenityRUS

Hey folks, I'm a little privy to some things currently going down and I'm not pleased at the moment. For those who are at high risk to this plague because that's what it is a plague, please, please, please take precautions where you can. I don't want to be an alarmist however knowing what I know now y'al...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

We do not have to hold onto the "Victim Card." We can receive the love we need and really want by owning our power. Through this program, we learn we can stand on our own two feet... even if sometimes it feels good to lean. We come to understand that the people we are leaning on are not necessarily holding us...

DavidG · DavidG

I have always been saying that we get closer to our HP in the present moment- without the clutter. An hour ago I was heading out to get some yard work done. But I decided to stay and rest! Not a logical choice really. But I got a call from our medical centre. Here, over the age of 65, we get a free flu jab...

Lyne · Lyne

The first sentence of the reading for Monday, 3/23, says a lot: Alcoholism has contributed to many dashed hopes, broken dreams, and considerable pain in my life. The writer says that alanon enables them to feel the pain, mourn the loss, and then move on. The author goes on to say how important it is t...

Fedora · Fedora

Hi everyone. I just had to come here briefly and vent before I go home (I'm at my office). AH has been trying to cut down his drinking from 6 huge (like 8 oz pours) vodka drinks to less, and he's down to around 2. Which is great. But of course nothing else about his mindset has changed and he's sad and insecure...

Temple · Temple

Our daughter lives in Florida. Her daughter was in college in Georgia, and came home last weekend. They are going to do online schooling I thought good--they will be together and that was comforting. And our granddaughter, who is introverted, has never wanted to be anywhere but at home. Just got...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about practicing program tools and keeping an open mind about using them. The writer describes how initially, she did not know how to meditate and considered it a crutch in dealing with the circumstances of life. Her sponsor reminded her that we humans ofte...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

The province we live in has declared a state of emergency. We have been directed not to gather in groups larger than 5. It's interesting, and as one member put it to me, in reference to groups not being allowed to hold meetings, "disappointing but necessary". Nancy and I are still alive, no symptoms ye...

Overcome · Overcome

With the isolation from the corona virus I have not been able to get to f2f meetings. I was thinking that others have probably had the same experience. Why not start up our on-line MIP meetings again. Would anyone be interested in this?

Overcome · Overcome

http://12stepforums.net/alanon_family_group_online_meeting.html

Aloha · Aloha

Hi everyone - thought I'd start a post to first welcome those coming here for the first time in lieu of their local face-to-face meeting(s) closing due to health precautions. Glad you're here. You'll notice this board does not operate like a normal meeting. While in general, most members try to stick...

a4l · a4l

I'm still kind of sad to post without Betty on board. But I figure I'd be sabotaging step 12 to give in to that grief. It's real though and I'm glad of it because it reminds me I'm human. Life's pretty good again. Still studying, now working in the legal field as a part time paralegal where I have my own key...

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	Happy Easter (Preview) Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...	Wolfie55	6	652	Apr 13, 2020 by mamalioness
	The Bond you share with a sponsor (Preview) I feel like im projecting some or maybe all of my mommy issues onto my sponsor. But shes like a mentor/ mother to me. And weirdly enough she shares the same name with my mom. The point is this woman has given me alot and our stories are almost parallel. I just want clarification of the bond one shares with th...	flower19	10	1713	Apr 12, 2020 by Bo
	HELP! My family is on the last straw with my brother and Covid-19 is causing even more tension! (Preview) Hi my brother is 21 years old is schizophrenic and is a drug addict (mostly weed but other drugs as well). He currently lives with my 80 year old grandparents and over the years they've all grown to hate each other. My brother is completely disrespectful, he doesn't do anything around the house refuses...	waiting4morning	5	858	Apr 12, 2020 by mamalioness
	Hope for Today Apr 12 (Preview) Good morning everyone, and for all who celebrate, Happy Easter! Todays reading is about the powerful role that sponsorship plays in the program. It is written from the point of view of someone who has been a sponsor, and how valuable a part of the healing process that is. I have not sponsored anyone...	yanksfan51	5	1639	Apr 12, 2020 by DavidG
	The 1st Step questions from the perspective of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic (Preview) Im having a little trouble applying what I went through as a child to the questions. I am trying the best I can. I feel like its not good enough like I need to convince myself it wasnt that bad. Like a week ago in my heart I genuinely believed the 1st step since Ive been in Al anon which is like a year and half ag...	flower19	2	1989	Apr 11, 2020 by JerryF
	Our tradition 7 giving for 2020. (Preview) Our MIP Alanon group has always been the biggest here. I have raised a question on the combined business board- about our giving this year. I know that a lot of us are distracted- by world wide events at this time! ... And maybe my query- is just David being hyper-vigilant! But this is an honest pr...	DavidG	2	1841	Apr 11, 2020 by JerryF
	My share for today.... (Preview) Progress, not perfection... ..."half measures avail us nothing". I always tend to quit before getting to the finishing line. Working with thi sat the moment. Making sure I finish a task- before going on to the next one. Growing up on a farm- I had always to take care of the animals first. Then the t...	DavidG	4	1821	Apr 11, 2020 by Temple
	Hope For Today, 4/10 (Preview) I was delighted to discover today's page in Hope For Today. The main topic is service, how the writer grew more and more by taking on increasingly responsible service positions, and eventually had such a strong program that they had something to give away. The Traditions, Concepts, and Service Ma...	Freetime	3	1213	Apr 11, 2020 by Iamhere
	4/9 C2C Detachment with Love (Preview) Thoughts and prayers with IamHere as she tends to family matters... Another great page today, this on the topic of Detachment with love, the important qualifier. The writer admits having previously known only how to perform the often easier, but less healthy and effective, detachment with indiff...	Enigmatic	9	1268	Apr 10, 2020 by Iamhere
	Stuck home with the A (Preview) Some days are good and others, not so much. Today is difficult. I just want to be alone. I will try to work out social distancing within the house! Im entitled to be in a bad mood, but with program I know I have the choice to change this. And I will. I think I just need a brief pity party. She is a dry drun...	Lyne	10	1799	Apr 9, 2020 by Lyne
	Today's Hope April 8 (Preview) Hello MIP! In today's reading, the author reflects on how they were puzzled when, after college, they moved out on their own and realized that they had many deep seeded resentments due to their tendency to put other's needs first. The author didn't understand this resentment, because they though...	Skorpi	1	551	Apr 8, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	C2C, 4/6 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 4/6, takes a look at accepting that not only the alcoholic has symptoms, but we affected by the disease also display symptoms, such as obsession, anxiety, anger, denial, and guilt. Our reactions to alcoholism have affected our relationships and our quality of life. We beg...	Lyne	3	1809	Apr 7, 2020 by bud
	How to let go of a feeling of hurtness? (Preview) Something I perceived as very hurtful happened at an Al-Anon meeting tonight. Someone who I had known for a few years and come to trust expressed frustration at me for trying to carry out a decision the group had voted on the week before (she herself had been in favor of it last week, but apparently chang...	atheos	11	2105	Apr 7, 2020 by bud
	Hope for Today Apr 5 (Preview) Good morning everyone: Todays reading is a focus of the acronym HALT. When things feel unsettled or there is a level of anxiety, its a quick check to see if we are Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired. The writer describes a time of life when he/she believed it was possible to go for days without food or sleep. ...	yanksfan51	5	2249	Apr 5, 2020 by yanksfan51
	Recovery Revisited (Preview) Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...	Paloma Negra	4	1742	Apr 4, 2020 by JerryF
	Saturday 4/4/20 (Preview) Better bend than break. ~Scottish proverbOur program is based on bending. We call it -surrender. We surrender our self-will to the care of our personal Higher Power. We learn to sit quietly and listen to that tiny voice deep within us... that is our Higher Power. Over time, we learn to follow the sugg...	PosiesandPuppies	3	1630	Apr 4, 2020 by Bo
	Let's share some happy happenings (Preview) Hi all! With everything that is going on between the Covid-19 and the economic fallout, friends losing jobs, people being furloughed, living in tight quarters with our alcoholics or addicted loved ones, etc......it can be so overwhelming to process everything and find peace. Let's start a litt...	andromeda	17	831	Apr 4, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	A meeting is a meeting is a meeting..... (Preview) Lots of changes with all this corona virus stuff. I belong to two fellowships and both of them closed their meetings. So, we started online meetings. At first, we were all using a popular video conferencing app. then, there was talk of a lawsuit because the app was sharing information about its users...	Wolfie55	4	2635	Apr 4, 2020 by Bo
	Feedback... (Preview) The days are slowly getting shorter... ...hi y'all... But had have had warm afternoons- which is a great consolation. I was hoping to take a rough corner off of my recovery over the next 6 or 8 weeks. I have extreme resistance to doing this. My steps 10 and 11 tell me why... but getting leverage, a...	DavidG	4	1739	Apr 3, 2020 by DavidG
	Courage to Change, 4/3 (Preview) Many of us feared going to our first Al-Anon meeting because of worries that our boss, neighbors, or the alcoholic would find out. Today's author had this fear, and when they arrived at their first meeting, they saw one of their neighbors -- and panicked. They wanted to run away, but then they noticed...	Freetime	4	1792	Apr 3, 2020 by JerryF
	Recovery Revisited (Preview) Hello all, its been a very long time and bumpy road. AH is attending his first AA visit online as a provision of his DUI probation but since F2F is suspended indefinitely in our area he's drinking a beer whilst online. His probation seems to be ramping up the drinking but I'm hopeful that he'll get some go...	Paloma Negra	2	1734	Apr 3, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Oh, sad, but grateful... (Preview) Oh glad to be sad- close to weeping... just got news that our local old timer passed away last night. So close on the heals of our Betty. our members, are just so gallant- in the face of adversity. Ten or 12 days ago we had a Zoom meeting- with 10 of us, and Gwen... and it was a simple meeting format with the...	DavidG	0	594	Apr 2, 2020 by DavidG
	A Prayer visualization & Meditation (Preview) Just passing along a suggestion from one of my groups in response to the pandemic. Take what you like and leave the rest. Practice after waking in the morning and before bedtime. Sit in a straight-back chair facing east or north. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath and exhale, three times. ...	2HP	4	727	Apr 2, 2020 by tiredtonite
	C2C - April 2 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all. Today's reading is all about the slogan 'Easy Does It'. The reminder suggests: "Easy does it" suggests not only that I learn to show down, but also that I learn to lighten up. Today I will strive to take a more accepting attitude toward myself and to...	Iamhere	4	676	Apr 2, 2020 by Freetime
	Monday share... (Preview) I am just so humbled by the sharing here. The time we have all spent here, together is paying off. A place where we can just be, when we need to. Today is our provincial holiday. So SO is having a lazy morning in bed. I am just so grateful to have a happy intact relationship. This did not happen overnigh...	DavidG	10	4430	Apr 2, 2020 by DavidG
	NY Times gives a nod to Al-Anon and ther recovery groups (Preview) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/coronavirus-sobriety-online-help.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage	Aloha	4	1599	Apr 1, 2020 by JerryF
	P r o c r a s t i n a t i on.... (Preview) Hi y'all... ...these weeks at home were a time to clean up my den, my garage, and my back yard. There is a great seat of shame on my heart- which refuses to budge- and this is something I am focused on, at this time. I was not beaten or raped- though one incident in my childhood left me feeling emas...	DavidG	1	610	Apr 1, 2020 by JerryF
	Corona Virus Environment Learning (Preview) I wanted to share a simple moment that felt good. I ordered take out tonight. When the delivery person came by, I said to protect us both, why dont you drop it there and ill come grab it. She huffed out loud, places the bag down and turned quickly only to stop and take my picture as I picked up the bag. I thanke...	sunmustshine	8	767	Apr 1, 2020 by Aloha
	Al-Anon Without Borders - World Wide Roundup ZOOM meeting (Preview) This weekend will be a first World Wide Roundup called Al-Anon Without Borders Please see the attached image for details. The ZOOM link is https://zoom.us/j/787378014 Meeting ID 787 37 8014, Pass 912936 There will be several meetings all throughout the day both Saturday and Sunday Please forwar...	Aloha	15	19690	Apr 1, 2020 by Aloha
	Today's Hope April 1 (Preview) Today's author shares that, for most of their life, the fear of making a bad decision kept the author from making any decisions at all. The author's goal was to be as invisible as possible, which allowed the author to live in their head. In the author's mind, life was perfect, they said the right things,...	Skorpi	3	562	Apr 1, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	hello, all this close distance is giving me more chance to practice working the program than I want. (Preview) Hi there. Day whatever of having been cooped up with the AH. Am now fully working from home - I want to believe I can still go to my office but it is safer if I don't. But man I have to practice our program a lot more. UGH! Tonight AH had a memory blip - we all took a family walk outdoors (no one else was on this unu...	Fedora	13	838	Mar 31, 2020 by Skorpi
	C2C, 3/30 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 3/30, interested me because the author contemplated focusing on themself, and then wondered if they would be seen as inconsiderate, thoughtless, and uncaring. The author was used to doing so much for everyone else, but then feeling resentful. Being selfless wasnt worki...	Lyne	4	1570	Mar 31, 2020 by Skorpi
	Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, sung from a Balcony in Italy 6 days ago (Preview) Blessings to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6r2XtuKEto	Temple	3	1764	Mar 31, 2020 by Temple
	C2C March 28 2020 (Preview) Good morning, MIP Family! Today's reading talks about how it feels to physically hold tightly onto something. Eyes squeezed shut, with a death grip so hard that it turns your knuckles white. Soon your hands are exhausted... your exhausted, and you let go. There is another way possibly. To Trust in yo...	PosiesandPuppies	5	573	Mar 31, 2020 by a4l
	Holding the fort... (Preview) My mum used a lot of sayings- like "hold your horses" or "hold the fort". In them days four letter words weren't really invented- and her favourite swear word was:- "Hell's bells and buggy wheels!" I was the oldest of five kids. I was allowed to drive the tractor at age 12. Until recently I had the sa...	DavidG	11	1964	Mar 30, 2020 by DavidG
	no response to my post (Preview) I'm a former member who wanted to come back and since I cannot go to meetings wanted to attend online. 23 people read my request for assistance with the chat room/meetings.No one responded.Not even a welcome back. Iris	iris52	8	875	Mar 30, 2020 by Bo
	Hope for Today Mar 29 (Preview) Good morning Everyone- Todays reading is a focus on our slogan Let Go and Let God. The writer describes that while the slogans are helpful, it can be difficult to follow through with the second half of this one. The writer describes what happened when the A in his/her life left the home: letting go of me...	yanksfan51	9	2467	Mar 29, 2020 by JerryF
	More Changes (Preview) So on Monday March 23, 1998, Nancy and I had our first date. It started with us going for coffee at Tim Hortons and then to an open AA speaker meeting. Every year, as close to the date as we can get, we re-enact the evening. This year, the date fell on the same day of the week so we had planned to do it exactly the...	Wolfie55	2	1667	Mar 28, 2020 by Bo
	Losing somebody close... (Preview) Inside the rooms we get closer than outside, mostly... Our oldest old-timer is terminally ill- with five groups in our valleys, three are still functioning. The member was coming to a combined meeting next Monday- but our virus regulations makes that impossible. And a non starter. In the hey-...	DavidG	5	2303	Mar 28, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Step Work Board... Step 3. (Preview) Hi y'all... I am holding the fort, over in the Steps Board since we lost Betty. Picking up where Betty left off took some study and reflection. It helped that i had been a part of the board and had worked with Betty a fair bit. There is safety in numbers- and in my world, having differing viewpoints is a s...	DavidG	1	1608	Mar 28, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Online Meetings & Phone In Meetings (Preview) I shared earlier, but the original poster must have deleted the post about alternatives to face to face meetings. These are available for anyone who doesn't have access to F2F meetings and/or doesn't have a ride, childcare, or a meeting that works with life/work/school schedule. Great resource...	Iamhere	1	2508	Mar 28, 2020 by mamalioness
	meetings (Preview) I am a former member and have not been to the online meetings for a long time.Are they still going on?Tried to go to the chatroom,but it was weird,not like I remember. Thanks, Iris52	iris52	0	1587	Mar 27, 2020 by iris52
	Accepting Change Is Not Something I'm Good At, But I'm Adapting (Preview) There have been a lot of changes in the way we do things since the outbreak began. And not just here. It's a global thing. I know that. Up until yesterday, I was an Attendant in a home for men in recovery. Due to circumstances I have no control over, I don't have that job anymore. Certain things about that...	Wolfie55	7	868	Mar 27, 2020 by tiredtonite
	Newly discovered advantage to working at home alone (Preview) I've been on self-quarantine now for the last week and a half or so. Currently I'm home alone while working. My roommate is likely going to be starting to work from home in a little while, however, so I won't have this complete alone-time for too much longer. In any case, I found myself feeling really ang...	Aloha	3	786	Mar 27, 2020 by andromeda
	Courage to Change, 3/27 (Preview) Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a good day. Today's author was just surviving from crisis to crisis until they joined the Al-Anon family. They learned from the Traditions how a healthy group or family functions. The Traditions provided a guide for dealing with other people and growing as a...	Freetime	2	1457	Mar 27, 2020 by Lyne
	Cant run from myself anymore (Preview) This outbreak has made it impossible to suppress the unresolved issues that live inside me. I am plagued with fear and regret. Resentments are coming up to talk to me. My demons want to play again and all I want to do is run from them. But I cant. My sponsor saids that it is normal and to make the best out of th...	flower19	9	844	Mar 26, 2020 by a4l
	C2C - 3/26 (Preview) Good morning MIP and Happy Thursday! We have another mild, spring-like day and that's so refreshing! Today's reading is about progress, not perfection. In Al-Anon, we discover that many of us have spent 'waiting for the past to change'. Many of us have chosen to do 'nothing different' or nothing...	Iamhere	2	706	Mar 26, 2020 by Lyne
	Today's Hope March 25 (Preview) Good morning MIP! Today's sharing is from Today's Hope (My C2C is still in my office) The author shares about similarities between fighting the slow onslaught of flood waters to dealing with active alcoholism. The author had received torrents of rain in just three days, which was leading to a buil...	Skorpi	5	783	Mar 25, 2020 by Iamhere
	OT - Coronavirus Safety (Preview) Hey folks, I'm a little privy to some things currently going down and I'm not pleased at the moment. For those who are at high risk to this plague because that's what it is a plague, please, please, please take precautions where you can. I don't want to be an alarmist however knowing what I know now y'al...	SerenityRUS	12	1711	Mar 25, 2020 by andromeda
	Daily Reflection 3/21/20 (Preview) We do not have to hold onto the "Victim Card." We can receive the love we need and really want by owning our power. Through this program, we learn we can stand on our own two feet... even if sometimes it feels good to lean. We come to understand that the people we are leaning on are not necessarily holding us...	PosiesandPuppies	5	1698	Mar 24, 2020 by mamalioness
	HP call is always different... (Preview) I have always been saying that we get closer to our HP in the present moment- without the clutter. An hour ago I was heading out to get some yard work done. But I decided to stay and rest! Not a logical choice really. But I got a call from our medical centre. Here, over the age of 65, we get a free flu jab...	DavidG	1	667	Mar 24, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	C2C, 3/23 (Preview) The first sentence of the reading for Monday, 3/23, says a lot: Alcoholism has contributed to many dashed hopes, broken dreams, and considerable pain in my life. The writer says that alanon enables them to feel the pain, mourn the loss, and then move on. The author goes on to say how important it is t...	Lyne	9	1564	Mar 24, 2020 by Maresie888
	wish I could take a vacation from AH and his dramas (Preview) Hi everyone. I just had to come here briefly and vent before I go home (I'm at my office). AH has been trying to cut down his drinking from 6 huge (like 8 oz pours) vodka drinks to less, and he's down to around 2. Which is great. But of course nothing else about his mindset has changed and he's sad and insecure...	Fedora	21	2481	Mar 23, 2020 by Bo
	The CV has "come home" to our family, in a way (Preview) Our daughter lives in Florida. Her daughter was in college in Georgia, and came home last weekend. They are going to do online schooling I thought good--they will be together and that was comforting. And our granddaughter, who is introverted, has never wanted to be anywhere but at home. Just got...	Temple	13	3601	Mar 23, 2020 by Temple
	Hope for Today Mar 22 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading is about practicing program tools and keeping an open mind about using them. The writer describes how initially, she did not know how to meditate and considered it a crutch in dealing with the circumstances of life. Her sponsor reminded her that we humans ofte...	yanksfan51	5	920	Mar 22, 2020 by bud
	Checking in (Preview) The province we live in has declared a state of emergency. We have been directed not to gather in groups larger than 5. It's interesting, and as one member put it to me, in reference to groups not being allowed to hold meetings, "disappointing but necessary". Nancy and I are still alive, no symptoms ye...	Wolfie55	4	1896	Mar 22, 2020 by bud
	On-line meetings (Preview) With the isolation from the corona virus I have not been able to get to f2f meetings. I was thinking that others have probably had the same experience. Why not start up our on-line MIP meetings again. Would anyone be interested in this?	Overcome	8	1793	Mar 22, 2020 by bud
	Meeting starting now (Preview) http://12stepforums.net/alanon_family_group_online_meeting.html	Overcome	1	3236	Mar 22, 2020 by Freetime
	Did your face-to-face meeting close? (Preview) Hi everyone - thought I'd start a post to first welcome those coming here for the first time in lieu of their local face-to-face meeting(s) closing due to health precautions. Glad you're here. You'll notice this board does not operate like a normal meeting. While in general, most members try to stick...	Aloha	11	2602	Mar 22, 2020 by Iamhere
	Just dropping in (Preview) I'm still kind of sad to post without Betty on board. But I figure I'd be sabotaging step 12 to give in to that grief. It's real though and I'm glad of it because it reminds me I'm human. Life's pretty good again. Still studying, now working in the legal field as a part time paralegal where I have my own key...	a4l	7	1326	Mar 21, 2020 by mamalioness
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