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Freetime · Freetime

While working Step Four, today's author explored the topic of self-worth. Basing their self-worth on their accomplishments and other people's opinions meant that they always had to work hard to be the center of attention, and that never brought lasting satisfaction. Instead, basing their self...

JerryF · JerryF

This is totally not about me or my wife as we have self contained within our house as directed by he state. We won't have a problem with it as everything and one else is also self contained because of the coronavirus. We felt the affect until this morning as if we had it ourselves and my Higher Power is s...

Sally Smith · Sally Smith

Hello All, I am very new and this is my first post. I am attending Alanon meetings in Atlanta, GA and I love some online podcasts I have found but am looking for an online sponser. Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Sorry for the later than usual post - I slept in and am so grateful for the extra rest. Today's reading is all about staying on our side of the street and minding our own business. The writer shares how the compulsion to focus on others was 'strong' upon arrival to Al-Anon. The same wr...

Jozie · Jozie

Hello Family... I Came here today in Grief of another Loved one lost to the Disease of Addiction... A Fellow that I Grew up with and Tried SO Hard to Save from his Own Inner Demons...We went to School together since the 1st Grade, and Later in Life Became Neighbors, We had So Many Fun Loving, and Crazy Memo...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Greetings MIP family. Been away for a bit, busy working and what not. But with the pandemic thing, a lot of the groups in our area, have shut down. I did have a self-help group going at my place but even that is now an online group, in keeping with the whole social distancing thing. My place of employmnt,...

DavidG · DavidG

I get to live more in the present, these days... ...it's Monday morning and now i have fresh veggies in the bottom of the fridge. Was at a rowing regatta over the weekend- and two grand-kids did well. One got a bronze medal! It is unlikely there will be a national regatta this year- because our g...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Like many others, I'm at home for a while - ended up with some flu-like symptoms, and supposed to stay home and isolate. Thankfully, I'm already starting to feel better, I know many others aren't as lucky. My Courage to Change book is in my office at work, and I can't get to it. Checked the loc...

Lyne · Lyne

So where I live with my A is in a virus hot spot. Half the week I live near my son in a more remote location. Its a no brainer to live temporarily in the remote location could possibly keep my virus-free. My A wont come with me because she and the kids are at odds with each other, going on 4 years. I am in terr...

flower19 · flower19

My group has daily meetings. Admist this virus outbreak I can't help but to feel anxious and paranoid. My sponsor saids that I'm already dead inside so why fear death. Am I over exagerrating? I call my doctor to ask if I should stay home as I have bronchitis twice in the span of ten months. The second attac...

Smukke · Smukke

Dear all, I am a grateful member of Al-Anon and have cut down on my social life because of the virus. I don't know, whether I am vulnerable to it, but I meet so many people that I can easily be a multiplier. So, I have cut down on meetings and want to stay in touch with the programme. I joined Al-Anon almost 8 ye...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 3/16, reflects upon how difficult it can be to recognize progress. And if our expectations are unrealistic, or we are thinking we will have rapid improvement, we can be disappointed. The writer suggests comparing our present situation only to where we have been in the past...

sunmustshine · sunmustshine

I hope everyone is doing well with the circumstances as they are in the world. I have been doing well until just now. Im trying to land and be still. Trying to bring it back to me and find serenity. I know I can chose not to participate in AH craziness. Im finding it hard. Im working from home like everyone el...

texas yankee · texas yankee

Since my post about a small victory for me (regarding minding my own business - FINALLY) helped a few folks, I thought I'd post another episode. My newly-sober but broke and almost homeless adult son moved much closer to where I live about 2 1\2 years ago, after being halfway across the country for mo...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- Todays reading gives us the analogy of life and the ocean. The waves that come in are all of the situations we try to navigate. We are provided a surfboard in the form of alanon slogans, and we can use these to surf over big waves of negative thinking onto the shore of healthier thin...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Good morning, MIP family! I hope today finds you healthy, and in good spirits! Today's reading talks about Alcoholics doing 'what alcoholics do.' It uses a parabole of person sitting under a flock of pigeons and then getting angry when they were soiled upon. How dare those pigeons! Yes, it sucks to b...

VisibleT · VisibleT

I am engaged to be married this summer and my fiance is a recovering alcoholic, along with recreational drugs. He has been sober for over 30 years. This has been a hectic month for us, new, sudden grandchildren, moving parents out of their home into ours. We just remodeled our place and didn't expect...

Freetime · Freetime

Today's reading suggests that Step 7 -- "Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings" -- can be taken with joy and humor. Being able to laugh about a shortcoming is a sign of being humble enough to ask for it to be removed. If we can see one of our past actions as ludicrous, it means our higher power has les...

Juliette22 · Juliette22

Just reading these messages on this forum have started to help me. I have been with my husband for 10 years. He was sober when I met him but battled here and there with his sobriety since we have been together. The last 7 months have been rough though. We had a daughter 6 months ago and during that time he was...

texas yankee · texas yankee

My adult son had a lot of problems related to his driver's license and car registrations over the years while he was drinking and using - it got better when he got sober, but there always seemed to be a problem of one sort or the other - almost constant tickets, insurance lapses, expired registrations, e...

texas yankee · texas yankee

My wonderful Sister (three years younger than me) inherited a lot more wisdom from our parents than I did, and she has learned a lot more about life than I have. She's not had any negative impact from drugs and alcohol with any of her loved ones, except me, and she's always loving and patient and always t...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all (or happy day if you're beyond US)...Today's reading talks about detachment with love. I love the opening line - "What does another person's mood, tone of voice, or state of inebriation have to do with my course of action? Nothing, unless I decide oth...

Lrf22 · Lrf22

Its too long of a story so I wont even try. Suffice to say after many failed attempts hubby had gotten sober almost a month ago. Was going to AA. Had some medical issues. Missed a few days. Im fairly certain he went and drank tonight instead of going to his meeting. Like 95%. Im trying hard to take care of mys...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Speaking only for myself, I am selfishly sad over the loss of Betty. I say selfishly because I wish she were still here - with me and with us. I've been sitting with my sadness and have concluded that I've got a mini battle of the will going on - my will vs. the God of my understanding's will! I will subm...

Skorpi · Skorpi

In today's reading, the author reflects on the power of laughter. In speaking with an Alanon friend, our author contemplated the defaults of character that were hard to shake. Laughter can be a tool to make our frailties seem easier to bear and a path toward forgiving ourselves for our imperfections...

Lyne · Lyne

In the reading for Monday, 3/9, the writer struggles to know what is Gods will and what is theirs. Serenity can slip away, a war can be going on in their mind, and sometimes a loud voice is heard. Doubt is often along for this ride. The author thinks that when they feel a desperate urge to act, that it mu...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Sorry for the late entry, MIP Family! I am sick this morning (not with COVID-19) and just couldn't wake up earlier. The reading today talks about having faith that your Higher Power (whomever/whatever you choose that to be) has got your back. It talks about if you are having doubts, try this mantra:...

WendyP · WendyP

Hi, I was reading many of the sharings before, about the effects of Alcoholism and the Effects. I found them all relative to how I feel when the Disease raises it's ugly head in my life, and how it effects me. It can always get me through one of my Loved Family Members.I have both the active Phase, and th...

DavidG · DavidG

Hi y'all... ... -the mornings are getting cooler here- and i have my hoody on! "Stream of consciousness" seems to work well... ...and to make use of the opportunity here- I say 'to claim space'. Filling meetings full of rigmarole used to annoy me. I always preferred ESH, if possibl...

mamalioness · mamalioness

Hi family: Peter wrote me and gave me the time, locations of her wake and her funeral service.. here it is: Betty's Wake will be at: The Peter Jarema Funeral Home129 East 7th Street,(between Avenue A and First Avenue)Thursday, March 5, from 2 PM until 9 PM The Funeral Service will be at:Immaculat...

2HP · 2HP

I can remember how hard life was before al-anon, arriving with such hopelessness, dark thoughts and feelings. On my own, I did not know how to crawl out. After attending F2F meetings, I felt real glimmers of hope. Like yesterday, I recall the suggestion of journaling. I began writing abo...

mamalioness · mamalioness

https://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/nydailynews/betty-king-condolences/195567927?

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- I have been reading the many tributes to Betty and thinking about all of the lives she touched so profoundly. How better to understand the power of this program than to know that many of us did not ever meet Betty in person but she most definitely helped us in our journeys. Todays...

DavidG · DavidG

My dream was to be a good example of Alanon recovery... ...at the moment I am looking at the example Betty gave us. REding her recent posts- on the message board, the Steps forum and on the MIP business board. I am sure there is a way forward. As far as Betty is concerned... Yesterday I went to a memor...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Good morning, MIP Family! Today's topic is about Problem Solving: The reading talks about how having a problem is not the end of the world. It does not have to be negative or horrible. It doesn't mean a person is deficient. Everyone has problems from time to time that they must work through. In recovery...

DavidG · DavidG

...Is love of course. Unconditional love. I have just been back to Betty's facebook page, and had a little cry... ... I spend time on my own on the MIP Steps Group... and see that Betty completed the 12 Steps last year. And she had started on Step One. She had left a few kind words to our NA member- who...

Freetime · Freetime

Today's author has learned that they cannot expect their needs to be met unless they first explain what those needs are. Before program, they did not express their feelings, but expected others to read their mind. When others did not meet their needs, they ended up angry, hurt, pouting, or fuming....

WendyP · WendyP

Hi to Everyone, I would just like to say that I will be thinking of Everyone that can/is going to Betty's Funeral Service. Also, I didn't know Betty for a long time, but what I did know of her, that she was strong in Programme, Loved Alanon,and gave to all who wanted what she had. She gave so much Love and Ca...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Today's reading discusses the writer's anxiety on approaching inventory step work in Al-Anon and how the slogan, 'Keep it Simple' brought relief! The writer felt nervous at the thought of having their character defects removed. The want to get better helped the writer believe what others had sh...

2HP · 2HP

and I am having thoughts of Betty joyfully swimming in the ocean of infinity for her well-deserved rest from this life... smiling.. free... unencumbered... swimming... floating... swirling... feeling pity for us, still here. I personally feel her loud encouragement to never forget why I c...

JerryF · JerryF

I have a lot of "self" work including finishing saying good morning here to my family. I still have Betty on my mind too. I have personal improvement tasks also which includes program and other which are necessary for my age of 77. I have been using the VA to help me inventory and tune up my systems....

DavidG · DavidG

3-3 is a big day, at your home, Temple. Hoping the day brings back tender sweet memories. ... The day you arrived in this world, the world was filled with love. ...

Lyne · Lyne

It is with a heavy heart that Im telling you Betty died early this morning. I have asked Peter if there are any details of her funeral he wants shared on the board. This is devastating news for me, and Im sure for many of you. Lyne

JerryF · JerryF

If you go to the Funeral Home site you can find a picture of Betty there and the name of a surviving sister to including in your condolences. There is a bit of additional information also. I will attempt a cultural send of from Clovis CA even though I am about as far away from home country as can be. Th...

Kez · Kez

Hello everyone, I hope you are of good spirits. I need help, please. I have been out of an emotionally abusive marriage now for 6 years but lately have been what I am calling 'invaded' with bad dreams of situations I suffered while in the marriage. I have done so much work on myself and have found my value...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Today's reading in C2C is about the slogan "Think". The author shares that they were always puzzled by this slogan - wasn't it "stinking thinking" that had gotten them into "this" mess? The, one day, the author heard a neighbor's child repeating a safety message they had learned in school...

yanksfan51 · yanksfan51

Good morning everyone- I am thinking of Betty this morning. This writing is offered up to her. Todays reading is about the complicated nature of detaching with love. The writer describes that having seen the successful recovery program of her father, she prayed for the same for her life partner. W...

lookingup · lookingup

ive just had to put my 14 year old yorky (milo)to rest. he had kidney failure ,i thought he was getting better before i found out he had kidney failure, id begun syrenge feeding him for last 5 days ,he get better then go back down ,took him to vet ,checked his kidneys he had only 5 percent working,yet he was s...

Lyne · Lyne

The reading for Monday, 3/2, speaks about how helpful CAL literature can be. The writer says they first only used it when in pain, but as time went on, touching base with CAL became a daily practice. Reminder: I have a wealth of information available to me which can help me grow ever freer from the effe...

DavidG · DavidG

...gratitude came my way reluctantly... ...I was very, very stuck. Almost impossible. Not everyone will do this, I am sure- attempt a life story, in about 10 minutes... but i tend to do this once a year. I am 69 years old. Yesterday we spent the day with two grand-kids- and went to a fair day with hor...

Lyne · Lyne

With Peters permission: Bettys wake will be at The Peter Jarema Funeral Home, 129 East 7th Street, (between Avenue A and First Avenue), Thursday March 5, 2-9pm. This is NYC for those who are not local. The funeral service will be at the Immaculate Conception Church, 414 East 14th St., (just off First...

DavidG · DavidG

...starters... my mum used to say- get up off your backside and do something! {and I thought reading, was doing something. "Rattle your dags!" Or, "get a wriggle on". I was called a lazy little B#####r most than once. I thought was was lazy- but looking back I worked pretty hard. I was on welfare 3...

JerryF · JerryF

"If you keep and open mind you will find help". I sat in last nights meeting with an open mind. One of the members a female originally from Fiji was very clear on how the disease affected her, her family, her culture and future. I understand and understood clearly as a Hawaiian culture national bo...

PosiesandPuppies · PosiesandPuppies

Today in many parts of the world, it is Leap Day. A day added to the Gregorian calendar (as well as other solar calendars) to "even it out." It is supposedly a day in which women can propose to men. It is considered unlucky to marry or have babies on this day. Also, there was an English tradition of '12 glov...

Freetime · Freetime

Good morning/afternoon/evening, MIP! I am posting this a bit early because I have a busy couple of days ahead. The author of the February 28 reading in Courage to Change says that turning things over to a higher power -- the Third Step -- is an ongoing process. At first it was an act of desperation in t...

DavidG · DavidG

This weekend coming we have an outing planned with three grandkids... "The Calalcade" is a round up of walkers, riders and wagons... ...which converge on some small town in our province... I took part in this twice- both walking and riding... but am too busy at the moment... ...camping out in a s...

Lyne · Lyne

I have received the news that Betty is being treated for lung cancer. It may be curable with chemotherapy which has been started. Apparently she is responding well to the treatment. She probably will be out of commission for a little while. Should someone take her Tuesday daily reading just tempo...

Iamhere · Iamhere

Good morning MIP! Today's reading suggests we do NOT have to map out a Master Plan for our recovery - our HP has already done this. We just need to humbly ask for HP's guidance and for willingness to follow the guidance. We learn that we are not alone in our lives and recovery and we learn that we will rec...

Bettertomorrow · Bettertomorrow

Something has changed within me and I am enjoying (but slightly frightened of losing) this current sense of peace/ acceptance. My AH had been living in rented accommodation, but due to alcohol and it's effects on his behaviour was evicted. Due to our weird money set-up as a family, we had no money to h...

Skorpi · Skorpi

Hello MIP! Today's reading is about making mistakes and making amends. The author reminds us that we all make mistakes, and hopefully, as we grow in our AlAnon program and apply the principles to our lives, we will continue to learn from those mistakes. If a mistake we have made causes harm, we can mak...

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	Courage to Change, March 20 (Preview) While working Step Four, today's author explored the topic of self-worth. Basing their self-worth on their accomplishments and other people's opinions meant that they always had to work hard to be the center of attention, and that never brought lasting satisfaction. Instead, basing their self...	Freetime	4	473	Mar 20, 2020 by Bo
	Self Contained Monday morning. (Preview) This is totally not about me or my wife as we have self contained within our house as directed by he state. We won't have a problem with it as everything and one else is also self contained because of the coronavirus. We felt the affect until this morning as if we had it ourselves and my Higher Power is s...	JerryF	16	738	Mar 20, 2020 by Bo
	Online sponsor (Preview) Hello All, I am very new and this is my first post. I am attending Alanon meetings in Atlanta, GA and I love some online podcasts I have found but am looking for an online sponser. Can anyone help point me in the right direction?	Sally Smith	3	388	Mar 20, 2020 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change 3/19 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Sorry for the later than usual post - I slept in and am so grateful for the extra rest. Today's reading is all about staying on our side of the street and minding our own business. The writer shares how the compulsion to focus on others was 'strong' upon arrival to Al-Anon. The same wr...	Iamhere	5	540	Mar 19, 2020 by DavidG
	Sometimes Grief is Never Ending! (Preview) Hello Family... I Came here today in Grief of another Loved one lost to the Disease of Addiction... A Fellow that I Grew up with and Tried SO Hard to Save from his Own Inner Demons...We went to School together since the 1st Grade, and Later in Life Became Neighbors, We had So Many Fun Loving, and Crazy Memo...	Jozie	8	1452	Mar 19, 2020 by grace225
	Back again (Preview) Greetings MIP family. Been away for a bit, busy working and what not. But with the pandemic thing, a lot of the groups in our area, have shut down. I did have a self-help group going at my place but even that is now an online group, in keeping with the whole social distancing thing. My place of employmnt,...	Wolfie55	5	2155	Mar 19, 2020 by mamalioness
	Got my shopping done... (Preview) I get to live more in the present, these days... ...it's Monday morning and now i have fresh veggies in the bottom of the fridge. Was at a rowing regatta over the weekend- and two grand-kids did well. One got a bronze medal! It is unlikely there will be a national regatta this year- because our g...	DavidG	5	2097	Mar 18, 2020 by DavidG
	Today's Hope March 18 (Preview) Hello MIP! Like many others, I'm at home for a while - ended up with some flu-like symptoms, and supposed to stay home and isolate. Thankfully, I'm already starting to feel better, I know many others aren't as lucky. My Courage to Change book is in my office at work, and I can't get to it. Checked the loc...	Skorpi	2	905	Mar 18, 2020 by Iamhere
	Trying to turn it over (Preview) So where I live with my A is in a virus hot spot. Half the week I live near my son in a more remote location. Its a no brainer to live temporarily in the remote location could possibly keep my virus-free. My A wont come with me because she and the kids are at odds with each other, going on 4 years. I am in terr...	Lyne	6	1323	Mar 17, 2020 by mamalioness
	Spons suggests I still go to face to face meetings (Preview) My group has daily meetings. Admist this virus outbreak I can't help but to feel anxious and paranoid. My sponsor saids that I'm already dead inside so why fear death. Am I over exagerrating? I call my doctor to ask if I should stay home as I have bronchitis twice in the span of ten months. The second attac...	flower19	7	433	Mar 17, 2020 by Aloha
	Share (Preview) Dear all, I am a grateful member of Al-Anon and have cut down on my social life because of the virus. I don't know, whether I am vulnerable to it, but I meet so many people that I can easily be a multiplier. So, I have cut down on meetings and want to stay in touch with the programme. I joined Al-Anon almost 8 ye...	Smukke	4	661	Mar 16, 2020 by flower19
	C2C, 3/16 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 3/16, reflects upon how difficult it can be to recognize progress. And if our expectations are unrealistic, or we are thinking we will have rapid improvement, we can be disappointed. The writer suggests comparing our present situation only to where we have been in the past...	Lyne	2	331	Mar 16, 2020 by Iamhere
	Need Peace (Preview) I hope everyone is doing well with the circumstances as they are in the world. I have been doing well until just now. Im trying to land and be still. Trying to bring it back to me and find serenity. I know I can chose not to participate in AH craziness. Im finding it hard. Im working from home like everyone el...	sunmustshine	2	350	Mar 16, 2020 by Iamhere
	MORE Progress, in VERY small steps, and small victories . . . . (Preview) Since my post about a small victory for me (regarding minding my own business - FINALLY) helped a few folks, I thought I'd post another episode. My newly-sober but broke and almost homeless adult son moved much closer to where I live about 2 1\2 years ago, after being halfway across the country for mo...	texas yankee	3	393	Mar 15, 2020 by 2HP
	Hope for Today Mar 15 (Preview) Good morning everyone- Todays reading gives us the analogy of life and the ocean. The waves that come in are all of the situations we try to navigate. We are provided a surfboard in the form of alanon slogans, and we can use these to surf over big waves of negative thinking onto the shore of healthier thin...	yanksfan51	2	284	Mar 15, 2020 by DavidG
	Courage to Change 3/14/20 (Preview) Good morning, MIP family! I hope today finds you healthy, and in good spirits! Today's reading talks about Alcoholics doing 'what alcoholics do.' It uses a parabole of person sitting under a flock of pigeons and then getting angry when they were soiled upon. How dare those pigeons! Yes, it sucks to b...	PosiesandPuppies	4	717	Mar 15, 2020 by DavidG
	Marriage Go On? (Preview) I am engaged to be married this summer and my fiance is a recovering alcoholic, along with recreational drugs. He has been sober for over 30 years. This has been a hectic month for us, new, sudden grandchildren, moving parents out of their home into ours. We just remodeled our place and didn't expect...	VisibleT	8	1268	Mar 14, 2020 by 2HP
	Courage to Change 3/13 (Preview) Today's reading suggests that Step 7 -- "Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings" -- can be taken with joy and humor. Being able to laugh about a shortcoming is a sign of being humble enough to ask for it to be removed. If we can see one of our past actions as ludicrous, it means our higher power has les...	Freetime	2	1309	Mar 14, 2020 by Lyne
	What to do?? (Preview) Just reading these messages on this forum have started to help me. I have been with my husband for 10 years. He was sober when I met him but battled here and there with his sobriety since we have been together. The last 7 months have been rough though. We had a daughter 6 months ago and during that time he was...	Juliette22	4	1973	Mar 14, 2020 by Enigmatic
	Progress, in VERY small steps, and small victories . . . . (Preview) My adult son had a lot of problems related to his driver's license and car registrations over the years while he was drinking and using - it got better when he got sober, but there always seemed to be a problem of one sort or the other - almost constant tickets, insurance lapses, expired registrations, e...	texas yankee	11	1331	Mar 13, 2020 by Iamhere
	Wisdom from my Sister (Preview) My wonderful Sister (three years younger than me) inherited a lot more wisdom from our parents than I did, and she has learned a lot more about life than I have. She's not had any negative impact from drugs and alcohol with any of her loved ones, except me, and she's always loving and patient and always t...	texas yankee	4	1215	Mar 13, 2020 by Iamhere
	Courage to Change 3/12 (Preview) Good morning MIP. Happy Thursday to one and all (or happy day if you're beyond US)...Today's reading talks about detachment with love. I love the opening line - "What does another person's mood, tone of voice, or state of inebriation have to do with my course of action? Nothing, unless I decide oth...	Iamhere	5	1375	Mar 12, 2020 by DavidG
	Husband new to Recovery; me too (Preview) Its too long of a story so I wont even try. Suffice to say after many failed attempts hubby had gotten sober almost a month ago. Was going to AA. Had some medical issues. Missed a few days. Im fairly certain he went and drank tonight instead of going to his meeting. Like 95%. Im trying hard to take care of mys...	Lrf22	16	1949	Mar 12, 2020 by Maresie888
	Tribute to Betty - Because We Can (Preview) Speaking only for myself, I am selfishly sad over the loss of Betty. I say selfishly because I wish she were still here - with me and with us. I've been sitting with my sadness and have concluded that I've got a mini battle of the will going on - my will vs. the God of my understanding's will! I will subm...	Iamhere	19	1116	Mar 12, 2020 by serenity47
	Courage to Change March 11 (Preview) In today's reading, the author reflects on the power of laughter. In speaking with an Alanon friend, our author contemplated the defaults of character that were hard to shake. Laughter can be a tool to make our frailties seem easier to bear and a path toward forgiving ourselves for our imperfections...	Skorpi	4	460	Mar 11, 2020 by Freetime
	C2C, 3/9 (Preview) In the reading for Monday, 3/9, the writer struggles to know what is Gods will and what is theirs. Serenity can slip away, a war can be going on in their mind, and sometimes a loud voice is heard. Doubt is often along for this ride. The author thinks that when they feel a desperate urge to act, that it mu...	Lyne	4	971	Mar 11, 2020 by KT2015
	Saturday 3/7/20 (Preview) Sorry for the late entry, MIP Family! I am sick this morning (not with COVID-19) and just couldn't wake up earlier. The reading today talks about having faith that your Higher Power (whomever/whatever you choose that to be) has got your back. It talks about if you are having doubts, try this mantra:...	PosiesandPuppies	4	1184	Mar 11, 2020 by Maresie888
	Heartache (Preview) Hi, I was reading many of the sharings before, about the effects of Alcoholism and the Effects. I found them all relative to how I feel when the Disease raises it's ugly head in my life, and how it effects me. It can always get me through one of my Loved Family Members.I have both the active Phase, and th...	WendyP	6	754	Mar 11, 2020 by Maresie888
	Sharing... (Preview) Hi y'all... ... -the mornings are getting cooler here- and i have my hoody on! "Stream of consciousness" seems to work well... ...and to make use of the opportunity here- I say 'to claim space'. Filling meetings full of rigmarole used to annoy me. I always preferred ESH, if possibl...	DavidG	2	346	Mar 10, 2020 by DavidG
	Betty's wake and funeral service (Preview) Hi family: Peter wrote me and gave me the time, locations of her wake and her funeral service.. here it is: Betty's Wake will be at: The Peter Jarema Funeral Home129 East 7th Street,(between Avenue A and First Avenue)Thursday, March 5, from 2 PM until 9 PM The Funeral Service will be at:Immaculat...	mamalioness	18	1654	Mar 9, 2020 by tiredtonite
	Journaling (Preview) I can remember how hard life was before al-anon, arriving with such hopelessness, dark thoughts and feelings. On my own, I did not know how to crawl out. After attending F2F meetings, I felt real glimmers of hope. Like yesterday, I recall the suggestion of journaling. I began writing abo...	2HP	4	607	Mar 9, 2020 by DavidG
	Betty's obituary page (Preview) https://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/nydailynews/betty-king-condolences/195567927?	mamalioness	2	577	Mar 9, 2020 by 2HP
	Hope for Today Mar 8 (Preview) Good morning everyone- I have been reading the many tributes to Betty and thinking about all of the lives she touched so profoundly. How better to understand the power of this program than to know that many of us did not ever meet Betty in person but she most definitely helped us in our journeys. Todays...	yanksfan51	3	444	Mar 8, 2020 by DavidG
	A pathway forwards... (Preview) My dream was to be a good example of Alanon recovery... ...at the moment I am looking at the example Betty gave us. REding her recent posts- on the message board, the Steps forum and on the MIP business board. I am sure there is a way forward. As far as Betty is concerned... Yesterday I went to a memor...	DavidG	3	422	Mar 8, 2020 by Lyne
	The Thought for Saturday 2/22 (Preview) Good morning, MIP Family! Today's topic is about Problem Solving: The reading talks about how having a problem is not the end of the world. It does not have to be negative or horrible. It doesn't mean a person is deficient. Everyone has problems from time to time that they must work through. In recovery...	PosiesandPuppies	8	1630	Mar 6, 2020 by DavidG
	THE GREATEST GIFT... (Preview) ...Is love of course. Unconditional love. I have just been back to Betty's facebook page, and had a little cry... ... I spend time on my own on the MIP Steps Group... and see that Betty completed the 12 Steps last year. And she had started on Step One. She had left a few kind words to our NA member- who...	DavidG	3	966	Mar 6, 2020 by DavidG
	Courage to Change, 3/6 (Preview) Today's author has learned that they cannot expect their needs to be met unless they first explain what those needs are. Before program, they did not express their feelings, but expected others to read their mind. When others did not meet their needs, they ended up angry, hurt, pouting, or fuming....	Freetime	4	526	Mar 6, 2020 by Lyne
	Farewell to Betty, (Preview) Hi to Everyone, I would just like to say that I will be thinking of Everyone that can/is going to Betty's Funeral Service. Also, I didn't know Betty for a long time, but what I did know of her, that she was strong in Programme, Loved Alanon,and gave to all who wanted what she had. She gave so much Love and Ca...	WendyP	4	1474	Mar 5, 2020 by mamalioness
	Courage to Change 3/5 (Preview) Today's reading discusses the writer's anxiety on approaching inventory step work in Al-Anon and how the slogan, 'Keep it Simple' brought relief! The writer felt nervous at the thought of having their character defects removed. The want to get better helped the writer believe what others had sh...	Iamhere	3	1373	Mar 5, 2020 by DavidG
	morning has broken... (Preview) and I am having thoughts of Betty joyfully swimming in the ocean of infinity for her well-deserved rest from this life... smiling.. free... unencumbered... swimming... floating... swirling... feeling pity for us, still here. I personally feel her loud encouragement to never forget why I c...	2HP	3	1037	Mar 5, 2020 by Iamhere
	It's an on and off morning and day. (Preview) I have a lot of "self" work including finishing saying good morning here to my family. I still have Betty on my mind too. I have personal improvement tasks also which includes program and other which are necessary for my age of 77. I have been using the VA to help me inventory and tune up my systems....	JerryF	7	540	Mar 5, 2020 by JerryF
	Happy Birthday, Temple... (Preview) 3-3 is a big day, at your home, Temple. Hoping the day brings back tender sweet memories. ... The day you arrived in this world, the world was filled with love. ...	DavidG	7	1324	Mar 4, 2020 by Temple
	Betty (Preview) It is with a heavy heart that Im telling you Betty died early this morning. I have asked Peter if there are any details of her funeral he wants shared on the board. This is devastating news for me, and Im sure for many of you. Lyne	Lyne	38	1666	Mar 4, 2020 by SerenityRUS
	Additional to Betty (Preview) If you go to the Funeral Home site you can find a picture of Betty there and the name of a surviving sister to including in your condolences. There is a bit of additional information also. I will attempt a cultural send of from Clovis CA even though I am about as far away from home country as can be. Th...	JerryF	10	633	Mar 4, 2020 by Maresie888
	I Need Help (Preview) Hello everyone, I hope you are of good spirits. I need help, please. I have been out of an emotionally abusive marriage now for 6 years but lately have been what I am calling 'invaded' with bad dreams of situations I suffered while in the marriage. I have done so much work on myself and have found my value...	Kez	12	1978	Mar 4, 2020 by Maresie888
	Courage to Change March 4 (Preview) Hello MIP! Today's reading in C2C is about the slogan "Think". The author shares that they were always puzzled by this slogan - wasn't it "stinking thinking" that had gotten them into "this" mess? The, one day, the author heard a neighbor's child repeating a safety message they had learned in school...	Skorpi	3	347	Mar 4, 2020 by PosiesandPuppies
	Hope for Today 3/1 (Preview) Good morning everyone- I am thinking of Betty this morning. This writing is offered up to her. Todays reading is about the complicated nature of detaching with love. The writer describes that having seen the successful recovery program of her father, she prayed for the same for her life partner. W...	yanksfan51	7	2217	Mar 3, 2020 by Maresie888
	grieving the loss of a pet (Preview) ive just had to put my 14 year old yorky (milo)to rest. he had kidney failure ,i thought he was getting better before i found out he had kidney failure, id begun syrenge feeding him for last 5 days ,he get better then go back down ,took him to vet ,checked his kidneys he had only 5 percent working,yet he was s...	lookingup	18	3108	Mar 3, 2020 by Maresie888
	C2C, 3/2 (Preview) The reading for Monday, 3/2, speaks about how helpful CAL literature can be. The writer says they first only used it when in pain, but as time went on, touching base with CAL became a daily practice. Reminder: I have a wealth of information available to me which can help me grow ever freer from the effe...	Lyne	4	449	Mar 3, 2020 by Maresie888
	My Story... a Step One share... (Preview) ...gratitude came my way reluctantly... ...I was very, very stuck. Almost impossible. Not everyone will do this, I am sure- attempt a life story, in about 10 minutes... but i tend to do this once a year. I am 69 years old. Yesterday we spent the day with two grand-kids- and went to a fair day with hor...	DavidG	2	2387	Mar 3, 2020 by DavidG
	Wake and funeral arrangements for Betty (Preview) With Peters permission: Bettys wake will be at The Peter Jarema Funeral Home, 129 East 7th Street, (between Avenue A and First Avenue), Thursday March 5, 2-9pm. This is NYC for those who are not local. The funeral service will be at the Immaculate Conception Church, 414 East 14th St., (just off First...	Lyne	7	1568	Mar 3, 2020 by Maresie888
	A brand new day... (Preview) ...starters... my mum used to say- get up off your backside and do something! {and I thought reading, was doing something. "Rattle your dags!" Or, "get a wriggle on". I was called a lazy little B#####r most than once. I thought was was lazy- but looking back I worked pretty hard. I was on welfare 3...	DavidG	4	1393	Mar 2, 2020 by DavidG
	Speaking "Our language" (Preview) "If you keep and open mind you will find help". I sat in last nights meeting with an open mind. One of the members a female originally from Fiji was very clear on how the disease affected her, her family, her culture and future. I understand and understood clearly as a Hawaiian culture national bo...	JerryF	9	2452	Mar 1, 2020 by mamalioness
	Saturday's Thoughts 2/29/2020 (Preview) Today in many parts of the world, it is Leap Day. A day added to the Gregorian calendar (as well as other solar calendars) to "even it out." It is supposedly a day in which women can propose to men. It is considered unlucky to marry or have babies on this day. Also, there was an English tradition of '12 glov...	PosiesandPuppies	4	4620	Mar 1, 2020 by yanksfan51
	C2C, February 28 -- Conscious Contact (Preview) Good morning/afternoon/evening, MIP! I am posting this a bit early because I have a busy couple of days ahead. The author of the February 28 reading in Courage to Change says that turning things over to a higher power -- the Third Step -- is an ongoing process. At first it was an act of desperation in t...	Freetime	4	373	Feb 29, 2020 by WendyP
	A letter home, from the front line... (Preview) This weekend coming we have an outing planned with three grandkids... "The Calalcade" is a round up of walkers, riders and wagons... ...which converge on some small town in our province... I took part in this twice- both walking and riding... but am too busy at the moment... ...camping out in a s...	DavidG	4	568	Feb 29, 2020 by DavidG
	News on Betty (Preview) I have received the news that Betty is being treated for lung cancer. It may be curable with chemotherapy which has been started. Apparently she is responding well to the treatment. She probably will be out of commission for a little while. Should someone take her Tuesday daily reading just tempo...	Lyne	23	1893	Feb 28, 2020 by WendyP
	Courage to Change 2/27 (Preview) Good morning MIP! Today's reading suggests we do NOT have to map out a Master Plan for our recovery - our HP has already done this. We just need to humbly ask for HP's guidance and for willingness to follow the guidance. We learn that we are not alone in our lives and recovery and we learn that we will rec...	Iamhere	4	433	Feb 27, 2020 by DavidG
	Something has changed (Preview) Something has changed within me and I am enjoying (but slightly frightened of losing) this current sense of peace/ acceptance. My AH had been living in rented accommodation, but due to alcohol and it's effects on his behaviour was evicted. Due to our weird money set-up as a family, we had no money to h...	Bettertomorrow	7	557	Feb 26, 2020 by Maresie888
	Courage to Change February 26 (Preview) Hello MIP! Today's reading is about making mistakes and making amends. The author reminds us that we all make mistakes, and hopefully, as we grow in our AlAnon program and apply the principles to our lives, we will continue to learn from those mistakes. If a mistake we have made causes harm, we can mak...	Skorpi	5	575	Feb 26, 2020 by DavidG
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