The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I haven't been to MIP for quite a while I thought I'd just say Hi and decide to visit more often. When I first came here my husband was still drinking. This site took me through that trauma and saw me to my first 'real' Alanon meeting. I began working my program in 2004. MIP also saw me through my seperation and almost divorce from my husband. I have alot to thank you all for. I am very grateful now that my husband has been sober for just over 3 years and doing well. It is more and more obvious to me that even in sobriety he just doesn't tick in the same way as other unaffected people. I need to keep going to my Alanon meetings to stay centered. We are managing, one day at a time though, to find and maintain some serenity in our marriage. What a wonderful fellowship this is..... I have friends wherever Alanon is. I have a support network that no longer judges me for my choices. I have a Higher Power that I have a new relationship with, allowing me to relax in my denominational church. Alanon has healed many wounds and shown me my choices on a daily basis. If life becomes unmanageable I know it is because I have lost my focus on me and my needs. Recognising just that allows me to do something about it. I am no longer helpless. I still have issues but I know that recovery from them is in my own hands with the help of my Higher Power and my sponsor.
You were there for me when I needed you and maybe now I can just be there for others who visit. I feel its time to give a little back. Thanks for your email to remind me....and Happy Birthday MIP
