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Just to share with you last Friday the first Al Anon meeting took place in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa.It was great.We had 4 people, 2 with previous Al Anon experience. It was scary for me to be Chairing this meeting as it was my first time to attend a F2F meeting but it was just great. Then Saturday I got my first call for help from someone.That was also scary but I just invited her to the meeting, shared a bit of my experience and what helps me and sent her some material by e mail which I received from Al Anon, South Africa , who are looking after this brand new Group!I just wanted to celebrate with you all this huge step I have taken to get an Al Anon group going here.It is just great.
Thanks for all the help and support I have received from you all online and Al Anon as a whole.
Wow Meg, congratulations !!!!! I cant wait to hear how many people will be attending in a month or so :) So great that you started this im sure much needed meeting.........((meg)))
Aloha Meg....Wow and another growth for the World-wide fellowship of the AFG.
"...and the courage to change the things I can." Another meeting with family I get to go to when I am in your neck of the woods and so thanks so much for your willingness, courage and persistence. Keep on keeping on. In support (((((hugs)))))
Way to go Meg congratulations , no reason to be afraid just use your books and you cant go wrong .. flip to the index at the back and you have enough topics to keep you going for years .. Louise
Wow, look at you go! That is great news and congradulations on this new beginning! I want to add that whenever I was/am doing something "new" it does allow us to feel afraid simply bc of the nature of new and unknown experiences. It is ok. I would remind myself of this, when I felt fear, I would say it is new, it is ok and that helped me a lot.
Courage is not the lack of fear, it is doing it, in spite of our fears. Most of which are manufactured in our minds, we think the worst and it seldom happens. Living in fear and allowing it to loom - I never liked. It does fly out the window, when I say, this is new and its ok and then you feel more ready to take on a new expereince.
It is fun to not know everything, it is a relief to be able to be surprised by life and myself again. If we are "perfect" how can we learn or make a mistake so we can learn something new - well we dont. Kudos on moving forward in new expereinces. Do what you are doing and keep practising, you are so worth it!
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