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.
So in my once again talk session with the on again off again Abf, some nice words were actually said.
Finally a calm discussion. He told me that one of the reason that he likes being around me is because I have turned my life around. He said that I have gone from a substance abuser to someone who has settled in and has made a good life with her kids. Someone who realizes what really matters. He said that he appreciates that I set boundaries with him and don't let him walk all over me. He went so far as to inquire whether I had a sponsor or not and why I haven't been attending meetings. Quite an interesting turn of events for me.
He has reminded me of how far I've come (still more to learn of course). I am proud of him in ways for looking at things differently. That he can be positive. I am not looking ahead, but for now I am content and peaceful.
Just wanted to share some good things for a change.
This program works when we work it and the change in us begins a change in others. Getting a sponsor and working the steps helped me see this.... Great work! :)
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You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. -Buddha
The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exsist. Ours only is the present's tiny point. -Mahmud Shabistanri
