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 glad I went, I've been a little flaky being consistent recently. Kids home for the summer it's a little harder to get to f2f meetings. It's nice just being with everyone at home. I am always glad I go. The topic was worry and (irrational) fear. Great shares. :)
I'm thankful that I have the opportunity that I can go, AH is pretty supportive considering he doesn't really get what alanon is, so he is with the kids while I go.
Someone shared an exercise I had read about years ago, which is writing a letter with the opposite hand (if you are right handed do it with your left) by the child you were expressing the hurt from the past. Immediately with the dominate hand write a response to yourself as an adult, what would you have said to your childhood self about what they were going through.
It's a neat exercise to help us be kinder to ourselves, because not only should we be kind to others we need to show the same compassion to ourselves.
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.- Maya Angelo
I love that idea! I def. need to do that one ;) It says somewhere to treat ourselves as we would a good friend. Would we treat our friend so poorly? Thanks for this!!
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-youfoundme
Let go and let God...Let it be... let it begin with me...
