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.
to say that everything is so good why bother going to alanon. I could easily pretend that everything is going to be fine and I can stop and take a break. After all I'm cured and he's cured .. (you all can stop laughing now ) This is me and my defunct thinking.
Knowing my defunct thinking is sitting at the surface makes it even more important that I go to the two meetings I consistantly go to. This is me knowing that while it's all good right now that I need to put some stuff in my reserves so that no matter what I only need to pull from the reserves never from my core being.
It's even more motivation to stay the course and keep doing what I'm doing because I like what I am getting.
It does get better and it's worth the work.
Sending lots of positive vibes to all out there, hugs P :)
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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
What would my life be without alanon? Chaos comes to mind. That is what I had before Alanon. I overreacted about everything. So I created most of my drama and chaos around me. Thank God today for my recovery. Only through hard work and perseverance was I able to make it.
As I read your posts, I can see how you too have blossomed and grown in your recovery. Even though we never graduate from Alanon, it is good to acknowledge where we are in our own recovery. One day at a time really works. Progress and not perfection helps me stay humble.
Thanks for sharing your experience, strenght, and hope.
When talking to one of my close girlfriends I told her that I promised even when things start to get better I will continue to go because I understand that it's necessary.
I haven't even been to my first face to face meeting and I'm already questioning myself about it.
You're always encouraging and supportive, to everyone, and it's so appreciated!!!
If I ever think I have the program, I have lost it. It is a good feeling to realize that progress for me is that I am teachable, and need all the alanon reminders I can get, one day at a time.
Keeping a maintenance program is essential for me even though I am no longer with my exAH. The program helps me to function in a healthy manner in ALL my affairs. There is always a concept that offers solutions of changing my behavior to make peace with a situation that is making me unhappy or a little crazy.
) This is me and my defunct thinking.