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 am trying to stay focused on the positive today since I it has been a day of many negative developments.
Here's my list of positives:
1. My health has improved
2. My listening skills have improved greatly
3. I am choosing to take time to focus on my relationship with God and my faith
4. I sleep better a night (for the most part : ) )
5. I live in the present more often
6. I have made great friends at my home group and have a wonderful sponsor.
7. I take time to go for walks almost everyday
8. I am making more healthy eating choices
9. I have stopped taking anti-anxiety medications
10. I have become more educated about alcoholism
11. I take steps to avoid drama in my life and to stay away from toxic relationships.
12. I have become aware of how controlling I have been with my family and friends and have taken steps to decrease that behavior
13. I have found a great therapist who understands the challenges of living with an alcoholic family member and who encouraged me to go to Al-Anon meetings three years ago.
14. I have a new respect for the journey I have taken and that others have taken in their lives in order to find serenity.
15. I am learning to take life "one day at a time."
Thanks for letting me share. It works when you work it!
-- Edited by Green Eyes on Wednesday 9th of May 2012 11:08:06 PM
Thanks for the share I needed to read what you wrote it's so easy to forget how far we've come!!
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
I have to agree about myself. Though I still have an occasional temper tantrum (at home by myself, only witnessed by the dogs) I know I have come such a long way from where I was before. Thanks for sharing, and for your inspiration.
