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.
In my early years in program, one of my sponsors told me, "You're in a very well-decorated rut. You even have wall-to-wall carpeting and curtains in it." As I continued trudging my road to happy destiny, her words would crop up in my head any time I got "stuck." I could see how far I had come each time, so I persevered and kept turning my fear into faith. As I continued to work the steps, I was led to new levels of recovery.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I put one foot in front of the other, keep taking the next right action and continue working the steps. I live the promises of the program. Safety or growth? My choice is clear.
That is beautiful, and what I needed to hear this morning. I am beginning to see the courage it takes to see the situation for what it is, and to put up with the discomfort long enough to truly make progress, and to take care of myself.
I found that the "white picket fence syndrome" was my own fear of letting anyone see what was really there.... which was mud and no flowers. It was isolation.
