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.
Although I grew up in an alcoholic home, I truly believed that alcoholism would not be an issue in my life if there were no active alcoholic drinking. I did not realize how much living with the disease of alcoholism as a child would affect my relationships with my children and husband.
I found Al-Anon when I finally realized I was raising my children on the same insane emotional roller coaster that I had survived. I was desperate for a new way to live.
From the first meeting I attended, I felt at home and safe. I got a Sponsor and worked the Steps. I went to meetings and read the literature.
I came into the program wanting to change the people around me. I realized I was getting healthier when I stopped sitting in meetings and thinking "so and so" should hear this.
The Al-Anon program taught me to focus on me. I learned that changing my behavior was all I could control in my life. The miracle was that the change in my behavior was the catalyst for change in our family.
By Sheri S., Arizona
Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al-Anon Family Group Hdqts., Inc., Virginia Beach, VA
Thanks for passing that one on Tracy...that is how it worked for me also and for many others I've had the pleasure of walking this journey with. (((((hugs)))))
THE EXCERPTS FROM THE FORUM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN POSTING ARE A GREAT REMINDER THAT THIS MONTHLY ALANON MAGAZINE IS A PRICELSS TOOL IN MY RECOVETY ARSENEL
I AGREE JERRY THE ALANON PROGRAM, THE STEPS, SLOGANS,SPONSOR AND MEETINGS ARE THE KEY TO RECOVERY, , A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND COMPLETLEY CHANGED ATTITUDES
