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Jen61


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I went to a face to face meeting on Tuesday night and this was read.  Very powerful. 

 

The Al-Anon Do's and Don'ts

DO:

  • Do forgive
  • Do be humble
  • Do take it easy tension is harmful
  • Do play find recreation and hobbies
  • Do keep on trying whenever you fail
  • Do learn the facts about alcoholism
  • Do attend Al-Anon meetings often
  • Do pray

DON'T:

  • Don't be self-righteous
  • Don't try to dominate, nag, scold and complain
  • Don't lose your temper
  • Don't try to push anyone but yourself
  • Don't keep bringing up the past
  • Don't keep checking up on the alcoholic
  • Don't wallow in self-pity
  • Don't make threats you don't intend to carry out
  • Don't be over-protective
  • Don't be a doormat


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Dear Jen

Thank you for posting this.  It is a tall order and the foundation of this progam .  I thought about how to achieve the do list and how to stop doing the don't list and discovered that if I " Work the Steps, with a sponsor, attend meetings, read the C2C daily my attitudes change.   I am focused on myself  and have have learned to act and not react

Good  topic. 



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ParisMemories


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thanks for sharing. A great reminder, a simple list, not so simple to accomplish, but we are all trying, right?

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Green Eyes


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I keep this list posted on my mirror, along with the Al-Anon "detachment" insert. Very helpful when I read them both everyday.

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Jen61: I love the do's & don't's--they were read at every meeting locally when I was new. They are somewhat simple but very important. I feel that we need to be reminded what to do & what not to do each day. Another one I was told was don't be discouraged by the mistakes you make. I am so grateful that we have this program & an outline for life. I guess we call the do's & don't's simple but really they are hard to follow sometimes. Does that make sense?



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