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.
When a thing has served its purpose, it will go away. Sometimes it will break. At other times, it will simply die off. Then there are those times when for no reason, it will simply fall apart. There will be tiny pieces that are missing, making it impossible to put the thing back together.
When a thing no longer has any purpose in your life, it will go sour. Or it may run away. Or is may pack and leave very abruptly. When a thing has served its divine purpose in your life, there is no explanation. There is no excuse. It cannot, will not, must not stay in your presence. If you try to hold on to something that has already fulfilled its purpose in your life, you are going to hurt yourself. If holding on is disturbing your peace of mind, it makes sense to let go. Until today, you may have been holding on to something or someone, not realizing that its purpose in your life has been served. Just for today, surrender all attachments to people and things that you have been struggling to hold on to. Today I am devoted to releasing everyone and everything that does not serve a divine purpose in my life!
Wow, this strikes a chord w/ me today. At first because I'm looking at my A and wondering if I should remove myself from her.
Then I had another thought as I continued reading. It's quite possible that we served each others divine purpose long ago. I remember the first break up early. We had possibly already served each others divine purpose and there has been much hurt on both sides since.
The things that makes me wonder if the purposes weren't all served a long time ago are my children, for they would not be in my life now. The other is Alanon. I think my HP wanted me here and without my A I wouldn't be here.
Bob
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You are a perfect child of God and God and I love you just the way you are! (added by me...in that special alanon way)
This is my first post, and I am at work, but troubled. Today, I am 21 years clean and sober, for I am grateful, and believe I am a miracle.
I have an addict son, in treatment, thank god, and I am in a relationship with a man who has recently relapsed on alcohol. AND I have been saying to myself, how did I get here, and where can I run?
I love them both dearly, and have no intent on excluding either from my life. But the emotional turmoil I find myself in, has ruined my appetite, my sleep and my peace of mind. I know alanon, I have been involved off and on over the years, and feel the need to step it up.
There are no coincidences, I am so grateful that I found this board. I know I need help to get back on track. God is truly working in my life.
So nicely put and so true. Not that I have learned to do that myself yet but I'm working on it. I do find I feel more peaceful when I finally say "that's it I've had enough I can't do anything about this", but somtime I'm weak and slip back to worrying and feeling so bad for everything and everyone involved. I am getting better at letting go.
Thank you so much for that posting it makes a person think and see things a little different.
