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.
This week has taught me a lot about myself and I can see how much I have grown through recovery! It's a joyous blessing.
Earlier this week I came on the board with a concern about how much my partner was working and how much it bothered me.
Since then, I really was able to step back and evaluate my part in this issue, mainly my negative reactions to the situation.
Instead of getting stuck in a loop of obsessing, pleading, or resentment, I was able to make some new choices in my body language, attitude, and behavior.
There was a time in my life when I would not have been able to reevaluate, reassess, or recalibrate my own self AT ALL because I would have been focused on how the other person needed to change or I couldn't be happy.
As a result of my introspection and decision to change myself: I grew! I grew!
I have now been able to respond lovingly to both myself and to her. It's a miracle in progress :)
