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.
What would happen if newcomers came into a room of grim-faced people clenching their chairs with white knuckles? They're coming from a place of overly-serious hyper vigilance, always waiting for the other shoe to drop - and they thought they could be happy with us?
Thank goodness we know through Alanon that no matter how tired, scared, angry or sad we are on a given day, we can also take a joke, laugh at the past and ourselves about our problems and have some faith and lightheartedness.
It happens also to be the beginning of some beautiful months of weather ahead. What a perfect time for some freedom.
Today is only here today. We get one chance to live it. Why not make it a good day.