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mercedes1959


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Hi everyone - I had a recent change at work and I have not been taking care of myself, not going to meetings. I had some stressful things happen and boy did I hit bottom again. Well, this time the bottom was not so low. I am able to regroup, went to a meeting last night and chaired a meeting this morning. I have been able to turn the focus back to me. This morning, my thoughts have been how grateful I am for the good things I have and what I need to do to focus on me. I am so grateful for this program.

Robinks



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hotrod


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Robinks ,It is fantastic that you regrouped and remembered where to get the support that you needed. I have done that A FEW TIMES in my lifetime and always found the rooms so welcoming when I RETURNED.
GLAD YOU ARE BACK

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I think the last few weeks were my first effort at being AWOL from al-anon. I felt dreadful. I'm just picking it up again- my local meeting has been shut down but I've been on the phone to other members, reading my readers, putting aside time each day to work at my program; I've got a "recovery buddy" now so we are doing it together. Things fall apart when i don't have a program, and that makes sense because I spent 37 years doing it "my way" and being miserable so of course that is my default way to be! If I'm not committed and determined, it all goes back to how it was before.
I'm grateful that I found my way back again and that you did too.
(((Robinks)))

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Perhaps if we didn't let go of the program for awhile, we wouldn't always know that it truly does work if we work it. Pretty, pretty picture, sister. Glad to meet you kind of in person. Glad you're feeling better again, too!

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Jerry F


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Just went thru that myself and hmmmm thanks for the new thought. I could add another meeting.  I "got had" in a personalities situation last week and got cued about it by my wife who is also and Al-Anon member..."Sounds like personalities over principles" she said and I inventoried it widely...I was aware that it is progress not perfection and not aware I wasn't working it.  I knew and got hooked anyway.  Glad I can still change the things I can.   ((((hugs)))) smile



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