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.
One beautiful day, a man sat down under a tree, not noticing it was full of pigeons. Shortly, the pigeons did what pigeons do best. The man shouted at the pigeons as he stormed away, resenting the pigeons as well as the offending material. But then he realized that the pigeons were merely doing what pigeons do, just because they're pigeons and not because he was there. The man learned to check the trees for pigeons before sitting down.
Active alcoholics are people who drink. They don't drink because of you or me, but because they are alcoholics. No matter what I do, I will not change this fact, not with guilt,shouting, begging, distracting, hiding money or bottles or keys, lying, threatening, or reasoning. I didn't cause alcoholism. I can't control it. And I can't cure it. I can continue to struggle and lose. Or I can accept that I am powerless over alcohol and alcoholism, and let Al-Anon help me to redirect the energy I've spent on fighting this disease into recovering from its effects.
Today's Reminder
It's not easy to watch someone I love continue to drink, but I can do nothing to stop them. If I see how unmanageable my life has become, I can admit that I am powerless over this disease. Then I can really begin to make my life better.
"It stands to reason that a change in us will be a force for good that will help the entire family."
If we open our CAL (conference approved literature) and look at the page after the title page, it clearly states All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher.
All CAL literature is copyrighted. We have permission to use brief excerpts (a line or two) in our shares. To quote more than a full paragraph on our website violates the copyright law.
I can understand wanting to share this wonderful literature with others, but I must remember this is a program of honesty, therefore I need to be conscious of the rights of publishers, and also I would not want to do anything to jeopardize a resource such as this website being shut down for violating any laws. I'm sure many are unaware about the copyright law and so on, so just passing the knowledge on so we all can do the right thing.
In fellowship love, Kis
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Let your light shine in the darkness. "I can't just bring my mind to meetings...I must also bring my heart."
Thankyou for Letting me know this and will no longer share thankyou! Will share my own thoughts and wisdom Thankyou again for making it legal I would not want to hurt this sight! I works for Me we are worth it!!!!
