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Janoah


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I’m grateful that Al-Anon is a gentle program and that it provides suggestions rather than demands. Most of us have been way to hard on ourselves already. I ran across the following information in an Al-Anon conference approved literature and thought I would share it with you all. Take what you like and leave the rest.

Edited for copyright laws - please see below



-- Edited by tea2 at 21:03, 2006-05-03

-- Edited by tea2 at 21:06, 2006-05-03

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mebjk


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Hello, Janoah,
Thank you for this post. I am glad you are here.
I have discovered in recovery, too, that gentleness with myself is something that I need to learn, over and over. Gentleness and acceptance, knowing I have done the best I can.
At the same time, I have also learned that it takes a lot of work, of awareness that comes through working the steps, telling my most private problems to a caring sponsor, and going to meetings, to develop this kind of gentleness with self. Also, as I have become gentler with myself, I have become gentler and more accepting of the rest of the people in my life.
I appreciate your post and your thoughts.
Thanks for being here.
Blessings to you,
mebjk

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Jennifer


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Hello Janoah,


Thank you for sharing these questions. In answering them I am reminded of the lingering and continuing reasons I came to Alanon. These gentle reminders help me stay focused on working the steps and on myself.


Jennifer



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tea2


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Dear Janoah


Please know this is nothing personal and I certainly understand you wanting to share this great information. However we are restricted from copying more then a few sentences of our own CAL lit (Conference Approved Literature) here. We could be shut down for doing so.

If you open up one of our daily readers it 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 permission of the publisher.


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In the index of the Al-Anon Alateen Sevice Manual 2004-2006
Posting online ..............page89
On page 89 it reads:

Service Tools/Material and Electronic Publishing

A listing of Al-Anon/Alateen service tools/materials that may be posted on Web sites is found on the WSO Web site: www.al-anon.alateen.org. A credit line "Reprinted by permission of Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc" Is required. No other Al-Anon/Alateen copyrighted literature may be reprinted electronically without express written permission from the WSO.

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