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.
I have just submitted the last assignment for my degree. I already know that I have passed. I'm telling you guys about it because man, it's been a crazy long road but I truly don't believe I could have pulled myself together well enough to finally get here without al-anon. In truth, there's a pretty good chance I wouldn't be alive if I hadn't found al-anon and finally learned to value and protect myself. So, thank you all for being a part of my journey. I'm so happy right now!
{{{ykm}}} Fantastic!! Not sure I would be here either, or not have succumbed to some form of addiction, without this program. It literally saved me. Always a grateful member and so happy for your achievement!!!
Congrats YK, that is SO awesome; your comments and those above give me chills...
At the beginning, the road seemed impassible, the goal too lofty, but because I felt I had no alternative I was willing to start walking... As long as I keep coming back I continue to grow, imperceptibly in the moment but undeniable when I step off the trail to survey the view from where I currently stand.
So powerful and humbling to feel the gratitude of the gift of spiritual evolution, knowing I have not yet reached the peak if only I keep coming back...
So happy for you, all contributors here, and all in the Alanon family for the blessings...
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Paul
"...when we try to control others, we lose the ability to manage our own lives." - Paths to Recovery
Congratulations! May this hard work serve you well in your future endeavors!
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"The wolf that thrives, is the one you feed." - Cherokee legend
"Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields... Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness." Mary Oliver