WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I can be a carpenter for 25 years, but my hand won’t turn into a hammer. I still need to keep my tools close by! 2. What new happiness can I experience today?
Category: Meetings
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: This program has shown me how a negative can be a positive. Nowhere else have I ever been taught that.
MTG – The Villages – “Friday Freedom AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Sometimes it’s ok for me to say “no” to service, because then that gives someone else a chance to say “yes” & they were the better fit!
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: While life can sometimes feel like a series of unending losses, one loss I will never experience is losing my Higher Power!
MTG – Altamonte Springs – “Seminole AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Why am I busy being busy? What I am avoiding or neglecting? Or should I say who? …myself maybe??
MTG – Casselberry – “Recovery Through the Steps AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Trying to control things in my life is like trying to push a string in a straight line!
MTG – Altamonte Springs – “Seminole AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: This is a program where I learn to fall in love with myself, so I can then love others. “Inch by inch is a cinch… yard by yard is hard.” 😉
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Some of the most courageous people I know, don’t think that they are.
MTG – Orlando – “Together Tuesdays AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: The three words surrounding the Al-Anon triangle are: Recovery, Unity, & Service, but it doesn’t matter what order they are in… as long as I have all three!
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: When I work it, I believe it. When I believe it, then I want it.
MTG – Orlando – “College Park 12 Step”
WHAT I LEARNED: Here’s the “abby normal” version of Step 6: “I’m always entirely ready to have other people’s character defects removed!”
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Using the back door to get into Al-Anon still leads to the same meeting!
MTG – Winter Park – “Serenity AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: It’s been a while since I chaired a meeting & today I chose the dreaded topic of intimacy! I know how to be in a dysfunctional relationship, but I think I would be spectacularly uncomfortable in a healthy one… primarily because I would be forced to grow. Ultimately though, I have two choices:…
MTG – Casselberry – “Recovery Through the Steps AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Although Tradition 10 has two negative words in it (“no” & “never”) & talks about what we shouldn’t do, the positive meaning behind it is about two main things we can do: focus on ourselves & carry the message to those that want it. To me, this Tradition is about acceptance. As a…
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I need to put myself out there, say “yes” more, & be courageously vulnerable!
MTG – Maitland – “Saturday Serenity AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: “Love” stands for: Let Others Voluntarily Evolve.
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