WHAT I LEARNED: The disease of alcoholism is like a bully. It wants me to have low self-worth so it can remain in control. With the Steps & my Higher Power, I can stand up & say: “Not Today!” — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Saying “No” to others can start by saying “YES” to myself first! 2. My forgetting some things helps me to not dwell on everything! — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Austin – “Hilltoppers”
WHAT I LEARNED: In order to have conscious contact, I have to be in the present!
MTG – Austin – “Ways to Freedom AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: For me, the difference between being thankful & being grateful is that when I’m grateful, I give back! Therefore, I can truly say “I am grateful for the alcoholic in my life,” because I can also show how grateful I am by continuing to do service work, not judging anyone with an…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: I have learned more when I was uncomfortable, than when I was comfortable. …So I ask myself, “Am I uncomfortable today about something?” Good – because that means I’m still able to learn something today!
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. My attitude, beliefs, & choices can lead me to all my problems or all my solutions. 2. Sometimes I have to remember: “Is this happening to me, or for me?” 3. Is it odd… or is it God? — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Kissimmee – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can go to any Al-Anon meeting in the world, even if I don’t speak the language, because I am fluent in Alcoholism. — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: “While there is breath, there is hope” applies not just to them, but to me as well. — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Orlando – “Today’s Hope AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: “It is in trying to understand less that I experience more.”– quote from “Hope For Today” (item # B-28), page 206 (July 24th). Since I personally feel there is no way I could possibly fully understand my Higher Power, does this mean that Step 11 could read as: “…to improve our conscious…
MTG – Orlando – “You’re Not Alone AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: “Later… [Bill W.] expanded the number to Twelve Steps so as to be sure there were no loopholes through which a drunk could escape.” – quote from softcover version of “How Al-Anon Works” (item # B-32), page 153.
MTG – Orlando – “Serenity Now! AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Because I know my Higher Power is always with me, there is no such thing anymore about being alone.
MTG – Orlando – “College Park 12 Step”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. The more I think, the less I’m aware. 2. Submitting is not the same as surrendering.
MTG – Orlando – “Today’s Hope AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Make humility a habit! 2. “If you think you have humility, you don’t really have it.” – quote from “Paths To Recovery” (item # B-24), page 77. — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: I cannot punish a disease.
MTG – Orlando – “Just For Today AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. “Al-Anon has shown me that my view of a situation is only the ‘truth’ as seen from my tiny corner of the universe.”– quote from “Courage to Change” (item # B-16), page 54 (Sept. 10th). 2. “Experience is not what happens to you, it is what you do with what happens…
MTG – Orlando – “Friday Morning Lights AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: To me, Tradition 6 seems to be Al-Anon’s declaration that it is a program that is not codependent. Everything could fall away… money, property, prestige, even AA, & Al-Anon would still be ok. It would survive. …just like me.
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