WHAT I LEARNED: Page 327 (November 22nd) from the daily reader “Hope For Today” (item # B-27) – that’s all I’m saying!
Tag: Alcoholism
CAL – Area Public Outreach Coordinator (Item # G-38)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Because Areas can vary due to autonomy (just like groups), the work of an Area Public Outreach Coordinator can actually be split into various committees or job positions: PI (Public Information), CPC (Cooperating with the Professional Community), & Institutions Coordinators. I don’t know of any other Area position that does this,…
MTG – Altamonte Springs – “Seminole AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Acceptance of others begins with accepting myself.
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can either take on someone else’s chaos & problems or I can say: “Not my monkey, not my circus!” — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Orlando – “Together Tuesdays AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can’t do Step 11 without doing Step 12 right after, & I can’t do Step 12 until I’ve done 1 thru 11. Because those are the Steps where I build my strength, understand my experiences, & know hope is real. …That is the message I carry.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I used to be a carrier of the disease. Now I’m a carrier of the message. 2. Question of the day: If I had spiritual narcolepsy, does that mean every time I woke up, it would be a spiritual awakening?
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Surrender is necessary for serenity.
CAL – Electronic Al-Anon Meeting Guideline (Item # G-39)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. According to this guideline, there are 3 types of online Al-Anon meetings that the World Service Office (WSO) will register: chat, email, or message board. (…I guess Skype meetings haven’t caught on yet?) 2. There’s still a Seventh Tradition basket! Donations are sent directly to WSO, rather than a District or…
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can still find myself saying “Yes, but…,” but I don’t have to keep saying “but” because the “buts” usually find a way of working themselves out!
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can either live in fear, or I can live in faith.
CAL – District Representative (Item # G-37)
WHAT I LEARNED: There’s also info in this guideline about the Alternate District Rep &, if needed, they can serve as several other positions as well such as Secretary, Treasurer, or Public Outreach contact. Whew – hopefully not all once! 😄 ━━━━━▼━━━━━ **UPDATE (5/5/17): This guideline was revised in 2014 & the changes are somewhat substantial. …
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Three ounces of tongue can be hard to control sometimes!
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Attitude is my 4th “A,” then everything flows from there. 😉
CAL – Alateen Safety Guidelines (Item # G-34)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. According to this Alateen guideline, any reporting of child abuse is done on a personal basis, not as an Alateen Sponsor or an AMIAS (an Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service). This is done with Tradition 10 in mind to keep the fellowship out of public controversy! 2. Even though I’m not a certified…
MTG – Maitland – “Carrying the Message AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: It’s amazing how my needs & wants have changed since first coming into the program. Before, I confused my wants for needs that were for external tangible things, but now they are more internal & spiritual in nature.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: With Step 11, it says I only need to pray for 2 things: knowledge & power. I can embellish it all I want, but usually the less talking during my prayer, the more I am trusting.
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