WHAT I LEARNED: For the moment, I may not be where I want to be, but at least I’m not where I used to be.
Tag: Alcoholism
MTG – Tavares – “First Things First AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: If I need to hear the Serenity Prayer differently, I can say it backwards! 🙃
MTG – Deland – “New Hope Al-Anon Adult Children AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I love going to a meeting & I’m given a suggestion for a new piece of literature that I can pass onto World Service. Every member has a voice!
MTG – Longwood – “Let it Begin with Me”
WHAT I LEARNED: True gratitude is an action, not just a thought. 🤔
N. FL Fall Assembly 2013 – Day 3 of 3
WHAT I LEARNED: I only have to improve my conscious contact with my HP… I don’t have to levitate!
N. FL Fall Assembly 2013 – Day 2 of 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I don’t have to trust others… I just have to trust my Higher Power. 2. Our wonderful District 6 will be hosting the 2015 North Florida Convention!!!!!! You heard it here first! 📢
N. FL Fall Assembly 2013 – Day 1 of 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Here at the North Florida Fall Assembly, it’s about getting plugged-in! 💻😉 2. The new website is now up for next year’s convention in Daytona Beach – see you there in 2014! 🏖️
MTG – Orlando – “Paths to Recovery”
WHAT I LEARNED: Sometimes it’s the smallest choices that turn out to have the biggest impact.
MTG – Orlando – “TLC AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Service work is what keeps my boat anchored while I ride out the rocky seas of change.
MTG – Orlando – “Path to Serenity”
WHAT I LEARNED: I like change… until it affects me!
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Judgement is a form of self-hate.
MTG – Clermont – “Discovering Choices”
WHAT I LEARNED: Instead of trying to find out what makes me happy, I can find out what makes me miserable & stop doing those things!
MTG – Winter Park – “Friday Shepherd of Serenity AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Feel… deal… heal. — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
CAL – Having Had a Spiritual Awakening… (Item # B-25, eB-25)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. This is Al-Anon’s first e-book (item # eB-25) that came out recently, but I don’t own an e-reader, so I had to check-out the discontinued hardcover book from our District’s Archivist. We have so few books with pictures & this one does – but they’re all in black & white. The e-reader…
CAL – Alateen–Hope for Children of Alcoholics (Item # B-3)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Alateen began in 1957, but they didn’t have their first hardcover book until this one came out in 1973. Its origins were a pamphlet (which has been discontinued) & it was expanded to now have sections for Steps, Traditions, Slogans, Personal Stories, & an Alateen Timeline. 2. At 120 pages, it’s…
CAL – Living Today in Alateen (Item # B-26)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Unlike the other Alateen daily reader, “Alateen-a day at a time, (item # B-10), since “Living Today in Alateen” (B-26) is the newer one (from 2001) it includes quotes from “Courage to Change” (B-16), “From Survival to Recovery” (item # B-21), & “Paths to Recovery” (B-24). For some reason, I assumed…
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