WHAT I LEARNED: 1. The fewer expectations I have of other people, the less they seem to piss me off! 2. “…getting better doesn’t always mean feeling better.” – Aug 14th from the daily reader: “Hope For Today” (item # B-27).
Tag: Alcoholism
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Alcoholism is progressive, but so too is my compassion.
MTG – Davenport – “Hope For Today”
WHAT I LEARNED: I don’t need to have more things in order to be more!
MTG – Orlando – “Easy Does It”
WHAT I LEARNED: I may never get over the grief from losses in my life, but with the help of Al-Anon, I can get through them!
MTG – Orlando – “Pinecastle Friendship AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: If I don’t talk it out, then I’ll act out!
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: Step 4 is not about taking an immoral inventory!
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: …if no one knows us as we really are, we run the risk of making ourselves victims of our own self-hatred. If we can be loved by somebody who sees us as we are, we will then be able to accept ourselves. Others rarely think we’re as bad as we think we…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Happiness is like a butterfly. The more I chase it, the more it eludes me! 2. It never occurred to me that the word “help” begins & ends with the letters HP! 3. Bring my problems to my Sponsor. Bring solutions to my group.
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: Meetings are like bubble baths. I always feel better & warm inside afterwards, & the members are the bubbles!
N. FL Fall Assembly 2017 – Days 1 – 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. When I keep words like: should, shouldn’t, good, bad… out of my vocabulary, then I become more grateful. 2. I think that I think too much. 3. It’s important to know the difference between the God of my perception versus the God of my understanding. 4. If I don’t qualify my…
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: The opposite of judgement is acceptance.
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: It is pain that connects us… & hope that lifts us.
N. FL Area Convention 2017 – Days 1 – 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Tradition 4 is about protecting Al-Anon for future generations. 2. When applauding an alcoholic’s total years of sobriety, I am actually applauding God’s work! 3. The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection… Connection to a Higher Power. 4. Sometimes I need to put butter on it… & “let it…
PODCAST – When I Got Busy, I Got Better / From Survival To Recovery (Item #’s P-78 / B-21)
Episode 11 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! Am I the right kind of busy? Where does self-worth come from? Helping versus enabling? Being a victim versus a participant? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it for free wherever you…
PODCAST – How Al-Anon Works / Just For Today Bookmark (Item #’s B-22 / M-12)
Episode 10 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! What are good consequences? Where does the fear of letting go come from? What are literature discussions like at the World Service Conference? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it for…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Memory without emotion is wisdom.
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