WHAT I LEARNED: “The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, & the solution comes to you & you don’t know how or why.” – Albert Einstein quote from “Courage to Change” (item # B-16), page 81 (March 21st).
Tag: Alcoholism
CAL – My Journey in Service (Item # M-57)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. While perusing through some Al-Anon service tools in the Area Archives, I came across “My Journey in Service” (item # M-57). At roughly 60 pages, the booklet is designed as a journal so it has lots of lined paper & blank spaces for writing, plus it includes a CAL service-oriented quote…
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: I may not have active alcoholism in my life right now, but I still have ME in my life – and that’s why I keep coming back!
PODCAST – Courage To Change / Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017 (Item #’s B-16 / N/A)
Episode 9 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! How can I get time back in my life? Are appointments needed to attend an Al-Anon meeting? How can I spot changes in myself? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: I cannot worry my way to serenity.
CAL – Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017 (Item # N/A)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. My next “CAL Chat” podcast guest said that “Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2017” was her favorite outreach piece that she wanted to talk about on my “CAL Chat” show (Episode #9), so it was time to read it all the way through! I had read entire versions of previous ones so I was…
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: “…the simplest definition of humility is truth. Knowing who we are – our good points & bad, our strengths & weaknesses, our abilities & our limitations – that’s humility.” From page 19 of: “Alateen – Hope for Children of Alcoholics” (item # B-3).
MTG – Kissimmee – “Kissimmee Tuesday Nite AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Faith & staying in “I don’t know” are two things to combat worry. 2. “Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” – Helen Keller quote from “Courage to Change” (item # B-16), page 45 (February 14th).
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I heard a new acronym – “Detach” is: Don’t Even Think About Changing Him/Her. 2. Re-arrange the letters in “Listen” & you get the word “Silent.”
PODCAST – Courage To Be Me / Various Alateen Literature (Item # B-23)
Episode 8 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! How can I keep things simple? If my growth is like a tree, then what are my roots? What Alateen book can I bring to an Al-Anon meeting? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you…
PODCAST – Reaching For Personal Freedom / Best of Public Outreach (Item #’s P-92 / P-90)
Episode 7 of my CAL Chat podcast is now available to listen to! What do I want to be free of? What exactly are character defects? Can Alateen outreach be done to AA members? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it for free wherever…
CAL – Reaching For Personal Freedom (Item # P-92)
The guest for my next CAL Chat podcast show (Episode #7) chose this workbook, “Reaching for Personal Freedom” (item # P-92), as his favorite literature piece. I’ll be posting that episode soon at calchatpodcast.com, but wanted to get my review in this blog first… This workbook has the rare distinction of being the first CAL…
CAL – The Best of Public Outreach (Item # P-90)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. The guest for my next “CAL Chat” podcast show (Episode #7) chose this booklet, “The Best of Public Outreach” (item # P-90), as his favorite outreach piece. I’ll be posting that episode soon at calchatpodcast.com, but wanted to get my review in this blog first. This hardcopy booklet was originally printed…
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Step 2 “reminds me that only things of value get restored – Victorian homes, antique cars, & me!” – Page 369 from the softcover book: “How Al-Anon Works” (item # B-32).
MTG – Orlando – “Courage 2 Be Me Alateen AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: One of the results of being powerless is: joy!
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: My Higher Power only gives me as much pain & sorrow as I can handle, but I’m also given as much joy & happiness as I am open to!
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