Episode 4 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! How is alcoholism a disease of extremes? What does the term “Adult Child” mean? Am I trapped in a compulsive need? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it for free wherever…
Tag: Alcoholism
N. FL Fall Assembly 2016 – Days 1 – 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of how I live my life. 2. The etymology of the word “confidence” is “con fidelis” which means: “with faith.” 3. I’m confused about my confusion. 4. Dominance happens as long as you allow it to! 5. …this motion too shall pass! 😜
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Step 11 is about prayer AND meditation. Not prayer OR meditation. 2. Al-Anon is unrelenting love.
CAL – Al-Anon & Alateen Groups at Work 2014-2017 (Item # P-24)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Recently on this blog, I did an in-depth review of the “Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2014-2017” (item # P-24/27). If you read that review, then this entry will seem pretty similar for “Al-Anon & Alateen Groups at Work 2014-2017” (item # P-24). …I used to think this item was a digest (or…
N. FL Area Convention 2016 – Days 1 – 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Sanity is having the appropriate reaction to reality. 2. When things aren’t going your way, try not having one. 3. Life is only borrowed, & one day you’ll have to give it back. 4. I don’t take Steps 10 & 11 to make me feel better, I take them to make…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Alcoholism is not contagious, however serenity can be! — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
PODCAST – Service Manual / Courage To Change (Item #’s P-24/27 / B-16)
Episode 3 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! How can I give the gift of dignity to the alcoholic? What page is possibly read the least in each daily reader? How can my inner child voice be heard in a different way? Once again, I had such a great conversation…
CAL – Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2014-2017 (Item # P-24/27)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Originally, I only read the “Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual” on an as-needed basis, but when my next podcast guest said that this was her favorite book that she wanted to talk about on my “CAL Chat” show, I had to dust off my manual & put on my scuba reading mask to…
CAL – Sexual Intimacy & the Alcoholic Relationship (Item # P-77)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Well surprise, surprise, this is not an instruction booklet on how to have sex with an alcoholic! However, it does reassure me that I’m not the only one who has had difficulty in this area. Intimacy, especially sexual intimacy, is a topic rarely brought up in Al-Anon meetings. This must have…
PODCAST – One Day At A Time / Detachment (Item #’s B-6 / S-19)
Episode 2 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! Why is Al-Anon not considered a self-help recovery program? How is detaching different than separating? Am I making my spirit sick? It was such a good conversation, I didn’t want to edit anything out, so I had to break it into 2…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: If I had gotten everything I wanted in life, I would have missed out on getting this program that changed my life!
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Mistakes are my Higher Power’s way of showing me opportunities for growth.
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: There is no book in the library that someone can read about me to learn my needs.
CAL – How Al-Anon Works (Item # B-22, B-32, eB-22, eA-22)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Originally, I was going to read this book as the very last one of this blog since I was making my way up to the top seller & according to the World Service Office, this one is it. …It would be like starting a climb by already being at the top…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Have a good day… unless you choose otherwise!
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Step 2 is an invitation to humility. …And I’ve already RSVP’d! – P.S. – See May 24th from the daily reader: “One Day at a Time” (item # B-6).
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