WHAT I LEARNED: This wallet card has been around for many moons & it can’t get more “basic” than this. It’s got a Al-Anon’s preamble, all the Steps, Traditions, Concepts, & Warranties you could want, with a little bit of Serenity Prayer mixed in there as well. Typically it’s the Newcomer groups that buy these…
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CAL – Al-Anon Fact File (Item # P-36)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. For the professional community of the 70’s, they would have received this “Al-Anon Fact File” (item #P-36) in a PR kit as a coated sheet. To reduce costs in 1980, it became a “self-cover” & is still a good outreach tool that explains Al-Anon’s public relations policies by paraphrasing the Traditions…
MTG – Winter Springs – “Promises for Tomorrow”
WHAT I LEARNED: A meeting is like a gift I get to open when I get there.
CAL – Why Anonymity in Al-Anon? (Item # P-33)
WHAT I LEARNED: This pamphlet is a mini lesson on Traditions 11 & 12 & gives examples of anonymity from different angles. …How can I tell that anonymity is one of the most important principles of this program? When it’s broken… that’s how! ━━━━━▼━━━━━ **UPDATE (11/13/13): Keep a look out for an updated version of this pamphlet…
CAL – A Guide for Sponsors of Alateen Groups (Item # P-29)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Alateen started in 1957 – did I mention that already? Well, according to the Conference Summaries from the early 60’s, Al-Anon was going through the same issues that it’s still having… the need for more Alateen group sponsors. But back then, they had so few, that outsiders & AA members were…
CAL – Just for Today Wallet Card (Item # M-10)
WHAT I LEARNED: This wallet card has been around since 1954 & I thought, given its small size, it would have less on it than the bookmark version (item # M-12), but it actually has more. It has 2 extra sentences – one about the Seventh Tradition & the second refers to the 10 other…
Gratitude Dinner – 10/19/13
WHAT I LEARNED: Most of my great “leaps” in service work have been with Orlando’s District 10. Speaking at their Gratitude Dinner last night was no exception & I owe them a big THANK YOU!!! The best perk that I didn’t expect: being able to start the food line (instead of being last like usual)! Ha…
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!
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! 📢
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 – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Judgement is a form of self-hate.
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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