WHAT I LEARNED: 1. This audiobook version of “Opening Our Hearts” (item # eA-29) has been a long time coming! I first read about it being worked on from pages 107-108 of the “2015 World Service Conference Summary” (item # P-46) & on Sept 12th, 2022 it officially came out & man was it worth the…
Tag: Fear
CAL – Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2007 (Item # N/A)
Usually around February, my order of the new annual public outreach magazine, “Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism” arrives. However, it is now the middle of 2022, & I haven’t received an answer yet on whether there will even be a new issue for this year. I’m guessing that since the 2021 issue was the first time a…
MTG – Maitland – “Saturday Night Serenity”
WHAT I LEARNED: When I try to overcome procrastination, I think about the bookmark (item # M-12) that says “Just For Today… I will be unafraid.” The bookmark isn’t called “Just For Tomorrow!”
N. FL Area Convention 2018 – Days 1 – 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Fear is a dark room where negative emotions are exposed. 2. After I make amends, my weapons are no longer licensed. 3. The more I forget, the more I keep coming back! 4. I need to let go… of my need to know. 5. Sometimes I need to experience the consequences of…
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…
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…
MTG – Austin – “Living Gratitude”
WHAT I LEARNED: If I go into the past, I stir up regrets. If I go into the future, I stir up fears. So, it’s best for me to just stay in the present.
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: “Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, & not try to adjust everything to my own desires. …Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful & to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will…
PODCAST – Discovering Choices / Parents of Alcoholics (Item #’s B-30 / R-18)
Episode 5 of my “CAL Chat” podcast is now available to listen to! What is failure really about? How can I be ok with not being in control? What can help with delegating? (To hear this episode, please visit the show’s website at: calchatpodcast.com – or you can subscribe to it for free wherever you…
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…
N. FL Spring Assembly 2016 – Day 3 of 3
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I thought alcoholism was being done to me! 2. After the shock & fear goes away, I’m usually grateful. 3. I’m going to keep coming back until I’m not uncomfortable. 4. Step 1 = To start, I must accept that I’m done.
CAL – Reserve Fund Guideline (Item # G-41)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. This guideline focuses on withholding money for good, healthy reasons. How different that is from my pre-Al-Anon days when I withheld money out of fear, or as punishment… 2. The most interesting part of this guideline is the list of personal questions on page 4 – especially the question about how my…
MTG – Maitland – “Wednesday Morning Harmony AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I can either live in fear, or I can live in faith.
CAL – A Guide to Alateen Sponsorship – An Unforgettable Adventure (Item # P-86)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Here’s another instance of me sitting down to read a piece of literature & thinking “I won’t relate to anything in it” & then finding it so interesting! Topics are covered that I never even considered, such as: how to handle members with Attention Deficit Disorder, intrusive parents, reporting abuse, kids…
CAL – Alateen Tells It Like It Is / Walk This Path of Hope (Item # AV-16 / AV-19)
1. “Alateen Tells It Like It Is” (item # AV-16) came out in 1987 & according to past Conference Summaries, it’s a 16-minute video illustrated by a teenager that provides a glimpse into the lives of Alateen members. It deals with denial, anonymity, detachment, acceptance, & love. “Walk This Path of Hope” (item # AV-19)…
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