WHAT I LEARNED: My freedom comes when I look at me.
Tag: Meeting
MTG – Orlando – “Together Tuesdays AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: An “-ism” stands for: I Sabotage Myself.
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Winners AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Time takes time.
CAL – Outreach to Institutions (Item # G-9)
WHAT I LEARNED: Question #1: What type of Al-Anon/Alateen meeting is NOT allowed to have a Group Representative? Answer #1: An Institutions Group Meeting! Question #2: Want to know why? Answer #2: You’ll have to read this guideline… I’m not going to just give everything away on this blog! Ha ha 😜 ━━━━━▼━━━━━ **UPDATE (5/5/17): This…
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Years from now, people won’t remember what I said or did, but they’ll remember how I made them feel.
MTG – Mt. Dora – “A Better Way”
WHAT I LEARNED: Acceptance does not mean I need to take ownership.
CAL – Al-Anon & Alateen’s Role in Family Recovery (Item # AV-31DVD)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I didn’t go to a meeting today, but playing this DVD made me feel like I was in one & I kinda think that’s the point. It’s an outreach DVD that brings the sensibility of a meeting to someone that hasn’t been to one. It has 3 sections: 1) Al-Anon, 2)…
CAL – Taking a Group Inventory (Item # G-8)
2011 Version WHAT I LEARNED: 1. In 2011, this guideline was expanded to be more inclusive of Alateen meetings & even though it is technically still 1 guideline (item # G-8), it was divided into 2 sections: G-8a which includes several lists of questions, & G-8b “Methods & Reflections” – which offer “how-to” suggestions on…
MTG – Winter Park – “Friday Shepherd of Serenity AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I have to make sure I don’t mistake forgiveness for tolerance.
CAL – Alateen Meetings in Schools (Item # G-5)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I thought there were only 2 general meeting types, open or closed. However, there is a third: limited access meetings, which is what Alateen meetings often are when they’re held in a school. 2. Schools are required by law to report certain types of abuse, so I’ve often wondered how a meeting can…
MTG – Winter Park – “Winter Park Morning AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I need to remind myself to be grateful for the negative things in my life, because they are what get me off my butt to do a Step 3 & turn it over!
MTG – Wildwood – “Wildwood AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Anger is the wind that extinguishes the light of reason. 2. My current location is not my final destination.
MTG – Altamonte Springs – “Seminole AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Caregiving is loving. Caretaking is dysfunctional.
CAL – Cooperation Between Al–Anon & AA (Item # G-3)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. In the spirit of Tradition 6, this guideline answers 11 frequently asked questions that help clarify the difference between affiliation & cooperation between the Al-Anon & AA organizations. It’s basically how not to get our chocolate mixed up with their peanut butter. …Sure the combination of flavors might taste great for some, but…
MTG – Oviedo – “Listen & Learn AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: Sometimes in life I feel like a robot… but in meetings I become self-aware. I guess I was just running on artificial intelligence before I got a Higher Power.
MTG – Orlando – “Easy Does It”
WHAT I LEARNED: Wise words: “…what we resist persists.” (See page 18 from “Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses” (item # B-29).) Even wiser words: “Resistance is futile.” (See probably any sci-fi movie trailer.) I need to get back to Step One & wave the white flag of surrender.
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