WHAT I LEARNED: To me, Tradition 6 seems to be Al-Anon’s declaration that it is a program that is not codependent. Everything could fall away… money, property, prestige, even AA, & Al-Anon would still be ok. It would survive. …just like me.
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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…
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 – 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…
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 – Ordering Literature (Item # G-31)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. One might think that since I’m an LDC (Literature Distribution Center), that this would be my favorite Guideline of all, but that’s not the case. It focuses more on how to order literature directly through the World Service Office & only mentions in passing that ordering from your local LDC supports local services. (So…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: Nowhere in Tradition 7 is the word “money” or “financial.” Another way to look at it is I, & the groups I attend, can be “self-supporting” emotionally, spiritually & through participating in service work.
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