WHAT I LEARNED: Another possible new slogan for my collection: “It’s Not Them!” — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
Tag: Quote
MTG – Winter Park – “Meeting on Wheels”
WHAT I LEARNED: So much of my life has been lived conditionally. I could only love IF… I could only have fun IF… Now I live regardlessly! (That’s a word, right?) I love regardless… I have fun regardless… — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Clermont – “Changing Tides”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. I have to try not to confuse need with love – especially when it comes to chocolate! 2. I don’t have to believe everything I think. 3. Love is not just a feeling, but an action! — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
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…
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: “The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, & the solution comes to you & you don’t know how or why.” – Albert Einstein quote from “Courage to Change” (item # B-16), page 81 (March 21st).
CAL – My Journey in Service (Item # M-57)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. While perusing through some Al-Anon service tools in the Area Archives, I came across “My Journey in Service” (item # M-57). At roughly 60 pages, the booklet is designed as a journal so it has lots of lined paper & blank spaces for writing, plus it includes a CAL service-oriented quote…
MTG – Kissimmee – “Kissimmee Tuesday Nite AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Faith & staying in “I don’t know” are two things to combat worry. 2. “Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” – Helen Keller quote from “Courage to Change” (item # B-16), page 45 (February 14th).
MTG – Ocoee – “Monday Miracles”
WHAT I LEARNED: For a long time I didn’t respect the disease of alcoholism. But today, if alcoholism manifested itself in 3-D & walked into an Al-Anon meeting, not only would I shake its hand in a show of respect, but I would give it a warm hug as well… because I have also forgiven the disease. …
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.
CAL – Forum Favorites, Vol. 1 (Item # B-9A)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. As an Area Archivist once said, “I love my position because I get to time travel.” I too feel I get to step into the ‘Wayback Machine’ whenever I read discontinued Al-Anon literature. When this “Forum Favorites” book was first published in 1970 it was a hefty hard cover book &…
CAL – Forum Favorites, Vol. 2 (Item # B-9B)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. Since I’m reading the entire discontinued “Forum Favorites” series from most recent to oldest (see my previous entries for Volume 3 (item # B-9C) & Volume 4 (item # B-9D)), this Volume 2 (item # B-9B) came as a shock because it was immediately apparent that every story was in the…
CAL – Forum Favorites, Vol. 3 (Item # B-9C)
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. After I became the North Florida Area Literature Coordinator in 2015, I was “bequeathed” a lot of CAL & some were discontinued pieces. Whoo-hoo! So I’m slowly making my way through them & decided to start by reading the entire “Forum Favorites” series from most recent to oldest. (See my previous…
MTG – Orlando – “Path to Serenity AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: “Love cannot exist for long without the dimension of justice.” – Quoted from “An Open Letter From an Alcoholic” from the pamphlet: “Three Views of Al-Anon” (item # P-15).
MTG – Orlando – “Friday Morning Lights AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. When I grew up I used to hear “Practice makes perfect,” but now I prefer to say: “Practice makes progress!” 2. The 6 T’s: Take Time To Think Things Through. 3. The 3 A’s: Affection, Attention, & Appreciation. — To see the full-size pic of this quote (and others), visit: http://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1.
MTG – Kissimmee – “Kissimmee Tuesday Nite AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: 1. For a long time, I was stark raving sober! 2. “…there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the towering oak & know that it grew great & strong because it grew slowly & well.” – Orin L. Crain quote from “Courage to Change” (item #…
MTG – Orlando – “You’re Not Alone AFG”
WHAT I LEARNED: I carry a tiny magic wand with me. I told the newcomer that if I could wave it & make everyone better (including myself), I would have already done it & gotten on with my life. I keep the wand with me as a reminder that it’s not about wishes… it’s about work. —…
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