Category Archives: Step 1
Daily Reading – April 22, 2013 – Building Foundations
I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized… And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J. K. Rowling ————————————————————————————————————————————————- As first, the idea of searching for defects of character, wrongs,
Daily Reading – April 22, 2013 – Building Foundations
I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized… And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J. K. Rowling ————————————————————————————————————————————————- As first, the idea of searching for defects of character, wrongs,
Daily Reading – January 26, 2013
How often we see wives, husbands and parents come to Al-Anon groups because they have reached a point of desperation of the alcoholic drinking of a family member! When they are told that Al-Anon’s purpose is not to bring about
Daily Reading – January 26, 2013
How often we see wives, husbands and parents come to Al-Anon groups because they have reached a point of desperation of the alcoholic drinking of a family member! When they are told that Al-Anon’s purpose is not to bring about
Daily Reading – January 18, 2013 – Peace is a Natural Outgrowth of Acceptance
This was the only thought I remembered from my first Al-Anon meeting: We can learn to live at peace with ourselves and others. I wondered, “How do people do this?” From my alcoholic upbringing to my own family and workplace,
Daily Reading – January 18, 2013 – Peace is a Natural Outgrowth of Acceptance
This was the only thought I remembered from my first Al-Anon meeting: We can learn to live at peace with ourselves and others. I wondered, “How do people do this?” From my alcoholic upbringing to my own family and workplace,
Daily Reading – November 29, 2012
Before Al-Anon, I believed that being an adult was to be in control-rigid, cool. Being an adult was looking good on the outside and not feeling what was going on in the inside. Being an adult meant doing for others
Daily Reading – November 29, 2012
Before Al-Anon, I believed that being an adult was to be in control-rigid, cool. Being an adult was looking good on the outside and not feeling what was going on in the inside. Being an adult meant doing for others
Daily Reading – October 12, 2012
The road to my hometown wound along a steep hillside. As a child, I was often afraid that our car would swerve too widely and go over the edge. I used to take hold of the rear door handle and
Daily Reading – October 12, 2012
The road to my hometown wound along a steep hillside. As a child, I was often afraid that our car would swerve too widely and go over the edge. I used to take hold of the rear door handle and
Daily Reading – October 10, 2011
Sometimes I need to work stat one backwards. I don’t always recognize when I’m powerless, but I certainly noticed when my life becomes unmanageable. Then I remembered that usually when I’m feeling insane, I’m forgetting my powerlessness and trying to
Daily Reading – October 10, 2011
Sometimes I need to work stat one backwards. I don’t always recognize when I’m powerless, but I certainly noticed when my life becomes unmanageable. Then I remembered that usually when I’m feeling insane, I’m forgetting my powerlessness and trying to
Daily Recovery Reading – May 11,2012
“What is the greatest hindrance to my achieving serenity? Determination – the grim resolve that I can do something about everything. This whole feeling of tightening up, girding oneself for battle, can defeat my purpose. Over and over, in a
Daily Recovery Reading – May 11,2012
“What is the greatest hindrance to my achieving serenity? Determination – the grim resolve that I can do something about everything. This whole feeling of tightening up, girding oneself for battle, can defeat my purpose. Over and over, in a
Daily Recovery Reading – March 26, 2012
Why is it so hard to admit we are powerless over alcohol, as the First Step suggests we do? All of us have heard and shared in discussions, at Al-Anon meetings as to whether this should be interpreted as “alcohol”
Daily Recovery Reading – March 26, 2012
Why is it so hard to admit we are powerless over alcohol, as the First Step suggests we do? All of us have heard and shared in discussions, at Al-Anon meetings as to whether this should be interpreted as “alcohol”
Daily Recovery Reading – March 2, 2012
Al-Anon meetings are full of surprises. The people who are smiling and gratefully reviewing their blessings may be the very ones who have the grimmest problems at home. Yet they have the courage to tur their minds away from them
Daily Recovery Reading – March 2, 2012
Al-Anon meetings are full of surprises. The people who are smiling and gratefully reviewing their blessings may be the very ones who have the grimmest problems at home. Yet they have the courage to tur their minds away from them
