Posts Tagged: ACOA
Daily Reading – May 20, 2013 – Ups and downs and the good times…
The serenity I am offered in Al-Anon is not an escape from life. Rather, it is the power to find peacefulness within life. Al-Anon does not promise me freedom from pain, sorrow or difficult situations. It does, however, give me
Daily Reading – May 20, 2013 – Ups and downs and the good times…
The serenity I am offered in Al-Anon is not an escape from life. Rather, it is the power to find peacefulness within life. Al-Anon does not promise me freedom from pain, sorrow or difficult situations. It does, however, give me
Daily Reading – May 19, 2013 – Its wanting what you’ve got…
The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. —Doug Larson We are men on a quest. We seek the serenity of being friendly toward the world and toward ourselves. The spiritual practices we follow
Daily Reading – May 19, 2013 – Its wanting what you’ve got…
The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. —Doug Larson We are men on a quest. We seek the serenity of being friendly toward the world and toward ourselves. The spiritual practices we follow
Daily Reading – May 18, 2013 – Changing the Channel
. . . if we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false, so soon as one has got used to not suffering,
Daily Reading – May 18, 2013 – Changing the Channel
. . . if we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false, so soon as one has got used to not suffering,
Daily Reading – May 17, 2013 – Do not be anxious for tomorrow….
“When we talk of tomorrow,” says a Chinese proverb, “the gods laugh.” They laugh, I believe not because they find us ridiculous, but because they know the future is not predictable. Thus we have no choice but to live one day at
Daily Reading – May 17, 2013 – Do not be anxious for tomorrow….
“When we talk of tomorrow,” says a Chinese proverb, “the gods laugh.” They laugh, I believe not because they find us ridiculous, but because they know the future is not predictable. Thus we have no choice but to live one day at
Daily Reading – May 16, 2013 – Align the will…
Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon There has been no better quotes to sum up my past three weeks than this. Without going into too many details suffice it to say
Daily Reading – May 16, 2013 – Align the will…
Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon There has been no better quotes to sum up my past three weeks than this. Without going into too many details suffice it to say
Daily Reading – May 8, 2013 – The gift of Freedom…
Among the many gifts we are offered in Al-Anon is freedom. When we are new in Al-Anon, we are prisoners of our own confusion and despair. Working with the program offers us release as we learn to understand the true
Daily Reading – May 8, 2013 – The gift of Freedom…
Among the many gifts we are offered in Al-Anon is freedom. When we are new in Al-Anon, we are prisoners of our own confusion and despair. Working with the program offers us release as we learn to understand the true
Daily Reading – May 7, 2013 – Teach them to fish…
Al-Anon’s main purpose is to help those who are living in an alcoholic situation. To this end we share experience, strength and hope with each other. What we don’t do, and should not do, is to share one another’s burdens,
Daily Reading – May 7, 2013 – Teach them to fish…
Al-Anon’s main purpose is to help those who are living in an alcoholic situation. To this end we share experience, strength and hope with each other. What we don’t do, and should not do, is to share one another’s burdens,
Daily Reading – April 26, 2013 – Take what you like…
The most important words many of us hear when we first come to Al-anon are, “Take what you like, and leave rest.” Everything about our program is suggested, not required. This gives us the freedom to pick and choose. If
Daily Reading – April 26, 2013 – Take what you like…
The most important words many of us hear when we first come to Al-anon are, “Take what you like, and leave rest.” Everything about our program is suggested, not required. This gives us the freedom to pick and choose. If
Daily Reading – April 24, 2013 – Unanswered Prayers
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer and cries “it shall be done—sometime, somewhere.” —Ophelia Guyon Browning Patience is a quality that frequently eludes us. We want what we want when we want it. Fortunately, we don’t get it until
Daily Reading – April 24, 2013 – Unanswered Prayers
She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer and cries “it shall be done—sometime, somewhere.” —Ophelia Guyon Browning Patience is a quality that frequently eludes us. We want what we want when we want it. Fortunately, we don’t get it until
Daily Reading – April 23, 2013
Among the many weapons we use to castigate…people we disapprove of is sarcasm. True, it relives our pent-up feelings, and if our remarks are really pointed, gives us a certain satisfaction. Repugnant as it is in itself, sarcasm becomes even
Daily Reading – April 23, 2013
Among the many weapons we use to castigate…people we disapprove of is sarcasm. True, it relives our pent-up feelings, and if our remarks are really pointed, gives us a certain satisfaction. Repugnant as it is in itself, sarcasm becomes even
