MAY 8 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
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MAY 8 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
MAY 8 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
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 nature of our situation. the gifts of Al-Anon are not without a price tag; freedom, for example, can only be achieved by paying the price we call "acceptance." If we can accept the First Step, we are set free from the need to control the alcoholic. If we can surrender to God's guidance, it will cost us our self-will, so precious to us who have always thought we could dominate. it is up to us to decide whether freedom from our despair is worth all this. Most of us believe it is.
Today's Reminder
Success with the Al-Anon program demands that we think, honestly and in depth, about our attitudes, evaluating our words and actions. When the attitudes change from hostility to forgiveness, from violence to quiet acceptance, our words and actions follow along.
"Freedom has many facets, but mostly it releases us from much that has been troubling and defeating us. We pray for this release into 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 nature of our situation. the gifts of Al-Anon are not without a price tag; freedom, for example, can only be achieved by paying the price we call "acceptance." If we can accept the First Step, we are set free from the need to control the alcoholic. If we can surrender to God's guidance, it will cost us our self-will, so precious to us who have always thought we could dominate. it is up to us to decide whether freedom from our despair is worth all this. Most of us believe it is.
Today's Reminder
Success with the Al-Anon program demands that we think, honestly and in depth, about our attitudes, evaluating our words and actions. When the attitudes change from hostility to forgiveness, from violence to quiet acceptance, our words and actions follow along.
"Freedom has many facets, but mostly it releases us from much that has been troubling and defeating us. We pray for this release into freedom."
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