But what about the other victims of alcoholism? What about the scars of those family members? As alcoholics, we know of the heartaches and distress that our families have experienced because of the disease of Alcoholism. What a debt of gratitude we owe to these first women of the program now known as Al-Anon. Many of us have family members … Read More
Chair in the Corner_May2014
Greetings Salt Lake Central Office! At last! Warmth and light. The top is down and the bike battery is charging. But enough about me. What’s happening with you? How is your Group? Are you finding enough service opportunities to further your spiritual growth? If not, we’ve got plenty of them. Consider working on one of the Committees, CPC, Corrections, Treatment … Read More
Step Five
Step Five Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs So there we were…coffee in hand, sitting across from each other at the park. I was staring awkwardly off into the distance as my sponsor was waiting patiently for me to begin. The moment had come for me to clean out my … Read More
Big Book Club – Chapter 5: How it Works
The language on the first page of Chapter 5 is dire. It is filled with ominous worlds like ‘Will not completely, constitutionally incapable, naturally incapable, chances less than average, suffer, grave emotional disorder’. Whew! These grave phrases may seem melodramatic to a non-alcoholic but to me they described the final years of my drinking perfectly. I had been constitutionally incapable … Read More