Hi Jody, your post really made me smile today! I hope your weekend was a good one and you remembered to do something extra special for yourself. Hugs, Claudia ...
Hi Nancy, I hear so much sadness in your words today. It can't be easy to recover from the end of a marriage, certainly not one that lasted for so many years,...
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life, which he has imagined, he will...
Oh, I rented the movie the other night. Strange watching it again after all these years. This dialogue is priceless; the definitive representation of those...
Hi everyone, I just got this from a bible group I am in, which I thought would be helpful to anyone who wants. Each Day Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose....
for contributing such inspirational pieces (i.e., poetry) to the group! Terri The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil,...
Please help me through this. As you may have read, I am in a 3 year relationship and I am moving out in a couple of weeks. My bf has a mortgage company and I...
All I can say, (not that I am doing this as I will post later how very low i have become.), but... try to just focus on you and the positive things you have....
Dear {{{{Lemonade}}} If I could give you just one gift it would be the gift of detatchment. Try to visualize each episode as a box and when you need to...
It would seem that everytime I think my life cannot sink any lower I prove myself wrong. This Saturday my son and husband were going to go the race track for...
Hi Lemonade.... I am new to the group, so forgive me if I say something I shouldn't, but I wanted to respond to your post. Change is often difficult, and most...
Thank you Claudia, TB, and Shannon for your words of encouragement. I completely understand that it is me who needs to detach. Claudia, thank you for the box...
Shanon--you just described a frightening physical assault perpetrated by your husband against you. No matter what else happened before or after---it is NOT ok...
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: The gift of love means this: I want to share with you whatever I have that is good. -- John Powell, S.J. How loving are we,...
Nancy, I hope you will stay in this group and read the posts.? People are going through similar things and getting through them ... you can too!!? I know the...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: A man of courage is also full of faith. -- Cicero Faith and courage walk hand in hand. Courage empowers us to act in favor of...
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My boyfriend was trying to convince me to spend the night with him. He is trying to convince me that if I just "have sex" with him again things will be better....
Shanon, I hope you don't mind me saying...don't be so hard on yourself. Yeah like I am one to talk, by the way. I myself am learning not to be so hard on...
"In order to stop giving our power away, to stop reacting out of our inner children, to stop setting ourselves up to be victims, so that we can start learning...
Julie As long as you believe anything anyone says will not help you it wont. Try to be open to the fact that there is another way to feel and handle these...
Hi Julie, I am sorry that you feel so sad and lonely. I hope that you will find a way to feel better. I would like to ask you for clarification on something...
You are correct, Julie. No one can fix you but you. Simultaneously, you join a support group and state that you are "reaching out for positive support." Then...
Just offering support and only trying to fix myself:) Susan "Fishtail1776 (Julie)" <fishtail1776@...> wrote: Hello, I am okay now. Just needed to vent....
Some people dont want help, they just want to vent...but as co-dependents we all just want to help. As always everyone should take what they need and leave...
Thanks, everyone, for your AWESOME input on how members can overcome sadness and loneliness! I am sure many found these ideas very helpful... Terri In a...