Barring severe illness, I always attend my home group meetings and participate in business meetings, group conscience decisions and service. My new family suggested I find a “home” group. The word “family” takes on the meaning of “Al‑Anon Family Groups,” where I have a new family of choice that helps me in a way my family of origin could not. With the help of Al‑Anon, I have begun to create a new life with new attitudes and new definitions. While I agreed on the outside with the adage “There’s no place like home,” there was a smirk on my face and pain in my heart whenever it was spoken. I wanted to escape from instead of to home. In the past I developed many uncomfortable emotional connections with the word “home.” I never knew what to expect at home and I was too ashamed to let friends visit. The topics cover a range of issues for all Al‑Anon members, as well as anyone seeking insight into, or recovery from, the family disease of alcoholism.Īl‑Anon’s first daily reader, One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon, states “The more varied the experience, the greater the strength and hope.” Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II continues this thought with, “Although we have our unique qualities, all hearts beat the same under the skin.” Please join us, one day at a time, as we continue this tradition and open our hearts to share with you the hope, the help, and the friendship we have been privileged to enjoy. They transcend boundaries and limitations. The powerful examples of recovery, use of Al‑Anon tools, and love of our fellowship included in these pages are universal. Though it definitely meets the Conference charge that it is “for Al‑Anon adult children,” it is much more than that. To meet the expressed need of our fellowship, the 1997 World Service Conference, Al‑Anon’s largest group conscience, passed a motion “to give conceptual approval to develop a daily reader for Al‑Anon adult children.” A call for sharings was issued throughout the fellowship and the Conference Approval process began.Īs this book developed, however, something amazing happened. With parents and siblings also trapped in this family disease, we had no frame of reference for healthy behavior. However, for those who grew up in an alcoholic home, one of the primary differences is that as children we lived with alcoholism through no choice of our own. Its devastation affects everyone close to the drinker. While the Al‑Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of equals, ours is an incredibly diverse membership. Hope for Today is a collection of daily thoughts and meditations based on the sharings of Al‑Anon members who grew up with the family disease of alcoholism.

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