Reflect on your Al‑Anon birthday—whether you’re a newcomer or longtime member.
May’s topic is, “Reflect on your Al‑Anon birthday—whether you’re a newcomer or longtime member.”
As always, you can also write about Al‑Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Five, Tradition Five, and Concept Five.
Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al‑Anon publications.
New topics are being added each month!
My recovery birthday is special. It marks the beginning of my journey to healthy behavior and serenity. I never really knew how wonderful life could be until I began to realize the gifts of the program. I’ll never go back to my old ways!
I am an extremely long time member. I personally can no longer attend meetings, but I used to attend each week. It was always great because the needs of others were always felt by me for personal prayer, and many shared awesome transformations in their own families.
May happens to be my birthday month. It was suggested when I first entered the program, that I might want to write it down because with all the distractions of alcoholism, I would surely forget it, and I know many members who have no idea when they entered.
I am so grateful for the wisdom of those who went before me, in so many ways, but to have on record the day my life changed, that I started living my life finally, is definitely something to celebrate – and I do!!!!
This fall will mark 20 years since I stepped into my first meeting and permanently enriched my life. Immediately, I felt welcome, understood, and every cell in my body knew I was no longer alone. After growing up with alcoholism, I finally had a loving community of wise and healthy elders to love, comfort, and guide me. My Sponsor became my most treasured friend. I keep coming back because I love the person I am when I commit to recovery, community, and divinely-inspired self-care.
December 24, 2014 Such a sad day that was for me. I truly believed I could not survive much longer. I felt like this was really the lowest I could go and I could not see how to go on. This meeting was my last attempt at survival. What at that time appeared as the saddest, most miserable time in my life, I left that meeting with hope I didn’t think possible. The people there were laughing as I walked in and at first I thought I was in the wrong place. I expected everyone to be as miserable as… Read more »