Step One: Embracing My Powerlessness
Al-Anon2025-01-02T15:32:05-05:00This Step is easy to say but hard to apply. I didn’t come into Al‑Anon thinking I was powerless over alcohol. I remember wanting to pour the alcohol
The Power of We
Al-Anon2025-01-02T10:16:15-05:00When I first came to Al‑Anon via electronic meetings just over a year ago, I thought I was all ready for Step One. I knew I was powerless
Reflect on your personal experience as a newcomer to Al-Anon
Al-Anon2025-01-02T08:23:44-05:00Reflect on your personal experience as a newcomer to Al‑Anon January’s topic is, “Reflect on your personal experience as a newcomer to Al‑Anon.” As always, you can also write
Looking back on 2024, how have you progressed in your recovery and how do you share this growth with others?
Al-Anon2024-11-27T14:06:30-05:00Looking back on 2024, how have you progressed in your recovery and how do you share this growth with others? December’s topic is, “Looking back on 2024, how
Different Introductions to the Steps
Al-Anon2024-11-25T12:36:25-05:00As someone who has been affected by the family disease of alcoholism, I tend to be sensitive to inconsistencies. When something feels “off,” or when I am getting
Passing on the Help I’ve Found
Al-Anon2024-11-22T15:08:54-05:00As I pondered my resolution for the New Year, I realized that the best resolution I could make to myself would be to continue my recovery in Al‑Anon.
What are the top five things on your gratitude list?
Al-Anon2024-11-01T09:23:10-04:00What are the top five things on your gratitude list? November’s topic is, “What are the top five things on your gratitude list?” As always, you can also write
The Things that Change and the Things that Stay the Same
Al-Anon2024-10-28T16:34:43-04:00When computers, and all that came with them—email, chat, web conferencing systems—first started entering the mainstream back in the 1990s, the World Service Office began registering electronic meetings
How do you put the spiritual principle of ‘Unity’ into practice?
Al-Anon2024-10-01T08:16:41-04:00How do you put the spiritual principle of ‘Unity’ into practice? October’s topic is, “How do you put the spiritual principle of ‘Unity’ into practice?” As always, you can also
New Beginnings, New Hope, New Choices
Al-Anon2024-10-01T15:52:44-04:00How many beginnings do I have in my life? As the world changes, as I change, opportunities for new beginnings appear. Accepting that change is a fact and a
Al-Anon “Is” the Place for Me
Al-Anon2024-10-01T15:54:19-04:00Some people can remember the exact date they first came to an Al‑Anon meeting. I do not. I remember, though, the exact situation that caused me to follow through
Comfort in a Rough Place
Al-Anon2024-10-01T15:55:28-04:00“You are in a rough place right now,” my Sponsor said as we walked together before our meeting. I had asked him to meet me 30 minutes early to
Healing within our Alcoholic Relationships
Al-Anon2024-09-10T11:34:07-04:00Healing within our Alcoholic Relationships (P‑95) This 48‑page booklet captures the essence of the Al‑Anon program in a series of brief but powerful messages
What is your favorite feature of The Forum magazine?
Al-Anon2024-08-30T13:28:18-04:00What is your favorite feature of The Forum magazine? September’s topic is, “What is your favorite feature of The Forum magazine?” As always, you can also write about Al‑Anon’s three
Many Voices, One Journey
Al-Anon2024-08-21T14:10:41-04:00Many Voices, One Journey (B‑31) Al‑Anon's story of growth and recovery as experienced by individual members and the fellowship as a whole over Al‑Anon’s first