I can choose to be peaceful. I can choose my attitude and behavior. No one makes me have a particular response. It is up to me.
Al-Anon Tools
Tools and techniques that help a person use the Al-Anon 12-Step Program to accept what they cannot change and change the things they can.
Serenity Prayer
The Serenity Prayer is attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr 1892-1971. It first appeared in differing versions in the 1930s. In the early 1940s it became known by the first Alcoholics Anonymous group which embraced it.
Service – What’s Your Service Journey?
Al-Anon’s very existence is dependent on the third guiding principle, SERVICE. It is how the rooms of Al-Anon remain open and ready to help others who suffer from the effects of someone else’s drinking. But service is so much more than that. It is an important tool that, when used, builds self-confidence and self-esteem, brings […]
Dealing with Pain
Dealing with pain whether physical, mental, or emotional can be very difficult especially when it is long lasting. When in its throes it is easy for me to become depressed, to feel there is no hope it will ever end, that I can’t keep going and I become incapacitated.
Change of Perspective
God, help me to see this situation, this person, this thought differently. Help me change my perspective. When I am angry, hurt, afraid, or resentful what might happen if I change my perspective?