Gift Of Honesty
In Nar-Anon, we work the Twelve Steps for ourselves. Step Four, “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves,” can appear to be a difficult and intimidating step. Possibly, because…
Detachment Takes Practice
At times, detachment has been hard for me. My sickness leads me to believe that I can say or do that one thing to help change the addict’s life. However, my…
Missing The Signs
I was on the freeway recently when the interchange between freeways came up suddenly. I realized I was in the wrong lane and I missed my exit. I would have…
No Expectations
The benefit of having no expectations is that I will rarely be disappointed. I heard this the other day and started to think about the addict. I started to think…
Missing The Addict
Lately, I want the luxury of being able to miss the addict. I want to think about her, her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. I want to be able to sit…
Step Seven
Step Seven suggests that I can do away with my character defects by humbly asking my Higher Power for help. One such defect I have asked for help with is…
A New Way Of Thinking
If I saw an insane person on the street, I would not try to talk sense to that person. Why do I think I can try to talk sense to…
Sharing My Newfound Hope
When I started in Nar-Anon, I knew my life was out of control. Before I went to my first meeting, I had exhausted every resource I could think of and…
Reactions
I believe that I have always been a perfectionist. If there was problem lurking somewhere in my family, I found it and worked on it until it was solved. My…
Keeping My Distance
Recently I was having lunch on the veranda of a condo with a wonderful view of a beautiful beach. I was peacefully watching the pelican fish, and a pair of…