Abandonment
After my mother abandoned me, my grandmother told me that regardless of her actions, I should always love my mother. Without her, I would not be alive. In my opinion,…
Turn Our Will And Our Lives Over
I have always felt that I could solve everyone’s problems but no one would listen to me. I felt more and more helpless as I watched a loved one slowly…
Waiting
Hello, Higher Power, I have been waiting for a miracle for nineteen years. What is the problem? I have attended Nar-Anon meetings, worked the steps, gotten a sponsor, been a…
Service
When I came to Nar-Anon, I felt life was unfair. Why did my husband have to be an addict? Don’t I deserve a normal, healthy family? This was my second…
Taking Step Five
When I heard that my area was sponsoring a Fourth Step weekend, I knew that God had decided that it was time for me to attend. Never in my wildest…
The Steps
One of the practices of my home group is to study one of the Twelve Steps on the first meeting of each month. Each person discusses what the step means…
Release The Anxiety
When I came to Nar-Anon, I had to be anxious about everything. I had to project what the next crisis would be, find out who would be involved, contemplate all…
Patience
I came to Nar-Anon expecting a quick fix for my problems. I soon found that it does not happen that way. I did not get instant recovery, but I learned…
Not My Job
Since joining Nar-Anon, I have learned many things. I have learned that many wonderful people are like me. Many of us were trained from an early age to take care…
Changing Myself
One morning I found myself crouched on our front porch steps. All the lights were out inside and outside of the house. I was watching the cottage next door for…