One Day At A Time
I have found the slogans to be of great help. During the early days of my recovery in Nar-Anon, the slogans gave me hope and comfort, especially “One Day at…
Live And Let Live
Why was “Live and Let Live” such a hard concept to wrap my mind around? With the help of the Nar-Anon program, I can now see that when I am…
Keep An Open Mind
One of my favorite lines in the Nar-Anon Blue Booklet is “keep an open mind… you will soon feel very much a part of the group.” When I first came to…
Changes In Me
I have gone through the insanity that is referred to in Step Two. I have an addict in my life and I tried everything to get through to him. I thought…
Changes In Me
I have gone through the insanity that is referred to in Step Two. I have an addict in my life and I tried everything to get through to him. I…
Act As If
Step Two reaffirms to me that I may be powerless but I am not alone, and I am not helpless. After several months of three to four meetings a week, I realized…
Act As If
Step Two reaffirms to me that I may be powerless but I am not alone, and I am not helpless. After several months of three to four meetings a week,…
The Gratitude Path
Admitting I am powerless is not a simple dismissal of uncontrollable actions by others. For me, it opens the door to gratitude. When I walk through that door into gratitude,…
Restoring Sanity
About four years ago, in desperation I tried to kill my husband because of his addiction. Realizing that something was wrong, I went to see a psychiatrist. After the one-hour…
Tradition Two
Accepting Tradition Two into my family life teaches me how to detach from my grown children. Tradition Two states, “For our group purposes there is but one authority – a loving God…