Love And Fear
Over two years ago, I gave the addict in my life an ultimatum to stop using or get out. He chose to leave. We divorced, not over his using but…
A Better Way To Live
My son has been clean for four months and is faithfully going to NA meetings several times a week. Earlier in the week, he was trying to stop one of…
Changing the Things I Can
When I came to my first Nar-Anon meeting, I was overcome with pain and anger. I blamed the addict for my weight gain, but mostly I blamed him because I…
Tradition Six
The important phrase in the Sixth Tradition is “never endorse, finance or lend our name to any outside enterprise.” As an individual who practices the Nar-Anon Program, I have the…
Open-minded And Willing
I had been in Nar-Anon for several years but I was still having a difficult time. I was still feeling hopeless and frustrated. I did not believe the program was…
Just For Today
My favorite “Just for Today” saying from the Nar-Anon Blue Booklet is “I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as…
Self Examination
Whenever I am asked to speak at a meeting, I automatically feel panic. What could I possibly say that would help someone, especially a newcomer? How can I reveal my…
Courage To Change
I find it amazing that the working of Step Four can help dictate how one reacts to life’s challenges. This step made me realize that my reaction to any given circumstance…
Quit Trying To Change Them
My Nar-Anon group leader had finished a reading from the Nar-Anon Blue Booklet. It still rings in my ears, “…to release our addicts with love, and cease trying to change them.” I…
Freedom Of Thought
My daughter chooses to keep her distance from me because all I did was worry about her. I worried about where she was, what she was doing and what she was…