Through An Al-Anon Filter

Silly title, I know, but it was only recently that I came to the realisation that once again, I have been sucked into the "orbit of sel...

I was raised in an adoptive family in which the major form of humour was sarcasm. I picked it up along with some other bad habits, and used ...

I saw an oncologist on Tuesday of this week, and she said that because I'm responding so well to the treatment, and tolerating it so wel...

Thursday evening, around suppertime, my land line rang. I checked the display screen, and it showed the name of the area, but no specific ph...

Last night, after the meeting, I was standing with my sponsor, and a woman who I hadn't seen before came up to say to me, "You coul...

I've heard that phrase used to describe how 12-Step meetings work - we all agree to a loose framework of behavior which makes the meetin...

Today I was nattering to Robert about something, and he replied in his laidback way, with a grin, "Thank you for making me aware of tho...