How International Conventions Have Helped My Recovery
Feb 27, 2023
The atmosphere of love and recovery I have experienced from S-Anon members sharing at International Conventions has been more helpful to me personally than I could have ever imagined. The first Convention I attended was particularly memorable. I found myself...
Read MoreWhat Is a Slip in S-Anon?
Dec 12, 2022
For me, a slip in S-Anon is going back to the beliefs and behaviors which characterized my adult life until I got into the S-Anon program. For many years I believed that I could control others and that I was...
Read MoreThe Price of Peace
Sep 26, 2022
Ask and you will receive. Peace at any cost has cost me dearly. In my family of origin all I saw was bickering. I felt I would not repeat what I had as a child. I guess I went totally...
Read MoreLet Go and Let God
Jul 25, 2022
One of my most challenging character defects is the desire to control people and situations. When I was young, I learned that being in control was a sign of strength and independence. It meant that person had “it” together. Being...
Read MoreSelf-Centeredness – A Barrier to Detachment
May 23, 2022
In a recent writing meeting we covered the topic of "detachment with love" and then were given the opportunity to journal about it over the next 15 minutes. This is what I wrote: I heard a phrase in the reading...
Read MoreTradition Two Reminds Me I Am Not Higher Power
Mar 21, 2022
Tradition Two states "For our group purpose there is but one authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants — they do not govern." My experience is that...
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