Articles
Celebrating Our Service Gifts
Growing up in a Hispanic home affected by alcoholism, leadership was, at best, elusive. The louder, raging voice ruling with fear and control was the means for leading. I became a good people-pleaser, but I balked at any direction, and I froze at the thought of...
Changed Attitudes Can Aid Leadership
I had only been in the program for seven years when one of my employees took me aside to let me know that my boss had declared he wanted to fire me. Wait, what?! I was shocked. In our weekly meetings, my boss and I disagreed about product design, but he had never said...
Desperate to Change
I once read that 80 percent of people make changes out of desperation, while only 20 percent change due to inspiration. When I attended my first Al-Anon meeting, I was certainly not inspired to change—I was desperate. The truth is that pain can be a great motivator...
“Keep Coming Back”
At one of my first Al-Anon meetings, a member shared that a reading helped to clear up her thinking—like cleaning off a dirty windshield. She felt she had gained some clarity. When I came to Al-Anon 15 years ago, I was in a fog of denial. Even though there was...
Lessening My Character Defects
Growing up around alcoholism, I learned to read rooms and to take on others’ feelings and opinions. Drama and gossip felt comfortable. I have carried these character defects with me most of my life, passing on my judgments and negative behaviors to others. Three years...
How Group Services Helps You Find the Answers You Seek
The Group Services department at the World Service Office (WSO) supports Al-Anon and Alateen members and groups. The three Group Services team members are here to serve you Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm ET. We do our best to provide informed responses as quickly as...
It’s Election Time! Are You Familiar with the Links of Service?
Have you ever wondered how our service positions connect with each other to provide an effective stream of communication from the groups to the World Service Conference and back to the groups? Al-Anon has two great resources that describe this communication chain that...
2024 Spring Assembly Delegate Report
TN Area 52 Al-Anon Assembly June 1-2, 2024 First of all, I’d like to thank you for allowing me to serve as your Delegate. It is an amazing experience. Attending the World Service Conference (WSC) is like drinking from a fire hose. There is so much information...
2023 Fall Assembly Delegate Report
TN Area 52 Al-Anon Assembly November 4-5, 2023 Serving as Delegate My first WSC was electronic, and it was not easy to follow. We had a mammoth number of motions and most of the delegates were exhausted at the end. The second WSC was in-person, and it was a dramatic...
AWSC Fall 2023
TN Area 52 Al-Anon AWSC Fall 2023 Upcoming Events 2023 Road Trip The 2023 Road Trip! You and Your Board Connects is California South and will be held on Saturday, October 28. The event will be held in person at the Hilton-Los Angeles Airport; Because of the Al-Anon...