So last night I went to an Alanon meeting. Awesome. Talk about changing! Listening to so many voices speak their truth from their own personal lives and stages of spiritual growth was inspiring. I forgot all about the "poor me and poor world" crap. Instead I felt like a wilted flower receiving much needed love and attention by being watered. I walked in droopy, sad, depleted then walked out refreshed, invigorated, alive. Wow. What a difference. It was like GOD spoke and I heard. Beautiful.
The topic was from the Courage to Change daily meditation book regarding the 3rd Tradition in Alanon. In AA the 3rd tradition is "The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking". Isn't that neat? An alcoholic doesn't even have to stop drinking, just have the desire. In Alanon the 3rd Tradition is "The relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for mutual aid, may call themselves an Al-Anon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they have no other affiliation. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend". The freedoms to be myself and others to be themselves, freedoms to choose our choices in life, etc. A come-as-you-are, take what you want and leave the rest program. Y-e-s. Very lovely.
The importance of learning the Traditions cannot be understated. It is said, "The 12 STEPS stop us from killing ourselves. The 12 Traditions stop us from killing each other".
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