Al-Anon Suffolk Information Service

ASIS, PO Box 490, Farmingville, NY 11738

Hicksville Anniversary, Friday, November 14, 7pm – 10pm ,Our Lady of Mercy, 500 South Oyster Bay Road Hicksville.****Sat Nov. 22nd, 1pm-4:30pm, SNYA Special Assembly for Alateen (Alateen sponsor/AMIAS Safety & Behavioral Requirements) See calendar of events for location. Group reps and all members are welcome and encouraged to attend****November 15th, 9am-11:30 am, Brookhaven, St. James Episcopal Chuch , 260 Beaver Dam Road**** District 3 has made two changes to our calendar for the next two months: 1) The November meeting has been moved to November 19. 2) The December meeting has been canceled.****NYC An Al-Anon Fall Workshop and Dance, Nov. 15th. Harlem YMCA, 181 W. 135th St. Workshops 3pm-7pm, Dance 7pm - 11pm., See Calendar of events for more information**** 12/6/08-Alateen AMIIAS/Sponsors Training. Please check our calendar for the location and view the flyer.*****

For more information please call: 631-669-2827 or e-mail: info@al-anon-suffolk-ny.org

 

Disclaimer: Articles from members present their personal views and experience. Opinions expressed herein are not to be attributed to Al-Anon as a whole.

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1997

1997-Dec -An Evening Full of Magic

1997-Dec -Let Us Make Our Lives a Blessing

1997-Dec -Bless My Son

1998

1998- Jul -One Day at a Time

2001

2001-Aug -All I Need to Grow

2001-Aug -walking away with Love

2001-Aug -Extraordinary Blessings.htm

2001-Sep -I Owe a Teacher and a Counselor

2001-Sep -I Wondered If I Qualified

2001-Sep -My Wife's Nurse Directed Me

2001-Sep -RX Al-Anon

2002

2002-May -I Felt Transformed

2002-May -My Progress Became Clear

2002-May -Real Progress

2002-Aug -I Learned to Question

2002-Sep -I Called 9-1-1

2002-Oct -Alateen to Al-Anon: It is Indeed a Family Disease

2003

2003-Jan - Just Follow the Steps

2003-Mar-LIFE IN SPITE OF ALCOHOLISM

2003-Apr-PART OF THE SOLUTION

2003-Apr-FEELING THE GRIEF

2003-Jun-GIVING MYSELF PERMISSION

2003-Oct-RELIEF

2004

2004-Jan-I’ll Let Her Take Care Of It

2004-Jan-Knowing The Difference

2004-Jan-LEARNING COMPASSION

2004-Feb-Free to Love

2004-Feb-Guiding Principles

2004-Feb-LOVE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

2004-Mar-A Better Life

2004-Mar-Maybe You're Right

2004-Mar-My Breakthrough

2004-Jul-I Am Learning

2004-Jul-Power Tools

2004-Jul-Trust the Process

2004-Oct-A Flood of Insight

2004-Oct-My Life Was Unmanageable

2004-Oct-Squeezing Joy into My Lifestyle

2004-Nov-My Lesson for This Year

2004-Nov-My Priority in Life

2004-Nov-The Right Place

2005

2005-Jan-Quality of Life

2005-Jan-The Bubble Story

2005-Jan-The Next Five Minutes

2005-Feb-Detaching with Love

2005-Feb-My Goal: Serenity

2005-Feb-The Gift of Al-Anon

2005-Mar-Every Detail

2005-Mar-My Desire to Live

2005-Mar-The Squeaky Door

2005-Apr-Clean Slate

2005-Apr-Just What I Needed

2005-Apr-Letting Go

2005-May-May Day

2005-May-Moving Forward

2005-May-Something Wonderful

2005-Jun-Enjoying the Journey

2005-Jun-Finding the Answers

2005-Jun-Worthy of Time

2005-Jul-A Family Again

2005-Jul-I Call Her “Serenity”

2005-Jul-Sneaking in the Back Door

2005-Sep-The Simplest Object

2005-Oct-Life Is Worth Living

2005-Oct-Solving My Problem

2005-Oct-Hanging onto Serenity

2005-Dec-Better Than Gold

2006

2006-Jan-Someone Else Like Me

2006-Jan-A Lifelong Journey

2006-Jan-Benefits of Letting Go

2006-Jun-Thriving on Progress

2006-Jun-The Most Trying Times of My Life

2006-Jun-I Needed My Armour to Survive the Family Disease

2006-Jul-Who Was Controlling the Plane?

2006-Jul-A Teen Moves Forward—from Control Issues to College

2006-Aug-I Found Hope in Prison

2006-Aug-Would My 23-Year-Old Find Al-Anon's Safety

2006-Aug-An Angry Man Confronts the Seriousness of Life

2006-Nov-I Was Afraid Someone I Knew Would See Me at a Meeting

2006-Dec-Confession sparks insight into past abuse

2007

2007-Jan-Son copes with stepfather's disease

2007-Jan-My first Al-Anon experience

2007-Jan-Step One: Turmoil and tranquility at the ocean's edge—I am powerless

2007-Feb-Newcomer struggles with guilt—second time around

2007-Feb-The pain of self-deception, the joy of self-discovery

2007-Feb-Setting Boundaries - Serenity while living with active alcoholism

2007-Mar-I missed my wife even before she went into treatment

2007-Mar-Hope is a great defense

2007-Mar-Young woman contemplates change

2007-Apr-Learning to detach after only three months

2007-Apr-My desire for revenge—A fight worth winning

2007-Apr-A kiss I never expected.htm

2007-May-IRS changes requirements for charitable deductions

2007-May-Serenity, while coping with cancer

2007-May-What I found at my first Al-Anon meeting

2007-Jun-My safety matters

2007-Jun-Newfound self-worth relieves despair

2007-Jun-Recognizing My Powerlessness Released Me From My Anguish

2007-Jul-The treatment center helped, even though her son still drinks

2007-Jul-Marriage counselor suggests Al-Anon

2007-Jul-Dear New Member

2007-Aug-Grateful to the alcoholic - because Al-Anon gave the gift of self-discovery

2007-Aug-From abusive relationships to personal serenity

2007-Aug-Trying to force a solution doesn’t work

2007-Sep-A spiritual awakening brings deeper understanding of the effects of alcoholism

2007-Sep-Overwhelmed by life at age 23, with no solution in sight

2007-Sep-Why I lied all the time

2007-Oct-Letting go of my teenage daughter—my First Step

2007-Oct-College student copes with parents' divorce

2007-Oct-From violence and abuse to serenity in Al-Anon.htm

2007-Nov-Young adult didn’t think she could relate to older members

2007-Nov-36 hours of pain and confusion - before I found Al-Anon

2007-Dec-Young woman still hopes for love while working on personal growth

2007-Dec-Dealing with my parents' alcoholism—one teen's story

2008

2008-Jan-Daddy's little girl again: making peace with my father

2008-Jan-‘Insanity’ versus ‘in sanity’—making space for serenity

2008-Jan-Step One - I don’t set myself up for failure

2008-Feb-From anger to serenity - changing myself, understanding others

2008-Feb-How I’ve changed since my first meeting

2008-Feb-At mid-life I found self-knowledge—and recovery

2008-Mar-My path from self-mutilation to self-respect

2008-Mar-Tearing down walls to let recovery in

2008-Mar-How the group aids our recovery

2008-Apr-Cleaning my hard drive - an exercise in working the Steps

2008-Apr-First appearances aren’t always correct

2008-May-Finding my way, learning life skills as an adult

2008-May-Who qualifies for Al-Anon? What I learned

2008-Jun-Improved self-image turned my life around

2008-Jun-I tried Al-Anon as a last resort

2008-Jun-At first, I didn’t think I belonged in Al-Anon

2008-Jul-Disciplined at work,chaotic at home: a fighter pilot shares his story

2008-Jul-Facing fear, learning acceptance

2008-Jul-Alateen taught me about the disease of alcoholism

2008-Aug-When nothing else works: Letting go and grieving the loss of a child to alcoholism

2008-Aug-Finding my way to a healthy relationship

2008-Aug-Finding my way to a healthy relationship

2008-Aug-When nothing else works: Letting go and grieving the loss of a child to alcoholism

2008-Sept-What I didn’t understand at my first Al-Anon meeting

2008-Sept-Chasing cars-from insanity to recovery


Sat Nov. 22nd, 1pm-4:30pm, SNYA Special Assembly for Alateen sponsor/AMIAS Safety & Behavioral Requirements) See calendar of events for location. Group reps and all members are welcome and encouraged to attend

for more information contact: awsc_chair@optonline.net

TO THE NEWOMER:

Listen to a series of six Al-Anon Family Group podcasts, especially recorded to introduce you to Al-Anon meetings.

ALATEEN *AMIIAS/Sponsor TRAINING
(click here for the flyer)

Location: Elim Alliance Church
40 Lake Road – Valley Cottage, NY 10989

Saturday, December 6, 2008
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

*AMIIAS - Al-Anon Member Interested in Alateen Service

WE NEED MORE ALATEEN SPONSORS:

Alateen-coordinator@al-anon-suffolk-ny.org

 

Chek out these AFG links

 

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