Friday 10pm Detachment Meeting
bridge number 712-432-8818
access code 8888#
mute- unmute * 1
Please Note: Format changes and updates for this
meeting should be emailed to: 12comments@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION:
1) Hi I am_______your secretary for this meeting. We Welcome you to the Friday 10:00 pm
topic meeting on Detachment. At this meeting we read selections from our Al-Anon approved literature on Detachment which can be found in the index in each of the books.
2) Let all who wish to un mute by pressing * and join us to say the SERENITY PRAYER
4) ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER TO READ THE 12 STEPS ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER TO READ THE TRADITION OF THE MONTH 4a) Now we will Go Around the Globe and Introduce ourselves Hi I’m______ from _______
5) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Are there any Al-Anon related announcements?
6) (Note to Secretary please read the following "Detachment doesn't mean giving up on love. It means opening the door to the joy, hope, love and kindness that are available to us every day. We can detach from old ways of thinking that make our day's challenges appear to be unmanageable, We don't need to hold on to the thoughts and actions that continue to bring pain into our lives" from Discovering Choices Chapter 9 Detachment with Love last paragraph The Format for this meeting is members may read a selection on detachment from our (3 Meditation books and Discovering Choices,) Members may share on the selection read or read another selection of their choice.
7) In Al-Anon this is a gentle reminder that we speak from our own experience and ours is derived from living with the effects of alcoholism. We ask those who are members of other anonymous fellowships not to break their anonymity and to try and identify with the Al-Anon approach for the family illness. Ours is a different experience and calls for a different interpretation.
8) We do not have a timekeeper. We ask that you be mindful that others want to share also so please keep your share around 3 minutes,
9) OPEN FOR READING AND SHARING: We are now open for sharing, At this meeting people can read a selection on detachment and or share. (The time of the Reading is not part of your share) (At last 10 minutes open to newcomers and people who don't share often)
10) CLOSING: It is now 3 minutes to the top of the hour. At this meeting people can ask for numbers or if they choose to give or receive outreach will do so after the meeting closes. We will also read the list of all the Al-anon phone meetings on the phone bridge after the meeting closes. The bridge remains open for questions and sharing after the formal meeting ends. Are there any available sponsors? Is there someone who can stay after the meeting to greet newcomers and answer questions and continue fellowship. We will close by reading the detachment flyer from Al-Anon
DETACHMENT FLYER
Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgment or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Separating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person’s alcoholism can be a means of detaching: this does not necessarily require physical separation. Detachment can help us look at our situations realistically and objectively. Alcoholism is a family disease. Living with the effects of someone else’s drinking is too devastating for most people to bear without help. In Al-Anon we learn nothing we say or do can cause or stop someone else’s drinking. We are not responsible for another person’s disease or recovery from it. Detachment allows us to let go of our obsession with another’s behavior and begin to lead happier and more manageable lives, lives with dignity and rights, lives guided by a power greater than ourselves. We can still love the person without liking the behavior.
IN AL-ANON WE LEARN:
Not to suffer because of the actions or reactions of other people
Not to allow ourselves to be used or abused by others in the interest of another’s recovery
Not to do for others what they can do for themselves
Not to manipulate situations so others will eat, go to bed, get up, pay bills, not drink, or behave as we see fit
Not to cover up for another’s mistakes or misdeeds
Not to create a crisis
Not to prevent a crisis if it is in the natural course of events
By learning to focus on ourselves, our attitudes and well-being improve. We allow the Alcoholics in our lives to experience the consequences of their own actions.THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR SERVICE:
SERENITY PRAYER:
MEETING IS NOW CLOSED:
READ MEETING LIST
GET NAMES AND NUMBERSOPEN NOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM NEWCOMERS AND FOR MORE FELLOWSHIP
bridge number 712-432-8818
access code 8888#
mute- unmute * 1
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Please Note: Format changes and updates for this
meeting should be emailed to: 12comments@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION:
1) Hi I am_______your secretary for this meeting. We Welcome you to the Friday 10:00 pm
topic meeting on Detachment. At this meeting we read selections from our Al-Anon approved literature on Detachment which can be found in the index in each of the books.
2) Let all who wish to un mute by pressing * and join us to say the SERENITY PRAYER
4) ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER TO READ THE 12 STEPS ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER TO READ THE TRADITION OF THE MONTH 4a) Now we will Go Around the Globe and Introduce ourselves Hi I’m______ from _______
5) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Are there any Al-Anon related announcements?
6) (Note to Secretary please read the following "Detachment doesn't mean giving up on love. It means opening the door to the joy, hope, love and kindness that are available to us every day. We can detach from old ways of thinking that make our day's challenges appear to be unmanageable, We don't need to hold on to the thoughts and actions that continue to bring pain into our lives" from Discovering Choices Chapter 9 Detachment with Love last paragraph The Format for this meeting is members may read a selection on detachment from our (3 Meditation books and Discovering Choices,) Members may share on the selection read or read another selection of their choice.
7) In Al-Anon this is a gentle reminder that we speak from our own experience and ours is derived from living with the effects of alcoholism. We ask those who are members of other anonymous fellowships not to break their anonymity and to try and identify with the Al-Anon approach for the family illness. Ours is a different experience and calls for a different interpretation.
8) We do not have a timekeeper. We ask that you be mindful that others want to share also so please keep your share around 3 minutes,
9) OPEN FOR READING AND SHARING: We are now open for sharing, At this meeting people can read a selection on detachment and or share. (The time of the Reading is not part of your share) (At last 10 minutes open to newcomers and people who don't share often)
10) CLOSING: It is now 3 minutes to the top of the hour. At this meeting people can ask for numbers or if they choose to give or receive outreach will do so after the meeting closes. We will also read the list of all the Al-anon phone meetings on the phone bridge after the meeting closes. The bridge remains open for questions and sharing after the formal meeting ends. Are there any available sponsors? Is there someone who can stay after the meeting to greet newcomers and answer questions and continue fellowship. We will close by reading the detachment flyer from Al-Anon
DETACHMENT FLYER
Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgment or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Separating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person’s alcoholism can be a means of detaching: this does not necessarily require physical separation. Detachment can help us look at our situations realistically and objectively. Alcoholism is a family disease. Living with the effects of someone else’s drinking is too devastating for most people to bear without help. In Al-Anon we learn nothing we say or do can cause or stop someone else’s drinking. We are not responsible for another person’s disease or recovery from it. Detachment allows us to let go of our obsession with another’s behavior and begin to lead happier and more manageable lives, lives with dignity and rights, lives guided by a power greater than ourselves. We can still love the person without liking the behavior.
IN AL-ANON WE LEARN:
Not to suffer because of the actions or reactions of other people
Not to allow ourselves to be used or abused by others in the interest of another’s recovery
Not to do for others what they can do for themselves
Not to manipulate situations so others will eat, go to bed, get up, pay bills, not drink, or behave as we see fit
Not to cover up for another’s mistakes or misdeeds
Not to create a crisis
Not to prevent a crisis if it is in the natural course of events
By learning to focus on ourselves, our attitudes and well-being improve. We allow the Alcoholics in our lives to experience the consequences of their own actions.THANK
EVERYONE FOR THEIR SERVICE:
SERENITY PRAYER:
MEETING IS NOW CLOSED:
READ MEETING LIST
GET NAMES AND NUMBERSOPEN NOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM NEWCOMERS AND FOR MORE FELLOWSHIP
