tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post1912961507982453607..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Moving ForwardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-91607950025780460222008-06-14T05:15:00.000-04:002008-06-14T05:15:00.000-04:00that is perfectly said. melody beattie is amazing....that is perfectly said. melody beattie is amazing. and as much as it hurts to move on, you have to. for yourself. staying 'sick' because of someone else's inability/unwillingness/whatever is not an option.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-32736731959060935732008-06-13T19:40:00.000-04:002008-06-13T19:40:00.000-04:00Well I'm grateful for that too..honestly...change ...Well I'm grateful for that too..honestly...change is a good thing for most of us out here!<BR/>I enjoy your posts so much and think lots of people can gain a little something from reading here.Tabitha.Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07462651710980805568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-46557824870574260832008-06-13T14:46:00.000-04:002008-06-13T14:46:00.000-04:00Geez, Syd, it feels like you wrote this post just ...Geez, Syd, it feels like you wrote this post just for me.<BR/><BR/>This is one of the best things I've ever read by Melanie Beattie.<BR/><BR/>Thanks. ;o)ttthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018092920225780040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-32736123687295692492008-06-13T13:43:00.000-04:002008-06-13T13:43:00.000-04:00You are so right on the money with this post. We c...You are so right on the money with this post. We can't change anyone. We can only change ourselves. Have a great weekend.Patricia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231036049535477708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54442863850424219792008-06-13T12:29:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:29:00.000-04:00gooood morning Syd, Change is good... LOL I dont a...gooood morning Syd, Change is good... LOL I dont always welcome change... but I have learned in recovery to allow changes to happen and not fight them<BR/>thanks for your share this morning and happy fridayShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781628960161310563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-1136047026829172432008-06-13T11:08:00.000-04:002008-06-13T11:08:00.000-04:00Perfect for me to read today...as I reach my hand ...Perfect for me to read today...as I reach my hand out I must accept that it may not be taken.Kathy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808513070742589781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-9064431050062313532008-06-13T07:49:00.000-04:002008-06-13T07:49:00.000-04:00I think of your blog now as my daily reflection, i...I think of your blog now as my daily reflection, it always strikes a chord when I read it, thank you Syd.<BR/>Yes I still have many of my old habits, i am still judgemental on people, I should just concentrate on me and my recovery thanks<BR/>Have a good weekend, on your boat again?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204327191044441383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-45885552642399996932008-06-13T07:09:00.000-04:002008-06-13T07:09:00.000-04:00I knew before I even saw the name at the bottom of...I knew before I even saw the name at the bottom of the quote that Melody Beattie wrote those words because I have read them so many times before. My reaction always seems to be a tremendous sadness and a feeling of relief that I have permission to recover,because the man I love who is the alcoholic in my life is on a path that is different than mine. Co dependent craziness that I need permission somehow to do what is best for me, to get better, heal, be grateful, while knowing that my friend might not ever recover. I am moving forward everyday, and as I do so, the gap widens, the distance increases. It is like being on one of those moving walkways at an airport, you move forward by virtue of just being on that mechanism, and those who are just "walking" fall further and further behind. I always have to revist my belief that we all have a destiny and his is not linked to mine in the way I think it should be. I think I will find that section in my Language of Letting Go and re read it more often. It is just what I needed to "hear" this muggy Michigan morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com