Why do we gather in Eleanor groups? How do we maintain that singleness of purpose?

Welcome to episode 266 of the Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to by Sharon, Timothy, Simone, and Amelia.

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Thank you, Sharon, Timothy, Simone, and Amelia for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of

alcoholic synatics who have found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with

a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps a few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we may be in a 12-step program we represent ourselves rather than the program.

During this show we will share our own experiences.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

Take what you like and leave the rest. My name is Spencer and I am your

host today. I'm going to start with a reading from the book Courage to Change.

This is the February 21st reading. Thanks to Al-Anon's traditions, I am able to have a sponsor whose politics are abhorrent to me.

Although we totally disagree on other issues, this person has helped me learn valuable lessons

about serenity, courage, and wisdom.

If I had insisted on a sponsor with political views exactly like my own, I would have missed out on an extraordinarily rich and beneficial relationship.

I think that the spirit of the 10th tradition has made this possible. It states that the

Al-Anon family groups have no opinion on outside issues hence our name

not never be drawn into public controversy. At the group level this means that I can go to

a meeting and know that I won't be

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