Twelve Quotations from
Conference Approved Literature
(CAL)
Do you know your CAL?
1.
“It may not be easier but relating to a
sober person is better than dealing with
a drunk.”
a. Living with Sobriety
b. In All Our Affairs: Making Crises
Work for You
c. Lois Remembers
1.
“It may not be easier but relating to a
sober person is better than dealing with
a drunk.”
a. Living with Sobriety (P-49)
b. In All Our Affairs: Making
Crises Work for You
c. Lois Remembers
2.
“Most of us find that the quality of our lives
continues to improve as we apply the Al-Anon
program not only to crisis situations but to our
everyday lives.”
a. From Survival to Recovery
b. Paths to Recovery
c. In All Our Affairs: Making Crises
Work for You
2.
“Most of us find that the quality of our lives
continues to improve as we apply the Al-Anon
program not only to crisis situations but to our
everyday lives.”
a. From Survival to Recovery
b. Paths to Recovery
c. In All Our Affairs: Making
Crises Work for You (B-15)
3. “I don’t need to understand the Power
greater than myself, only to trust it.”
a. Discovering Choices
b. As We Understood…
c. Lois Remembers
3. “I don’t need to understand the Power
greater than myself, only to trust it.”
a. Discovering Choices
b. As We Understood… (B-11)
c. Lois Remembers
4. “We laugh more. Faith replaces fear and
gratitude comes naturally as we realize that our
Higher Power is doing for us what we cannot do
for ourselves.”
a. Paths to Recovery
b. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps &
Twelve Traditions
c. From Survival to Recovery
4. “We laugh more. Faith replaces fear and
gratitude comes naturally as we realize that our
Higher Power is doing for us what we cannot do
for ourselves.”
a. Paths to Recovery
b. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps &
Twelve Traditions
c. From Survival to Recovery (B-21)
5. “Service helps me stretch my boundaries.
Taking risks helps me grow, and Al-Anon is a
safe place to do just that: take a risk and grow.”
a. When I Got Busy, I Got Better
b. From Survival to Recovery
c. Paths to Recovery
5. “Service helps me stretch my boundaries.
Taking risks helps me grow, and Al-Anon is a
safe place to do just that: take a risk and grow.”
a. When I Got Busy, I Got Better (P-78)
b. From Survival to Recovery
c. Paths to Recovery
6.
“It takes only one person to start something,
but many others to carry it out.”
a. Lois Remembers
b. How Al-Anon Works
c. When I Got Busy, I Got Better
6.
“It takes only one person to start something,
but many others to carry it out.”
a. Lois Remembers (B-7)
b. How Al-Anon Works
c. When I Got Busy,
I Got Better
7.
“Through our willingness to face our loss openly
and honestly, we discover our strength and
resilience – not despite it, but because of it.”
a. Discovering Choices
b. Opening Our Hearts, Transforming
Our Losses
c. Living with Sobriety
7.
“Through our willingness to face our loss openly
and honestly, we discover our strength and
resilience – not despite it, but because of it.”
a. Discovering Choices
b. Opening Our Hearts,
Transforming Our Losses (B-29)
c. Living with Sobriety
8.
“We follow Al-Anon principles each day to
guard ourselves against confusion. The more
closely our thoughts relate to a Power greater
than ourselves, the more we find we are
growing in humility, without which there
could be no spiritual progress.”
a. Lois Remembers
b. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve
Traditions
c. As We Understood …
8.
“We follow Al-Anon principles each day to
guard ourselves against confusion. The more
closely our thoughts relate to a Power greater
than ourselves, the more we find we are
growing in humility, without which there could
be no spiritual progress.”
a. Lois Remembers
b. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps &
Twelve Traditions (B-8)
c. As We Understood …
9. “Happily, many of us also discovered that not
only do the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts
help us to recover from the effects of living
with another person’s alcoholism, but they
also guide us to a new way of life filled with
serenity and love.”
a. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve
Traditions
b. How Al-Anon Works
c. Paths to Recovery
9. “Happily, many of us also discovered that not
only do the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts
help us to recover from the effects of living
with another person’s alcoholism, but they
also guide us to a new way of life filled with
serenity and love.”
a. Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps &
Twelve Traditions
b. How Al-Anon Works
c. Paths to Recovery (B-24)
10. “The recognition that we have choices opens
the door to hope – hope that despite the effects
of alcoholism on our lives, we can find a more
positive way of relating to other people.”
a. Living with Sobriety
b. Discovering Choices
c. Opening Our Hearts, Transforming
Our Losses
10. “The recognition that we have choices opens
the door to hope – hope that despite the effects
of alcoholism on our lives, we can find a more
positive way of relating to other people.”
a. Living With Sobriety
b. Discovering Choices (B-30)
c. Opening Our Hearts,
Transforming Our Losses
11. “If we focus on bringing this program into
every phase of our lives, our spiritual growth
can be unlimited and our rewards endless.”
a. Paths to Recovery
b. …In All Our Affairs: Making Crises
Work for You
c. The Twelve Steps and Traditions
11. “If we focus on bringing this program into
every phase of our lives, our spiritual growth
can be unlimited and our rewards endless.”
a. Paths to Recovery
b. … In All Our Affairs: Making
Crises Work for You
c. The Twelve Steps and
Traditions (P-17)
12. “As we become increasingly aware of our
behavior, our choices, and the part we play in
the alcoholic situation, we become much
better able to make changes that allow us to
create a life we can be proud to live.”
a. As We Understood…
b. How Al-Anon Works
c. Discovering Choices
12. “As we become increasingly aware of our
behavior, our choices, and the part we play in
the alcoholic situation, we become much
better able to make changes that allow us to
create a life we can be proud to live.”
a. As We Understood
b. How Al-Anon Works (B-22)
c. Discovering Choices
Discovering Choices
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