tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post3001284352943019695..comments2024-01-16T05:48:40.398-07:00Comments on Being Sober: Take what you like...Mary Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-47791393908104539372010-11-23T19:43:14.723-07:002010-11-23T19:43:14.723-07:00So it is an alanon thing. And I am sure it is per...So it is an alanon thing. And I am sure it is perfectly appropriate for alanon. <br /><br />At one meeting I have attended the format states: If you hear anything here that cannot be reconciled with the first 164 pages of the big book, we suggest you disregard it.. <br /><br />I think that is a lot different than suggesting that alcoholics dismiss the experience of others because it may be different than theirs.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-23705459212200560342010-11-23T12:25:30.587-07:002010-11-23T12:25:30.587-07:00For me, the "TWYLALTR" phrase can be mis...For me, the "TWYLALTR" phrase can be misused, abused, and misconstrued by my sick mind unless I approach it with a serene and balanced view. For me, this phrase was applicable when I hear people share that their HP is the ONLY HP. This usually is followed by a religious declaration. I now know that this isn't something I want to "take". I'll "take" what our program suggests and continue in my relationship with an HP of my understanding. Just my experience..<br /><br />♥namaste♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128247878961221421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-25990282959965450632010-11-23T09:42:30.903-07:002010-11-23T09:42:30.903-07:00It was important to me that the program was not ri...It was important to me that the program was not rigid. I came from a family with very black and white religious standards and either you were in or out. Al-Anon gave me the choice. I could choose my own interpretation of how to work the program. This phrase kept me from focusing on the differences instead of the similarities when people shared. Each sharing is just one persons opinion. It gave me the freedom to find God in my own way in my own time.Grace-WorkinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386539822343069884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-39553289681611223832010-11-23T09:13:58.775-07:002010-11-23T09:13:58.775-07:00Take What You Like and Leave the Rest is one of th...Take What You Like and Leave the Rest is one of the many Slogans used in Alanon. It is used to remind members that they have choices in the program. And by this, it means that I can take the information and tools that will work for me and leave (do not judge or condemn) that which I don't accept or understand. <br /><br />Not everyone in the rooms is healthy. I have heard shares that go against the traditions. So there are some things that I hear in meetings that "ring true" for me and some things that do not. I can take the ones that do and I can just ignore the ones that don't. <br /><br />This slogan allows for my growth and flexibility. Its not rigid or dogmatic. I cannot speak for AA but that is how I interpret it in Al-Anon. <br /><br />And it can apply to people in every day life with whom I interact. I can like certain aspects of them (take what I like) and not completely discard them because they aren't who I think they should be. Once again flexibility.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-62320143041903623232010-11-23T08:21:56.083-07:002010-11-23T08:21:56.083-07:00When I hear the 'take what you need and leave ...When I hear the 'take what you need and leave the rest', it has always been applied to listening to people who are obviously not working the program, or are struggling with things that simply don't apply to me and I can't relate (I've never had a child in prison!). <br /><br />I've never had anyone tell me that as if parts of the program were optional. And if they did, I'd probably just laugh sadly.Dr24Hourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212511946268980294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-28135001713066595062010-11-23T08:18:59.518-07:002010-11-23T08:18:59.518-07:00Oh.
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