Recovery Reading 07/11/24: What It Looks Like to Practice Step 12

Making it easier for you to “try on” an Al-Anon meeting

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Step 12: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.”

Today I’m going to do my best to work Step 12 with YOU and help you all have a choice to experience an Al-Anon meeting either in person or online.

Here’s what the Al-Anon meeting list looks like in my area: http://aisdv.org/meetings.html (click to see how exhaustive it is). This shot is from the AISDV (Al-Anon Information Services of the Delaware Valley website). If your area has one, you should be able to see a similar list on their website.

This is just a snippet because the type on the website is really small, but you can at least see how it’s organized into districts (on the far left) and also by day of the week and time towards the right. Zoom links and map links are in blue.

Each state is divided up into areas and districts. Districts 4 and 5 (Pennsylvania) are the meetings near me geographically, so…