Stepping
Through
The
Holidays
(Sober,
Sane,
Serene)
SATURDAY,
DEC
3
9:00
AM
- 2:00
PM
PLUMMER
PARK
Art
Room
One
7377
Santa
Monica
Blvd, West
Hollywood,
CA
90046
(park
on
NORTH
lot,
3
hr
limit
on
south
lot)
Please
bring:
AA
Big
Book
,
AA
12
&
12,
Large
notebook
,
Pen/ Pencil
Donation:
$10.00
HOLIDAYS can be emotionally charged for
many addicts. We have expectations
about what’s the “spirit of
Christmas” and whether we’re part of it; how,
when, where and
with whom I’m to share this special time. Does the
celebration
bring a renewed faith in our HP, feelings of being safe, loved
and
belonging with “good will to all men.” Or instead, are we
overcome
with isolation, self loathing (what’s wrong with me that
I can’t do and
feel what I see others enjoying), depression and
hopelessness?
FAMILY visits can also be be
emotionally charged. We may have unresolved
issues with other family
members that trigger old pain by seeing them
again in old familiar
locations. We may come from a dysfunctional family where we’re the
only one in recovery and they still practice the old
behaviors:
pitting self will, demands and manipulations against other
family to
get what they want. This causes other members to resist and
retaliate in kind. A family engrossed in a constant collision of
wills
isn’t a safe environment for an addict.
HOLIDAYS and FAMILY combined can
threaten our newfound sobriety or
recovery. This workshop will
identify the people where you feel discomfort
and show you how to
apply the Steps using specific suggestions from the AA
Big Book and
12 & 12. You will come out with a new PLAN OF ACTION based
upon
the AA 12 steps instead of your old tools for coping with Family and
Holidays.