Al-Anon Family Groups
District 16 Tri-Valley
Dublin - Pleasanton - Livermore
Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics
Speaker Meeting, November 8
Save the Date! D16 Day in Al-Anon, April 18
See Events Page for details
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What is Al-Anon?
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness, and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution; does not engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any cause. There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions.
Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.
Announcements
Announcements
Monthly Speaker Meeting for D16.
Join us in-person on the 2nd Saturday at 7:00pm. See the flyer under Events.
Listen to different speakers every month.
COVID-19: Some Al-Anon meetings in the Tri-Valley are taking place online using Zoom at this time. All are welcome to join in the online meetings. Most Al-Anon meetings are meeting in-person and/or using a hybrid meeting format. Refer to the Meetings List for details.
The Forum October Reading
The Forum October Reading
Opportunities for Peace
Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc, Virginia Beach, CA
When I first arrived in Al-Anon, I wanted a list of ways to keep my alcoholic loved one sober. I was surprised when no one gave me a list of what to do. What I heard over and over were the slogans. I came to understand that any list I found in Al-Anon would be for me to follow, not to keep the alcoholic sober.
I was able to use the slogans to take my mind off of his behavior and to help me focus on my own. "Live and Let Live," "How Important Is It?" and "Let Go and Let God" were the beginning of my recovery and gave me a way to get the crazy thoughts and ideas out of my head. When I wanted to tell the alcoholic, or anyone else I wanted to control, how to live their life, I went to the slogans to quiet my mind and give me something else to think about.
As I grew in my recovery, I realized I had come to Al-Anon to fix the alcoholic, but I stayed to fix me. I am not fixed yet; however, I now have so many tools I can use to help myself live a peaceful, serene, and joyful life whether the alcoholic is drinking or not.
By Lorna F., Texas
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