Al-Anon Family Groups
District 16 Tri-Valley
Dublin - Pleasanton - Livermore
Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics
May Speaker Meeting on May 9
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 May Reading
The Forum May Reading
My Quiet Half Hour
Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc, Virginia Beach, CA
"Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax." I had somehow lost track of this wonderful suggestion from Al-Anon's Just for Today bookmark (M-12). It's not that I don't have quiet half hours; I live alone. Rather, I had lost sight of the message, "During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life."
I hadn't even noticed that it only needed to be "sometime," not the whole time. Isn't that our beautiful Al-Anon way of doing things? I can try too hard, forgetting that the half hour is meant for relaxation rather than the (possible) hard work of getting a better perspective. Even if "sometime" is meant to occur during that half hour, obviously I don't have to spend those full 30 minutes working out my perspective on life.
Now, I feel forgiven for what I considered my backsliding. Most of my quiet time can be devoted to "Easy Does It." While I practice "Easy Does It," my perspective on life will change for the better without any additional effort on my part. Thank you, Al-Anon.
By Beryl S., Australia
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