"There are no simple answers to the difficult and complex challenges of relationships affected by alcoholism. As Al-Anon members, we have a wide range of experience in dealing with every type of difficulty that results from our relationships with problem drinkers. Yet as we share our experience, strength, and hope in the mutually supportive environment of Al-Anon meetings, we often discover possibilities and positive choices. In applying the principles of the Al-Anon program to our own lives, many of us find an inner strength that has a positive effect on all of our personal relationships. This book brings together a cross-section of the wisdom and insight that many of us uncover in Al-Anon as we search for understanding, integrity, harmony, and love in our relationships. In this book, we share how we use the tools offered by the program to learn about ourselves and discover spiritual resources we didn't know we had. Our opportunities for progress depend only upon how well we keep our focus on what is within our power to change"--