CAL Chat

SEE the full trailer video about the CAL Chat podcast at: https://youtube.com/@CALChatPodcast. For any questions about the show, contact me by using the form at: https://CALChatBlog.com/about. LOOK MOM! I'M BEING SOCIAL... 😜 Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1 Threads - www.threads.net/​@CALChatFan1 Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/​CALChatFan Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/​CALChatFan.bsky.social CAL Chat website - www.calchatpodcast.com

In Part 6 of 6 (of Episode 1 from "CAL Chat - Deep Dive"), Evelyn and I talk about the next "field trip" for the Delegates to the World Service Office in 2023. To wrap up this episode, she offers some parting words to anyone that isn't quite sure about standing for service. Show-referenced links from Al-Anon's website: Al-Anon's mobile app: https://al-anon.org/mobileapp Archive of all the World Service Conference Summaries: https://al-anon.org/for-members/world-service-conference-wsc/world-service-conference-archive Additional links mentioned: Stepping Stones website: https://steppingstones.org 1961 Timeline: *The World History Project website I originally used is no longer available as of 2024.* Please use this link instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961 QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN: "We are all clueless about something in life, because we are all humans." LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES: "Courage to Change" – Episode 3: part 4 of 4, Episode 5: part 3 of 4, Episode 9: part 1 of 4, Episode 9: part 2 of 4, Episode 13: part 1 of 11, & Episode 13: part 7 of 11 "First Steps - Al-Anon 35 Years of Beginnings" OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1 Threads - www.threads.net/​@CALChatFan1 Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/​CALChatFan Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/​CALChatFan.bsky.social CAL Chat website - www.calchatpodcast.com

In Part 5 of 6 (of Episode 1 from "CAL Chat - Deep Dive"), we focus on the Delegates' "field trip" to Stepping Stones, the home of Al-Anon's co-founder Lois W. Evelyn describes how the World Service Office was involved and how it felt to go back to the 2022 World Service Conference the very same day. Show-referenced links from the Stepping Stones' website: "Homecoming" video: https://steppingstones.org List of books in Lois and Bill W.'s library: https://steppingstones.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/List_of_Books_at_Stepping_Stones.pdf QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN: "It is a museum, but it is a house!" LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES: "Lois Remembers" "2022 World Service Conference Summary" OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1 Threads - www.threads.net/​@CALChatFan1 Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/​CALChatFan Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/​CALChatFan.bsky.social CAL Chat website - www.calchatpodcast.com

Continuing the discussion about the "1961 World Service Conference Summary" (P-46) in Part 4 of 6 (of Episode 1 from "CAL Chat - Deep Dive"), I explain how I time traveled as research for this particular show. Evelyn talks about what moved her spiritually and reveals a surprise about the 2022 Conference. QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN: "...the whole Conference is a spiritual meeting!" LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES: "The Forum" (magazine) – Episode 5: part 4 of 4, Episode 6: part 1 of 4, Episode 6: part 2 of 4, Episode 7: part 4 of 5, Episode 10: part 2 of 4, Episode 12: part 4 of 5, & Episode 12: part 5 of 5 "First Steps - Al-Anon 35 Years of Beginnings" "Many Voices, One Journey" – Episode 10: part 4 of 4, Episode 11: part 3 of 4, & Episode 13: part 4 of 11 "1961 World Service Conference Summary" "2022 World Service Conference Summary" OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1 Threads - www.threads.net/​@CALChatFan1 Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/​CALChatFan Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/​CALChatFan.bsky.social CAL Chat website - www.calchatpodcast.com

In Part 3 of 6 (of Episode 1 from "CAL Chat - Deep Dive"), we begin to explore the "1961 World Service Conference Summary" (P-46) and what Evelyn identified with from back then that is still happening in 2022. We discuss why the 2021 and 2022 Conferences were historic and what may lie in Al-Anon's future 60 years from now. Show-referenced links from Al-Anon's website: Online version of the "2022 World Service Conference Summary": https://al-anon.org/pdf/P46-2022-web.pdf Archive of all the World Service Conference Summaries: https://al-anon.org/for-members/world-service-conference-wsc/world-service-conference-archive QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN: "...we'll survive the most difficult circumstances because of the way the founders of Al-Anon were thinking." LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES: "The Forum" (magazine) – Episode 5: part 4 of 4, Episode 6: part 1 of 4, Episode 6: part 2 of 4, Episode 7: part 4 of 5, Episode 10: part 2 of 4, Episode 12: part 4 of 5, & Episode 12: part 5 of 5 "Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual 2022-2025" "1961 World Service Conference Summary" "2021 World Service Conference Summary" "2022 World Service Conference Summary" OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: Visit my CAL Chat blog - www.calchatblog.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast Instagram - www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1 Threads - www.threads.net/​@CALChatFan1 Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/​CALChatFan Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/​CALChatFan.bsky.social CAL Chat website - www.calchatpodcast.com