<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Show-referenced links from Al-Anon's website:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="list-style-type: square;"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Al-Anon's mobile app:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://al-anon.org/mobileapp" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://al-anon.org/mobileapp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Archive of all the World Service Conference Summaries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://al-anon.org/for-members/world-service-conference-wsc/world-service-conference-archive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://al-anon.org/for-members/world-service-conference-wsc/world-service-conference-archive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Additional links mentioned:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="list-style-type: square;"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Stepping Stones website:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.steppingstones.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.steppingstones.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1961 Timeline:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://worldhistoryproject.org/1961" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://worldhistoryproject.org/1961&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #b40000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;"We are all clueless about something in life, because we are all humans."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt; color: #b40000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LITERATURE MENTIONED &amp; RELATED EPISODES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://calchatblog.com/2017/03/12/podcast-item-s-b-16-na-courage-to-change-al-anon-faces-alcoholism-2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Courage to Change&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;–&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a title="Episode 3: part 4 of 4 "CAL Chat" podcast" href= "https://calchatpodcast.com/ep-3_-part-4-of-4_courage-to-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 3: part 4 of 4,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title= "Episode 5: part 3 of 4 "CAL Chat" podcast" href= "https://calchatpodcast.com/ep-5_-part-3-of-4_parents-of-alcoholics" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 5: part 3 of 4,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title="Episode 9: part 1 of 4 "CAL Chat" podcast" href="https://calchatpodcast.com/podcast/ep-9_part-1-of-4_courage-to-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 9: part 1 of 4,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title= "Episode 9: part 2 of 4 "CAL Chat" podcast" href= "https://calchatpodcast.com/podcast/ep-9_part-2-of-4_courage-to-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 9: part 2 of 4,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title= "Episode 13: part 1 of 11 "CAL Chat" podcast" href= "https://calchatpodcast.com/ep-13_part-1-of-11_from-survival-to-recovery" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 13: part 1 of 11,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp; &lt;a title= "Episode 13: part 7 of 11 "CAL Chat" podcast" href= "https://calchatpodcast.com/ep-13_part-7-of-11_how-al-anon-works" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Episode 13: part 7 of 11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/First-Steps-Al-Anon-Years-Beginnings/dp/0910034575" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Steps - Al-Anon 35 Years of Beginnings&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Episode 9 - "CAL Chat" Blog " href= "https://calchatblog.com/2017/03/12/podcast-item-s-b-16-na-courage-to-change-al-anon-faces-alcoholism-2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img style= "float: left; padding-right: 5px;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/81474/Courage_to_Change_-_B-16_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Item B-16 and B-17" width="80" height="124" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="First Steps - Al-Anon 35 Years of Beginnings" href= "https://www.amazon.com/First-Steps-Al-Anon-Years-Beginnings/dp/0910034575" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img style= "align: left; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: 5px;" src= "https://ldcdistrict6.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/first-steps-cover-only.jpg" alt="Item B-12" width="115" height="168" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #b40000; font-size: 14pt;"&gt;OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE &amp; CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="CAL Chat Blog" href="https://www.calchatblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img style= "float: left; padding-right: 0px;" src= "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y-QAZhGaunDoRQ7XEb-XPtfEXkHAhnJhxlyoQxuHNh4twd9_xTqDmlszErXlxJ0uTbtMsjDmcLu-VK11jVSjYsLfzmAcU1aXoKtRbpnOxCYRCmTl2aKcjObvT7YkTuXkCzlrQjhUqQ=s200" alt="blog icon" width="25" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Visit my CAL Chat blog - &lt;a title="CAL Chat Blog" href="https://www.calchatblog.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;www.calchatblog.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="CAL Chat Podcast YouTube Channel" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@CALChatPodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; padding-right: 0px;" src= "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LgQ6ySq3i3uhICUSS-hAfSDwnAeuHheYsF-Hk8cyyzQN7x2m0sXkQVbzcOR-dhA0wZ6F9CmE0iTNZ2oVRywC6vHeNwoK1A-iOJrygdUGU1CsrWU10pyUVrKMA4UOCt4umCizwi55xg=s200" alt="YouTube icon" width="25" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;YouTube - &lt;a title= "CAL Chat Podcast YouTube Channel" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@CALChatPodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;www.youtube.com/​@CALChatPodcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="CAL Chat Instagram" href= "https://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; padding-right: 0px;" src= "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3J61TveShE5dkqmk7KU5m-gh128wXPGasHNPlPvEQt5GSVjP6xHd7kdJ-1CVAryWPhJRvZi7bzX-RGSkahHpEcQM084bUa5z9M5B9UWP4I735-jBn8yLn-QCowF-70EsXEbJijd0bQ=s200" alt="instagram icon" width="25" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Instagram - &lt;a title= "CAL Chat Podcast Instagram Page" href= "https://www.instagram.com/calchatfan1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;www.instagram.com/​CALChatFan1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ffffff00;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="CAL Chat Threads" href= "https://threads.net/@calchatfan1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;img style="float: left; 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Deep Dive - Ep. 1_Part 6 of 6_1961 World Service Conference Summary

AUG 14, 202214 MIN
CAL Chat

Deep Dive - Ep. 1_Part 6 of 6_1961 World Service Conference Summary

AUG 14, 202214 MIN

Description

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:

Additional links mentioned:

QUOTABLE MOMENT FROM EVELYN:

  • "We are all clueless about something in life, because we are all humans."

LITERATURE MENTIONED & RELATED EPISODES:

OTHER WAYS TO EXPLORE & CELEBRATE AL-ANON / ALATEEN LITERATURE: