Author: brian coates

STEP TEN

STEP TEN

Oct 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” BRB p. 250 “As we read Step Ten, we see a way of staying current in our daily lives. When we take our daily inventory, we notice where we have succeeded as well as…

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WALKING WOUNDED

WALKING WOUNDED

Oct 2, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Adult children have been described as the ‘walking wounded,’ strutting about in a state of emotional and spiritual bankruptcy while claiming to be ‘fine.’”  BRB p. 71 “We carried around deep wounds from childhood. When we were asked how we were, we said “fine” because we felt…

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KEEP COMING BACK

KEEP COMING BACK

Oct 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We keep coming back because ACA is a way of life that fulfills us emotionally and spiritually.” BRB p. 334.” “When we first walked into an ACA meeting, we may understandably have felt apprehension. We may have hit a bottom and went to the meeting hoping to…

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TRAIT ELEVEN

TRAIT ELEVEN

Sept 30, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader ‘”We judge ourselves harshly and have a very low sense of self-esteem.” BRB p. 15 “Many of us habitually experienced critical thoughts in our heads all our lives. If anyone suggested that we “think positive thoughts,” we tried. Sometimes it made us feel better, but it didn’t…

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