Author: brian coates

TRADITION NINE

TRADITION NINE

Sept 29, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “With service grounded in love, ACA creates service boards and committees directly responsible to those they serve. The committees have bylaws and procedures but, as such, are not organized into a governing body.” BRB p. 536 “We come to an ACA meeting because we hear it’s where…

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IDENTITY CRISIS

IDENTITY CRISIS

Sept 27, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “’The adult child is an identity crisis having an identity crisis.’ That means that we were born in crisis and cannot easily recognize another way to live other than crisis.” BRB p.70 “Many of us came to ACA broken, bruised, and torn. The crazy thing is, we…

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HUMILITY

HUMILITY

Sept 26, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “With humility, we become more thoughtful in our decisions, and we are slower to anger. We begin to become actors rather reactors to life’s situations.” BRB p.224 “As children, we may have been humiliated and told we didn’t measure up. As we grew, we decided we needed…

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BOUNDARIES

BOUNDARIES

Sept 25, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “I had no modeling for having, stipulating, or enforcing boundaries. I would allow children, family members, and others to use me to their advantage. I would do many things for others and then receive nothing in return.” BRB p. 413 “When we’re new to recovery, boundaries can…

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