Sept 16, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Through recovery, we realize our childhood experiences have great spiritual value. We recognize that we can help ourselves and others.” BRB p. 334 “In ACA, our journey back to the trauma of our childhoods does not come without pain. For some of us, the intensity of the…
Sept 15, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Healthy boundaries and limits will become easier for us to set.” BRB p. 591 “As children, our integrity was badly mangled. Physical, psychological, social, and spiritual boundaries were rarely, if ever, respected in our homes. As a result of this conditioning, we didn’t learn to honor our…
Sept 14, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Each time we judged ourselves without mercy for common mistakes, there was loss.” BRB p. 199 “Many of us raised in dysfunctional families got the message that there was no room for error. We may have been raised by controlling parents who expected perfection. We were scolded…
Sept 13, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Service work is a key aspect of the ACA recovery program. Service is our way of giving back to ACA what was freely given to us by the fellowship.” BRB p. 348 “We were pressed into service as children. So giving service in ACA may mistakenly feel…