August 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.’” BRB p. 227 Making an amends list is part of wiping the slate clean for ourselves and walking into a new way of life. Many of us had been…
August 2, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Another form of not being in the body involves dissociation or ‘leaving the body.’” BRB p. 269 “As kids, we may have gotten into big trouble when we showed how we felt. So many of us taught our little faces and voices and bodies NOT to show…
August 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The gratitude we feel is limitless.” BRB p. 292 “Often we may have said or thought to ourselves at a meeting, “I had so much going on that I almost didn’t come, but I am so grateful I did because I heard just what I needed.” As…
July 31, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Our experience shows that you cannot recover in isolation.” BRB p.127 Many of our childhood memories center around the isolation we felt in our homes while growing up. We may have had few or no childhood friends. To have friends could have placed us in a position…