June 19, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “After introducing ourselves to the child within, we can ask other questions. We write out the question with our dominant hand and write the reply with the other hand.” BRB p. 305 “We used to be afraid of our feelings. We thought we knew how we felt.…
June 18, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “There is great joy awaiting you to watch a frightened or foggy newcomer attend his or her first meeting and watch that person open up.” BRB p.293 “When we arrived at our first ACA meeting, we weren’t sure what to expect. Very nervously, we walked in and…
June 17, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader Recovery from the effects of an alcoholic and dysfunctional upbringing is a process, not an event.” BRB p. 124 “’Read my book and you can change your life overnight!’ ‘Welcome to my seminar and I’ll give you everything you need!’ We hear things like this all the…
June 16, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “There is no Healing Without Feeling” BRB p. 52 “For so many of us, we learned to feel helpless and even hopeless, like giving up was the only intelligent way to endure our childhoods. This hopelessness is part of what feeds the depression we experience as adults.…