June 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” BRB p.207 “We may have balked at the words “character defects.” Wouldn’t a more appropriate term be “character defenses?” Didn’t they get us through an unlivable situation? Wasn’t the destruction we experienced part and parcel…
June 2, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “True humility is the willingness to seek and do God’s will with our best effort.” BRB p.223 “In ACA, we move from wanting and being willing to actually finding the passion that begins our journey into recovery. We look for that passion because without it we merely…
June 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We begin to see that we can bring our True Selves to a relationship. We have something to offer that is different than unhealthy dependence. This is what ACA recovery looks like.” BRB p.265 “Discovering our True Selves – what a journey! When we look back at…
May 31, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We believe that we will be safe and never abandoned if we are ‘nice’ and if we never show anger.” BRB p. 11 “We went overboard to give to and care for others. No one asked us, yet we expected that in return they would nurture, praise,…