May 10, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “At an appropriate time, we re-view the relationship we want to have with our families. We will choose to avoid some family members because they are draining or abusive.” BRB p. 123 Even though we lived through the same experiences as others in our families, we may…
May 9, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In ACA, we have stories of relapse and the importance of getting back to the program if relapse occurs.” BRB p. 391 “We may have thought that relapse was only for others with more serious, life threatening addictions, not those of us in ACA. We had been…
May 8, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “During these years of family dysfunction, our Inner Child or True Self went into hiding and remained heavily fortified under addictions or dependent behavior.” BRB p. 106 “Before ACA, we might have heard about and even had glimpses of our Inner Child, or True Self – the…
May 7, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily readerW “ACA is a worldwide fellowship. New groups are established each week somewhere in the world.” BRB p. 350 “We suffered such confusion and chaos as children. Feeling horribly alone, on display, hunted, in danger, and lost, we wondered when our world would ever look like other kids’…