April 24, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “This connectedness in relationships is characterized by expressed feelings, trust, mutual respect, and an acknowledgment that a Higher Power is real.” BRB p. 265 “One of the worst things we may have felt as kids was a sense of aloneness, feeling connected to nothing and no one.…
April 23, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader ”Many older members will speak of finding their grief by working the Twelve Steps or by sitting alone quietly and feeling the feelings that arise.” BRB p. 200 “Older members with years of experience attending meetings, sharing, fellow traveling, and giving service from a space of love…
April 22, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Recovery takes patience and persistence. We are naturally impatient to reach the end without delay and skip the hard work of the program.” BRB p. xxx “Whenever we think we should be doing more in recovery, doing better, or going faster, it could be our disease talking…
April 21, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “One purpose of Step Two is to introduce the idea of keeping an open mind on the possibility of a Higher Power who can restore sanity.” BRB p.107 “For many of us, the wounds are deep when it comes to trusting anyone, especially a Higher Power that…