Feb 14 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “ACA recovery is challenging, but the rewards are immense. We must put forth effort and feel the uncomfortable feelings that might come. At the same time, the goal is self-love and knowing that we are good enough just the way we are. This is an ACA paradox.”…
Feb 13 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “As we face our abandonment issues, we will be attracted by strengths and become more tolerant of weaknesses.” BRB p. 591 In our program, we need a lot of courage to face a great many things. Facing how we were abandoned requires us to summon all the…
Feb 12 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “An adult child is someone whose actions and decisions as an adult are guided by childhood experiences grounded in self-doubt or fear.” BRB p. 302 “Before finding ACA, we didn’t have the opportunity to learn any other way to live except from the standpoint of the dysfunction…
Feb 11 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Our false self constantly seeks outward affection, recognition or praise, but we secretly believe we don’t deserve it.” BRB p. 7 “Many of us spent ‘forever’ trying to portray an image of having it all together, seeking approval by acting or dressing a certain way. We looked…