Jan 17 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Fortunately, our Second Tradition reminds us that our real authority in ACA meetings and service work is a loving God as expressed in our group conscience.” BRB p. 499 “There may often be few, if any, experienced members in our ACA meetings. Who then makes the group’s…
Jan 16 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “All bottoms have meaning, and all bottoms can be a starting point for a new way of life. There is hope. Healing is possible.” BRB p.124 We come to ACA because we’ve hit some type of a bottom. Maybe we feel hopeless because life hasn’t gone as…
Jan 15 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We will discover our real identities by loving and accepting ourselves.” BRB p. 591 Real identity? The idea that we aren’t “real” can be very confusing at first. The concept is difficult, even maddening. As we go to meetings, we may begin to hear about a critical…
Jan 14 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In acting out, I was screaming when I could not voice my pain.” BRB p.503 “Many of us spent years drinking to numb our pain, eating for comfort, using drugs for escape, using sex while hoping for love, or whatever worked for us. While some of us…