Follow as I walk through recovery.
Feb 4 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader A spiritual bypass means that the person is attempting to avoid the pain that can come with working through the trauma and neglect from childhood. In some cases, the person attempts to jump ahead in the recovery process without going through the entire process. This path invariably…
Feb 3 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” BRB p. 130 “When we heard “restore us to sanity,” some of us tried to remember when we had ever even felt sane. We had lived obsessed with control and were addicted to…
Feb 2 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader In childhood our identity is formed by the reflection we see in the eyes of the people around us.” BRB p. 84 “Who were our mirrors? It was the people who told us in words and actions how unwanted, bothersome, or stupid we were. We tried to…
Feb 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The ACA program has brought me the miracle of life. I am able to experience compassion, forgiveness, love, and gratitude, the emotions that make my life worth living.” BRB p.140 Before ACA, many of us were so mired in our dysfunctions that if someone asked us how…