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Follow as I walk through recovery.

STEP ONE

STEP ONE

Jan 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable.”  BRB p.118 In ACA we learn to think of this word in a new light.  When we hang around meetings long enough to listen, we find that…

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COMMONALITY

COMMONALITY

Jan 2, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The first time I read the common behaviors of an adult child, I felt like a bell that had been fetched up and rung hard. I was calm on the outside, but I was vibrating on the inside.  “BRB p.  118 When we first heard “our” story…

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FELLOW TRAVELERS

FELLOW TRAVELERS

Jan 1, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Each ACA member is equal to the next and has an equal voice regardless of job status or career track.  We are all adult children who relate to one another at the level of empathy instead of the level of employment or lack of employment.”  BRB p,…

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THE SLOGANS

THE SLOGANS

Dec 31, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Keep coming back.  It works!” BRB p. 565 “This is a wonderful, simple old slogan we hear in recovery, but what does it mean?  For newcomers, it may just seem like a nice platitude.  But those of us with some experience in ACA know that little by…

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