Oct 5, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We learn how to play and enjoy life in ACA.” BRB p. 572 “Many of us who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes had little time or opportunity for play. Faced with adult chaos, much of our early life was spent in survival mode. In ACA,…
Oct 4, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “ACA holds out hope and acceptance to the hurting adult children of the world, who can ‘hit a bottom’ and reach out for help. Allowing the True Self to emerge in the nurturing atmosphere of ACA is a spiritual experience that awaits any adult child stepping onto…
Oct 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” BRB p. 250 “As we read Step Ten, we see a way of staying current in our daily lives. When we take our daily inventory, we notice where we have succeeded as well as…
Oct 2, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Adult children have been described as the ‘walking wounded,’ strutting about in a state of emotional and spiritual bankruptcy while claiming to be ‘fine.’” BRB p. 71 “We carried around deep wounds from childhood. When we were asked how we were, we said “fine” because we felt…