June 18, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “There is great joy awaiting you to watch a frightened or foggy newcomer attend his or her first meeting and watch that person open up.” BRB p.293 “When we arrived at our first ACA meeting, we weren’t sure what to expect. Very nervously, we walked in and…
June 17, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader Recovery from the effects of an alcoholic and dysfunctional upbringing is a process, not an event.” BRB p. 124 “’Read my book and you can change your life overnight!’ ‘Welcome to my seminar and I’ll give you everything you need!’ We hear things like this all the…
June 16, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “There is no Healing Without Feeling” BRB p. 52 “For so many of us, we learned to feel helpless and even hopeless, like giving up was the only intelligent way to endure our childhoods. This hopelessness is part of what feeds the depression we experience as adults.…
June 15, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We will enjoy feeling stable, peaceful, and financially secure.” BRB p.591 “Chaotic, unsettled, and on the verge of financial ruin. For many of us these were the undercurrents flowing through our families. The river of alcoholism or dysfunction coursed its way through every aspect of our lives,…