June 6, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader ”By moving beyond survival, we realize that lost dreams or wishes can reemerge.” BRB p. 429 “We ask our Higher Power to help us realize our true potential by discovering our True Selves – the ones we were meant to be. We live in the moment, finding…
June 5, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In some cases the stored hurt creates a dissociative effect in the adult. The adult child has dissociated from his or her body.” BRB p. 17 “As children we learned to go outside of ourselves to relieve the pain of whatever was happening in the moment. Being…
June 4, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We can connect with a power greater than ourselves and find balance.” BRB p. 306 “As we practice our recovery program, we come to know “balance.” We start to learn what we can or can’t handle, when to rest and when we can move ahead. As we…
June 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” BRB p.207 “We may have balked at the words “character defects.” Wouldn’t a more appropriate term be “character defenses?” Didn’t they get us through an unlivable situation? Wasn’t the destruction we experienced part and parcel…