Feb 9 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Authority figures scare us and we feel afraid when we need to talk to them.” BRB p. 417 “As children we may have been terrified to voice a thought about anything to the authority figures in our lives. We learned to keep quiet because we usually didn’t…
Feb 8 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader We often lost our creativity, our flexibility, and our sense of humor.” BRB p. 333 “I always keep my sense of humor tucked in my hip pocket – available at all times,” the old man said. “Where do you keep yours?” When we first walk into ACA…
Feb 7 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In ACA, we learn to let go of control in stages. Our parachute is the Twelve Steps and a Higher Power of our understanding.” BRB p. 40 While growing up, we may have felt controlled by our parents and the palpable dysfunction that surrounded us. As a…
Feb 6 from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader We became approval seekers and lost our identity in the process.” BRB p. 11 “Yes, Sir! Anything you want, Sir! Whatever I can do, sir. “Maybe if I do the dishes faster, Mom won’t drink so much this weekend.” “I’ll keep the little kids quieter, and then…