Jan 4, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The mind developed the Laundry List Traits or the false self to survive.? BRB p. xxvi Many of us were born into a hostile world. Instinctively, we learned to sense danger. We were caught in the family story and played our part doing what we had to…
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…
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…
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,…