Dec 19, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Para-alcoholics (codependents) are reactors rather than actors.” BRB p.17 Before ACA, many of us ran from one person to another, one idea to another, found “better” jobs, sought solutions for our medical ailments, read all the self-help books; we tried anything to change the way we felt. …
Dec 18, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The purpose of service in ACA is to support one another in becoming responsible for our own well-being.” BRB p. 354 It can be difficult to start doing service when service seems to carry such a heavy responsibility. The idea that we can help another person recover feels…
Dec 17, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “As we move out of emotional isolation, we regain the ability to recognize and express all of our feelings.” BRB p. 361 As children, many of us were not allowed to show our feelings. So we stuffed them and pretended not to have them for fear of…
Dec 16, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “In Step Five, the ACA member trusts another to hear his or her life story without judgement. For many, this is the first time the adult child has told the most intimate details of his or her life to another. Trust of another person is one of…