Strengthening My Recovery

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If I could gather enough information on what was happening in the world before getting out of bed, perhaps I could side-step the day’s dangers ahead. The Loving Parent Guidebook which explores, in practical terms, how to build this healing resource into your life. In taking the First Step, we admit that our addiction is destroying us, and that we are unable to stop it. By working Step Eleven, we open ourselves to the nourishing light that conscious contact with God provides. Chapter 22, Reparenting as a Way of Life, concludes the book with an example of how to approach reparenting as a way of life.

Our ACA Meditation of the Day - Adult Children of Alcoholics

Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site.We pray for the courage to ask someone to be our sponsor or fellow traveler who will help us work the Steps. The ACA Traditions outline fellowship unity, group autonomy, and the ultimate authority of ACA – a loving God – as expressed in our group conscience. I found ACA Morning and soon it became part of my daily routine…my life is completely different, yet nothing has changed but me.

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An “I” statement is sharing in the first person, as opposed to using words such as “we,” “they,” “us,” and “you. Since each meeting is autonomous, and each meeting is a different experience, we recommend that you try as many different ones as possible before deciding if the ACA program can be helpful to you in your journey from discovery to recovery. We read from Strengthening My Recovery then have a 2-minute meditation after which we move into breakout rooms with about 25–30 participants and have 2-minute shares. Loving Parent ➢ The Inner Child – True Self ➢ Tools and Techniques for Connecting with Our Inner Child ➢ Identify Our Critical Parent ➢ ACA Experience: Loving Parent and Inner Child ➢ What is a Loving Parent?No written material, graphic image, or any other data may be copied, reproduced, duplicated, or conveyed in any other way without the express written permission of International Service Organization of SAA, Inc. Sobriety is a gift of mercy and grace we receive from our Higher Power just because our Higher Power loves us. We were convinced that if only we could figure it out, we would do whatever was necessary to be rid of our affliction. We do this as often as it takes without thought of the repetition or how it might sound to another person. Group decisions that follow the Traditions and their intent have a signature that we learn to recognize … by adhering to the Traditions, we begin to see God’s footprint in our group decisions.

Strengthening My Recovery, ACA WEB0120 - ACA Morning

Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God’s will for us and the power to carry that out.In this time of uncertainty, reparenting can help us be in the solution of becoming our own loving parent. You will be surprised how different it feels and how much more you and others get out of your share. This group does the 7th tradition by having members make a donation into the Intergroup’s bank account.