Traits in Daily Life

Character Traits

Character Traits

I will give you a brief summary of what led me to ACA.  I was exposed to a lot of trauma and abuse most of my life.  I have had 9 qualifiers.  I was married to a problem drinker for 36 years.  He would binge drink to blackout.  He was a...

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Le Villian Petit Canard

Le Villian Petit Canard

D’après mon conseiller spirituel, l’« ego » est la somme de nos croyances internes, enfouies dans notre âme. Elles sont devenues inconscientes : une sorte de réflexe pour le vilain petit canard que j’ai été conditionnée à être. Voilà pourquoi 4ème et 10ème étapes sont...

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Mistakes

Mistakes

"We also have great difficulty accepting mistakes as adults." BRB p.38It seemed like every life-pursuit I undertook involved "white-knuckling". I can look back at major accomplishments and remember thinking how I had no idea what I was doing at the time. Looking back...

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Monopoly

Monopoly

The board was so immaculateColorful and demeaning all in onePossibility of jail, if not carefulRules modified by people I was playing withStrategic and aligned to have an advantageThe street signified the poverty and wealthBoardwalk and Park Place were above most pay...

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Cancer and the Laundry List

Cancer and the Laundry List

After 75 years of extraordinarily good health, I have recently had a series of health issues which appear to be unrelated but which I suspect are connected in some way that I don’t understand. As an ACA, I hate mystery. I hate not knowing. But my intuition tells me...

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