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Depression

by Melanie B. | May 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

Depression, you’ve got meI’m here but I’m not Go to work, pay the billsCare for the kids, clean the houseExcept when alone, slovenlyClothes on the floorDishes strewn on countersShoes blocking walkwaysNetflix for hoursI should go outsideI should exerciseI should go to...

Accessing Our Higher Self

by Clara T. | May 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

We must gain balance within ourselves before we can bring balance to the world. In order to connect with our higher self, we must remove all blockages. Energy flows through our body like water flows through a creek. Our body has pools of spiraling energy known as the...

ACA AMENDMENTS

by Annie D. | Apr 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox

This article is my ACA Amendments. They are the evidence of the healing that came from learning and applying the ACA Bill of Rights. Definitions from Google:A Bill is a proposal for new laws or a change to an existing law.Amendment is a formal change to a law,...

A Sufficient Alternative to The Original Twelve Steps

by Mike S. | Apr 1, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

To me, the purpose of ACA recovery is to heal from the effects of trauma related to family or caregiver alcoholism/dysfunction while reparenting ourselves with love. This trauma, inflicted through abuse or neglect, can have situational and/or developmental aspects,...

Boundaries

by Yvonne W. | Mar 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

B for the border that surround my soul… O for old story never told… U for uniting in a safe space… N for never allowing boundaries too break… D for discovering new ways to protect… A for acting not reacting instead… R for relaxing and embracing my goals… I is for...

My Journey with “Ready Set Go!!”

by Vee B. | Feb 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

Tomorrow, I will be attending my fourth round of “Ready Set Go!!” online meetings because it has been profound for me. I attended my very first session last August 29th and have been attending ever since. “Ready Set Go!!” is a six-week introductory program to the ACA...

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