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Better Things To Do

Better Things To Do

Back in the Spring of ‘52There was Mom waiting for youLittle did I know you left me tooYou were leaving for better things to do Then in the Spring of ‘54Our family of three now became fourBut you were leavingOut the doorBetter things just like before And on it went...
Self-Care

Self-Care

There was one thing I wanted to share yesterday but God had other ideas. I found myself experiencing deep grief yesterday after hearing a person in the morning Annual World Convention session share that her mom resented her very existence. I felt the exact same way...
Healthy Boundaries

Healthy Boundaries

I feel like I’m just learning to find healthy boundaries within myself. Recognizing the inner critical voice was pretty straightforward. It has been loud for a very long time. At first, when I heard it, I would try to demand it be silent or go away. Now I have come to...
Waking Up To ACA Daily Meditation

Waking Up To ACA Daily Meditation

I often wake up anxious. My eyes pop open and my heart rate increases. Not because I'm in immediate danger or late for work. But because after growing up in an alcoholic home, my fragile nervous system is set to "High Alert". My survival instinct is programmed for any...
Measure Of Loss

Measure Of Loss

Step Five: We admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our childhood abandonment. ​They say the difference between what you got and what you could have received is the measure of loss. Here’s what could have been: My...
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