by Anonymous | Nov 15, 2023 | ACA Boundaries, ComLine
The 2021 ACA Annual Business Conference adopted a motion for the Literature Committee to plan “a revised edition of the Big Red Book to be more inclusive of all experiences of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion/spirituality, and a broader range of...
by Nancy A. | Feb 15, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
Working the steps in ACA helped me understand the adaptive behaviors I learned from the dysfunction in my family. I was raised in what looked like a pleasant upstanding home, but the covert atmosphere (no rage or physical abuse) left me wondering why I was not happy...
by Kathleen S. | Jul 15, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
Step Two: Came to Believe that a Power Accessible to Me Could Restore My Sanity (Clarity.) Concepts of Authority/God/Power were not “a loving father” for me in my dysfunctional family of origin! Far, far from it. One of the things that gave me hope when I...
by Clara P. | Jun 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
So…I am supposed to begin this journey with a very godly description…”I am.”Oh…I am so much more aware of all that I am not!Whoa!!! I am to define and recognize and actually like and reveal the “I am?”Maybe….I am unable.My teddy bear has been...
by Kristen B | Mar 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
My higher power is omnipotent, all powerful, understanding, glorious, kind and loving. Hi, my name is Kristin. I think my grandfather was an alcoholic. I’ve heard that you don’t have to drink to be an alcoholic; you can be alcoholic in your actions,...