by Kathleen S. | Mar 15, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
Waiting for a sign: It is not necessary to know in advance what will become of what I do today. I show up. I remind myself that I am a person with a life—with goals, with hopes, with questions, and with needs I cannot and do not want to ignore. It is okay to be this...
by Imeri E. | Feb 15, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
Can you please feed me? I’m sorry to bother you. Yes, I know I’m needy. Sorry about that. I’d like to not be hungry but my tummy is starting to hurt and I’m getting weak and shaky. I need food. I wish that was all I needed. I need things that I dare not...
by Michell B.C. | Sep 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
Hola Mijita,You are so beautiful and brave and worthy.The love that shines through your smile and in your eyesRadiates through your heart, and I see you! From this day forward, I will love and protect you allthrough every age, every feeling, thought and action....
by Michell B.C. | Sep 1, 2022 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
Loving Parent Tools & Techniques, pg. 146(Part and Paraphrasing) The Loving Parent GuidebookWhen we take action as our own loving parent, we deepen our commitment to reparenting ourselves and building trust within. With practice, it feels more natural to make time...
by Justine F. | Jul 15, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
I’m on a path, with a stream on the right and woods on my left, listening to birdsong as I walk in tree-dappled sunlight. Here is a turtle on a log in the water, there is a butterfly among the flowers on the bank. I am at peace. My serenity increases with each...