by Linda G. | May 15, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
I remember a green floral sofa and a blurry brown spotted carpet.I confuse them as being together at the same time and place, but it’s not the case; pictures tell me so.One was in our first home and apartment. The other was in our one and only house. Yet they...
by Andy R. | Aug 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
In a recent conversation with a fellow traveler, I realized that I had the concept of having a loving parent was stronger than my actual relationship with my loving parent.I decided to write a short “loving parent prayer” to go with my set-aside prayer to...
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...
by Hodaya B. | Jul 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
I can’t relate to a loving parent inside me. I had to imagine an external loving parent as my father holding me in a “snuggly” , and supporting me, giving me empathy and love. I don’t even feel it is necessary for me to distinguish the negative voices, only my wounded...
by Ashley B. | May 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
(NOTE: I wrote this in response to the assignment on page 22 of the Loving Parent Guidebook) Dear LP, You have ushered in an era of dynamic equilibrium in my life, and what I mean by that is this: By teaching me the possibility of going deeper into a heart that...
