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Missed Chances And Mistakes

by Kathleen S. | Dec 1, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

Missed Chances and Mistakes. Do we “deserve” a second chance—or a third one, or a fourth? Are there “do-overs” in life? In 12-Step recovery, we have them, every single day. No matter what we’ve done—or failed to do—if we are in these rooms or on these calls, we are...

Willing To Be Ready… Set And Go!

by Lexi I. | Oct 15, 2022 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

I have been in a Twelve Step Program for food for over 20 years, where, at my first meeting, newcomers were encouraged to get a sponsor right away and work the Steps. Having not been in a Twelve Step program before this one, I accepted the recommendation and was...

Without The Steps There Is No Core

by Kathleen S. | Oct 1, 2022 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine

I want to say something that some may have a hard time hearing. ACA has, in my opinion, been abused by the confusion that skewed WSO's framing of our program. I see and hear people with a lot of time and good will trying to come to grips with fashioning core documents...

Step Two: A Loving Higher Power

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...

Tony A Steps- Report And Advisory

by WSO Literature Committee | Jul 1, 2022 | ComLine, Fellowship News

The following is a report from the Literature Committee of ACA: At the Annual Business Conference of WSO held on May 6 and 7, 2022, delegates considered a ballot proposal that requested WSO to publish and otherwise distribute the “Tony A Steps.” These steps appear in...