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david · david

Hi y'all... It is the 24th here already- Sunday morning... do I want to indulge myself by mentioning this first... ...as I write I have to search for a word- like indulge... and more and more often i find it. A clarity- which once eluded me. The phrase was "suffer in silence". This really underlines the d...

david · david

Promise 2: Our self esteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis. It is a small miracle, for me, to write out this quote. In times past this phrase would have just gone on one ear- and out the other. Forgotten forever. Inn the BRB there is an exercise on page 444- which is mirror wor...

david · david

Step One. Admitted that I was powerless and that my life had become unmanageable. There are different versions and variants for the steps. Especially for adult children. I might argue that my life was always unmanageable. And in Step Two my higher power cannot restore me to sanity- because there...

Neos2 · Neos2

I need a reminder that my life has become un manageable.today is rough.Got up feeling exhausted got up ate a green smoothie.Went back to bed just rested.the mind doing what it'll do.Watch my mom and family do the do do do thing.dont have to be like my family.Sister came over and for the first time stayed...

LoveYourLife · LoveYourLife

Hi! Have just joined and finding it all rather overwhelming! Is there an 'ACA 12 Steps for Dummies' post I can read please?! I've just read the sticky post about the steps, what they are. I've read about the laundry list, about the promises, and the reparenting steps. I've read a few posts with peop...

david · david

Hi y'all... It is possible now- to get daily Strengthening my Recovery readings from ACA D-F WSO... this is the link... https://adultchildren.org/meditation-sign-up/ In this month's Comline.

david · david

Hi y'all... ah used to suffer from the paralysis of analysis. I described this most- in a poem- where ah said- "I have hands afraid to touch, and a mind that knows too much." I was locked up between the 'what-ifs' and the 'if onlys'... ...this is described by various pe...

Mrs_Snoopy · Mrs_Snoopy

What is one thing you are grateful for today? In Recovery, Princess K.

david · david

Hi y'all... ... had a bit of a down last week- over finances- but got it sorted yesterday. Today's reading in the ACA reader was about "Victim". And oh yes I had the victim mentality- through and through. The reading talk about a blanket of thorns we draw around ourselves. The reading made m...

Terri111 · Terri111

I find I feel this a lot. It is so painful. Like I could die from it. Do any of you have it?

NewLife · NewLife

Greetings fellow travelers! Im struggling with guilt over my alcoholic mom. She recently moved closer to me (one complex over). She is 68 and due to decades of drinking, shes pretty frail. She has trouble seeing and she broke her hip in her 40s, so her mobility is pretty lousy. I told her that I would not...

Mrs_Snoopy · Mrs_Snoopy

Greetings newcomers, old timers, and everyone else!

Exciting things are happening on our forum! We have two new Moderators, myself and mamalioness. Daily readings are posted, and lots of great discussions are happening! If you are not a member, please join us! You'll see our personal sh...

david · david

...time to spread out a little... Hopefully, over time we will get new members. All around the MIP 12 step boards people just pitch in- and keep things going. One day at a time, one moment at a time. For me- being in the present moment is an antidote to C-PTSD. I do lose it a bit when I get tired... ...and t...

2Mommy · 2Mommy

Hi, all. I'm really not sure where to start. My start in life was not the easiest but certainly not the hardest. But I also feel like I've come a long way. I'm still learning (aren't we all) and I certainly don't have it all together. I guess a big part of what I'm learning is that it's okay to not have it...

cestlavie · cestlavie

When our myths, dreams, and ideals are shattered, our world topples. Kathleen Casey Thiesen The act of "becoming" topples our world, and rightly so. We outgrow yesterday's ideals, and we have begun realizing, in our unfolding, the dreams of last year. Now new dreams call us. Recovery has topp...

cestlavie · cestlavie

Getting Through Hard Times We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are...

WebHelper · WebHelper

The MIP Business board has been set up at https://mipbusiness.activeboard.com MIP Business is a place where members of all the fellowships in Miracles in Progress can be informed and have a say in changes that affect the MIP website pages. This is a place to communicate, discuss, and, when neces...

david · david

Hi y'all... There are changes happening around out combined board- Alanon, ACA, AA, NA and CODA. Many of them cosmetic. But privacy and security issues as well. Come Monday we will have two new MIP admins. As of today we have two more mods, here on the ACA board. Hmmm... I think and now say... I think ACA...

david · david

Spent a fair bit of time this week doing service work. It is certainly different here- no walls, no doors; everyone sharing from home, or a library etc. it is Saturday morning here now- a fine spring day coming up... ah use music a lot- to reduce my anxiety... it is not 'a quick fix' like meds... but alon...

david · david

If you are numbing- then don't worry too much... when I started sharing here- I could barely follow any of the other posts. Not even my own really... ... looking back I realise that ah were trying to say something... and I kept on saying and saying... ah reckon that is does work if we work at it... slowl...

Vald · Vald

Hi guys! I am looking for someone (English native speaker) to go through the ACA 12 steps programme with - he could accompany me as a sponsor. I would like to have contact with him by phone/skype/face to face. Let me know if someone is available.

david · david

The bad news- it that is does seem to take time- especially for people of a certain age... ... ...but for me it is working okay... ...anyone can join our main meeting board. I have been on both sides- wanting desperately to belong to something [lots of things!] and on the other hand- seeing people com...

david · david

[https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/16020-4-questions-we-unconsciously-ask-near-constantly]

david · david

https://www.amazon.com/Laundry-List-ACoA-Expereince-ebook/dp/B00LA...

david · david

https://shop.adultchildren.org/collections/awc-2018

david · david

Laundry List No. 7. My inner kid is as uch a girl, as it is a boy...!

david · david

...hmmm this is going to be a ramble... ... long ago I resolved to take out the stressors, one by one. People- family... but also my body- -used to say from my ears to my toes- and everything in between. My body was wracked with pain- with my poor old head being the epicentre of this. Migraine, sinus, gl...

david · david

early AcA was about children from the families of alcoholics- and addicts... Today we welcome people from any kind of dysfunctional families. I always say that the only qualifier we need at a meeting is ourselves! ... Jan Woititz was an early pioneer in the field- and produced one of the first manu...

david · david

Hi y'all, this weekend is a big family wedding... on my So's side of the family... a favourite nephew... it will be a delightful occasion. It is being held 5 hours away by road. On the Sunday morning I have made plans to do some time to have coffee time with a recovery friend... my SO usual hates this...

david · david

THE ACA PROMISESThe ACA Promises 1) We will discover our real identities by loving and accepting ourselves. 2) Our self-esteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis. 3) Fear of authority figures and the need to people-please will leave us. 4) Our ability to share intimacy w...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Readings from SMR,,, Feb 23 and 24... (Preview) Hi y'all... It is the 24th here already- Sunday morning... do I want to indulge myself by mentioning this first... ...as I write I have to search for a word- like indulge... and more and more often i find it. A clarity- which once eluded me. The phrase was "suffer in silence". This really underlines the d...	david	0	4840	Feb 23, 2019 by david
	Promise 2. SMR, 15th Feb... (Preview) Promise 2: Our self esteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis. It is a small miracle, for me, to write out this quote. In times past this phrase would have just gone on one ear- and out the other. Forgotten forever. Inn the BRB there is an exercise on page 444- which is mirror wor...	david	3	6050	Feb 15, 2019 by david
	Step One. (Preview) Step One. Admitted that I was powerless and that my life had become unmanageable. There are different versions and variants for the steps. Especially for adult children. I might argue that my life was always unmanageable. And in Step Two my higher power cannot restore me to sanity- because there...	david	1	7739	Feb 6, 2019 by david
	Step one (Preview) I need a reminder that my life has become un manageable.today is rough.Got up feeling exhausted got up ate a green smoothie.Went back to bed just rested.the mind doing what it'll do.Watch my mom and family do the do do do thing.dont have to be like my family.Sister came over and for the first time stayed...	Neos2	1	4926	Feb 5, 2019 by Mrs_Snoopy
	First Baby Steps! (Preview) Hi! Have just joined and finding it all rather overwhelming! Is there an 'ACA 12 Steps for Dummies' post I can read please?! I've just read the sticky post about the steps, what they are. I've read about the laundry list, about the promises, and the reparenting steps. I've read a few posts with peop...	LoveYourLife	4	4893	Jan 15, 2019 by conquering shame
	We can get daily readings of SMR, now, from ACA D-F WSO. (Preview) Hi y'all... It is possible now- to get daily Strengthening my Recovery readings from ACA D-F WSO... this is the link... https://adultchildren.org/meditation-sign-up/ In this month's Comline.	david	1	5024	Jan 2, 2019 by Pol
	Storing, or storying...? (Preview) Hi y'all... ah used to suffer from the paralysis of analysis. I described this most- in a poem- where ah said- "I have hands afraid to touch, and a mind that knows too much." I was locked up between the 'what-ifs' and the 'if onlys'... ...this is described by various pe...	david	1	4249	Dec 31, 2018 by david
	Gratitude List - December 23 (Preview) What is one thing you are grateful for today? In Recovery, Princess K.	Mrs_Snoopy	1	2947	Dec 23, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	My Saturday Share... ...reading 14 Dec SMR (Preview) Hi y'all... ... had a bit of a down last week- over finances- but got it sorted yesterday. Today's reading in the ACA reader was about "Victim". And oh yes I had the victim mentality- through and through. The reading talk about a blanket of thorns we draw around ourselves. The reading made m...	david	1	4248	Dec 14, 2018 by david
	Intense, Intolerable, Loneliness Loneliness (Preview) I find I feel this a lot. It is so painful. Like I could die from it. Do any of you have it?	Terri111	4	5060	Nov 29, 2018 by mamalioness
	Detaching with love? (Preview) Greetings fellow travelers! Im struggling with guilt over my alcoholic mom. She recently moved closer to me (one complex over). She is 68 and due to decades of drinking, shes pretty frail. She has trouble seeing and she broke her hip in her 40s, so her mobility is pretty lousy. I told her that I would not...	NewLife	2	2435	Nov 27, 2018 by mamalioness
	Exciting Things Happening At ACA Miracles In Progress! (Preview) Greetings newcomers, old timers, and everyone else! *Exciting things* are happening on our forum! We have two new Moderators, myself and mamalioness. Daily readings are posted, and lots of great discussions are happening! If you are not a member, please join us! You'll see our personal sh...	Mrs_Snoopy	3	4789	Nov 26, 2018 by david
	Ch-ch-ch changes (Preview) ...time to spread out a little... Hopefully, over time we will get new members. All around the MIP 12 step boards people just pitch in- and keep things going. One day at a time, one moment at a time. For me- being in the present moment is an antidote to C-PTSD. I do lose it a bit when I get tired... ...and t...	david	0	4840	Nov 13, 2018 by david
	What to say?... (Preview) Hi, all. I'm really not sure where to start. My start in life was not the easiest but certainly not the hardest. But I also feel like I've come a long way. I'm still learning (aren't we all) and I certainly don't have it all together. I guess a big part of what I'm learning is that it's okay to not have it...	2Mommy	2	3598	Sep 25, 2018 by mamalioness
	Dreams and goals (Preview) When our myths, dreams, and ideals are shattered, our world topples. Kathleen Casey Thiesen The act of "becoming" topples our world, and rightly so. We outgrow yesterday's ideals, and we have begun realizing, in our unfolding, the dreams of last year. Now new dreams call us. Recovery has topp...	cestlavie	2	4580	Sep 25, 2018 by mamalioness
	Getting through hard times (Preview) Getting Through Hard Times We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we can determine the timing. Codependent No More Hard times, stressful times, are not all there is to life, but they are...	cestlavie	2	5154	Sep 25, 2018 by mamalioness
	MIP Business Board (Preview) The MIP Business board has been set up at https://mipbusiness.activeboard.com MIP Business is a place where members of all the fellowships in Miracles in Progress can be informed and have a say in changes that affect the MIP website pages. This is a place to communicate, discuss, and, when neces...	WebHelper	2	4793	Sep 21, 2018 by david
	Changes around the MIP recovery boards... (Preview) Hi y'all... There are changes happening around out combined board- Alanon, ACA, AA, NA and CODA. Many of them cosmetic. But privacy and security issues as well. Come Monday we will have two new MIP admins. As of today we have two more mods, here on the ACA board. Hmmm... I think and now say... I think ACA...	david	0	3398	Aug 28, 2018 by david
	Phew...!!! (Preview) Spent a fair bit of time this week doing service work. It is certainly different here- no walls, no doors; everyone sharing from home, or a library etc. it is Saturday morning here now- a fine spring day coming up... ah use music a lot- to reduce my anxiety... it is not 'a quick fix' like meds... but alon...	david	0	5009	Aug 24, 2018 by david
	If you are numbing...? (Preview) If you are numbing- then don't worry too much... when I started sharing here- I could barely follow any of the other posts. Not even my own really... ... looking back I realise that ah were trying to say something... and I kept on saying and saying... ah reckon that is does work if we work at it... slowl...	david	4	4898	Aug 15, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	looking for a sponsor (Preview) Hi guys! I am looking for someone (English native speaker) to go through the ACA 12 steps programme with - he could accompany me as a sponsor. I would like to have contact with him by phone/skype/face to face. Let me know if someone is available.	Vald	2	5544	Aug 10, 2018 by david
	Good news- bad news about ACA... (Preview) The bad news- it that is does seem to take time- especially for people of a certain age... ... ...but for me it is working okay... ...anyone can join our main meeting board. I have been on both sides- wanting desperately to belong to something [lots of things!] and on the other hand- seeing people com...	david	0	5142	Aug 3, 2018 by david
	A lovely link... applies to all my travellers in ACA too...! (Preview) [https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/16020-4-questions-we-unconsciously-ask-near-constantly]	david	2	1114	Aug 1, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	...our ACA primer... (Preview) https://www.amazon.com/Laundry-List-ACoA-Expereince-ebook/dp/B00LA...	david	2	4704	Jun 20, 2018 by david
	Downloads from the resent Canada Conference... (Preview) https://shop.adultchildren.org/collections/awc-2018	david	0	4747	May 23, 2018 by david
	My Sunday share- a treat for me... (Preview) Laundry List No. 7. My inner kid is as uch a girl, as it is a boy...!	david	1	4878	Apr 17, 2018 by U-la
	Yellow Workbook... hoarding and minimalism... (Preview) ...hmmm this is going to be a ramble... ... long ago I resolved to take out the stressors, one by one. People- family... but also my body- -used to say from my ears to my toes- and everything in between. My body was wracked with pain- with my poor old head being the epicentre of this. Migraine, sinus, gl...	david	1	6565	Apr 10, 2018 by U-la
	Early ACA pioneer talks about the adult child dilemma... (Preview) early AcA was about children from the families of alcoholics- and addicts... Today we welcome people from any kind of dysfunctional families. I always say that the only qualifier we need at a meeting is ourselves! ... Jan Woititz was an early pioneer in the field- and produced one of the first manu...	david	0	4966	Apr 5, 2018 by david
	...weekend- and reaching a balance with SO... (Preview) Hi y'all, this weekend is a big family wedding... on my So's side of the family... a favourite nephew... it will be a delightful occasion. It is being held 5 hours away by road. On the Sunday morning I have made plans to do some time to have coffee time with a recovery friend... my SO usual hates this...	david	2	5513	Mar 20, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	Our ACA Promises... (Preview) THE ACA PROMISESThe ACA Promises 1) We will discover our real identities by loving and accepting ourselves. 2) Our self-esteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis. 3) Fear of authority figures and the need to people-please will leave us. 4) Our ability to share intimacy w...	david	2	1255	Mar 16, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
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