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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...

Mrs_Snoopy · Mrs_Snoopy

As Co-Moderators, mamalioness and I are trying to re-energize this site and attract new members. We have several outreach initiatives, and would like to know which ones are working. How did you find out about this site? We hope you join our experience, strength, and hope!

In Recovery, Prin...

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?

mamalioness · mamalioness

Dear Fellow travelers... I hope you are enjoying the great readings and posts we are sharing with you. Help is HERE!! We CAN change for the better..We CAN go from survivor to Thriver...WE CAN!!! I came from the most wicked kind of abuse by a PARENT!!! One who was supposed to love/cherish/nurture/pro...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 · 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...

david · david

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

david · david

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

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

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

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...

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	Gratitude List - December 23 (Preview) What is one thing you are grateful for today? In Recovery, Princess K.	Mrs_Snoopy	1	1847	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	2567	Dec 14, 2018 by david
	How Did You Find Us? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) As Co-Moderators, mamalioness and I are trying to re-energize this site and attract new members. We have several outreach initiatives, and would like to know which ones are working. How did you find out about this site? We hope you join our experience, strength, and hope! In Recovery, Prin...	Mrs_Snoopy	70	6905	Jun 11, 2020 by mamalioness
	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	3236	Nov 29, 2018 by mamalioness
	Just wanted to stop in and say "HI" to our newbies (Preview) Dear Fellow travelers... I hope you are enjoying the great readings and posts we are sharing with you. Help is HERE!! We CAN change for the better..We CAN go from survivor to Thriver...WE CAN!!! I came from the most wicked kind of abuse by a PARENT!!! One who was supposed to love/cherish/nurture/pro...	mamalioness	4	1300	Apr 25, 2019 by Mrs_Snoopy
	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	2079	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	3156	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	2988	Nov 13, 2018 by david
	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	3161	Sep 21, 2018 by david
	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	2896	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	3423	Sep 25, 2018 by mamalioness
	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	2373	Sep 25, 2018 by mamalioness
	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	2089	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	3199	Aug 24, 2018 by david
	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	3508	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	3372	Aug 3, 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	3186	Aug 15, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	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	2737	Dec 31, 2018 by david
	Downloads from the resent Canada Conference... (Preview) https://shop.adultchildren.org/collections/awc-2018	david	0	3112	May 23, 2018 by david
	...our ACA primer... (Preview) https://www.amazon.com/Laundry-List-ACoA-Expereince-ebook/dp/B00LA...	david	2	3061	Jun 20, 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	3197	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	4298	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	3253	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	3676	Mar 20, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
	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	838	Aug 1, 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	948	Mar 16, 2018 by Mrs_Snoopy
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