CoDA Weekly Readings Seeks New Stories

 
From: "CoDA Announcements" <codalist@codependents.org>
Date: February 16th 2023

Call For New Submissions!

Have any of the Weekly Reading been helpful or thought-provoking for you?

Consider submitting your story and sharing your insight with other CoDA members!

How has CoDA changed your life? Sharing your experience, strength and hope may help thousands of codependents still suffering. Everybody in CoDA has a recovery story to tell.  

Please email to: wr@coda.org

Some Possible Topics (could include, but not limited to):

1. Sharing your Strength and Hope

How CoDA and the Twelve Steps have made a positive impact in your life.

2. Lessons Learned

Lessons learned while you've been working the CoDA program.

3. Working the Twelve Steps and/or Twelve Traditions

Your experience working one or more of the Twelve Steps or Twelve Traditions.

4. Affirmations

Original affirmations you may have written.

5. Recovery - Tips and Techniques

Helpful tips and techniques, which are in line with our Traditions and documents.

6. CoDA Patterns and Recovery Behaviors

How the patterns of control, avoidance, low self-esteem, compliance, and denial arise in daily life and how the individual applies recovery behaviors for spiritual growth. (https://coda.org/meeting-materials/patterns-of-recovery/)

7. Words of Wisdom

A collection of sayings heard at meetings - What are some of your favorite sayings? Consider submitting your own.

8. Other Thoughts

Observations, perspectives, etc.

 

We ask that no submissions or articles violate the letter or spirit of the Twelve Steps or Twelve Traditions. We also request that authors refrain from using second party “You” statements and use first person “I” statements instead.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In Service,

The CoDA Co-NNections Committee (Weekly Reading and Meeting in Print)

 

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