Crafting A Proposal, Part 1
If your group has an idea to benefit ACA worldwide, submit it as a Proposal. ACA groups globally, will vote on Ballot Proposals beginning in February. The vote will help set the agenda of the WSO Annual Business Conference (ABC). ‘Crafting A Proposal’ workshops...
Hidden Disability
I was asked to write about myself – my hidden disability. Injured at work, determined to be permanent injuries by their own doctors, they called me a liar because they could not see my injuries. They bullied me. They threatened me. They pushed me within an inch of my...
My Emergency Toolbox
MA BOÎTE À OUTILS D’URGENCE Depuis mon arrivée dans ma première Fraternité en 12 étapes, j’ai appris à remplir ma boîte à outils avec toutes les phrases, slogans, idées et « recettes émotionnelles » qui pouvaient m’aider, soit partages entendus en réunion, soit...
My Personal Slogans
MES SLOGANS PERSONNELS Au fil de mon parcours, je me suis mise à écrire, et c’est devenu pour moi un outil puissant de libération. D’abord en vers, quand j’étais seule à me débattre avec ma vie et ma mémoire traumatique, sans rien y comprendre :(…) Car on m’a déjà...
Shotgun Wedding
I study an old photograph from sixty-five years ago.My parents are cutting their wedding cake.I see Mom, three months pregnant, scared and uncertain, younger than her appearance.I see daddy-Monster, arrogant and dominant, younger than his appearance, with a predatory...
Distorted Thinking
Chapter 11, page 129The Loving Parent Guidebook(Part / paraphrasing) This book can help me address my distorted thinking. By naming my experience:(I realize that I am not my thoughts and my thoughts, at times, are not my reality,they are reactions and responses to...
The Call For Proposals
If your group has an idea to benefit ACA worldwide, they may submit it as a Proposal. Each Proposal could become an item on a Ballot. Voted on in March, by ACA groups globally, the results will help set the agenda of the Annual Business Conference (ABC). During the...
Breath (a poem to myself)
Breathe, breathe deeply.The past trauma is gone.Scream if necessary.Exhale the injustice, the violence, the gaslighting.Inhale the fresh air of peace.Exhale the predators – they are long gone.Inhale the fight for freedom.Exhale the past abuse.Inhale the years of...
Recovery In Turbulent Times
We May Encounter Unexpected TurbulenceFasten your SeatbeltPlace your Mask over Nose and MouthBreathe Normally“Keep your seatbelts fastened,” the pilot intoned, “in case we encounter unexpected turbulence.” I complied because, why not? It was no big deal, keeping the...
Loving Parent Prayer
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 use a way to...