2022 ABC Results And AWC Registration
2022 ANNUAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE RESULTS The ACA Annual Business Conference was conducted on Zoom as a virtual meeting on May 6 and 7. The results of the worldwide online voting that took place can be reviewed at the 2022 ACA ABC website. Below are links to further...
The Hero Of My Journey
Looking in a mirror I see:a battered man,born into family violence,the violence of generations. I see a manwho somehow survivedthe violence of infancy. I see a manwho had grown accustomedto the terror of beingdaddy-Monster’s punching bag. I see a manwho grew up...
Love Is A Soft Earthquake
I wrote poetry a million times,And poetry wrote me.Subdued within the highlights of a daydreamI found myself staring at the lightsWaiting for my knight in shining armor to come by.I journaled countlessly for many days that crossed a fortnight,Digging deeper into the...
Finding My Limits – The Geiger Counter
When I first began intentionally being mindful of discovering what my limits are, I used the visualization of a Geiger counter, like one that is a pin that one might fasten to a uniform such as an X-ray tech would use to determine what amount of radiation they’ve been...
Level Of Sharing
There was a person in my group that was sharing in a manner that made me feel uncomfortable. It had to do with the level of sharing. They were sharing details, including nudity, that I felt would have been more appropriate for a share with a trusted individual. I...
The Silent Voices
Sitting proudly on the seat of my first bicycle, a “refurbished junkyard special,” I yelled back excitedly to the silhouette standing in the driveway. “Look, Daddy, watch me, I can ride my two-wheeler all by myself!” As I rode off feeling confident, with a...
Things I’ve Heard In Meetings
Religion is believing in someone else’s spiritual experience; spirituality is having an experience of my own.I can’t love anyone else more than I love myself.What others think of me is none of my business.My Higher Power doesn’t love me because I’m loveable, but I AM...
Tradition Two
At a recent meeting, it was mentioned in passing that ACA literature needs to use gentle, suggestive language. Of course, we want the language in ACA materials to be respectful. Surely, we all want an atmosphere of gentle safety to prevail, but in ACA service, getting...
Find A Meeting
ACA WSO Website Working Wonders!!!Just had an experience these last 2 days of registering a couple of new meetings on the WSO adultchildren.org meeting list and what a pleasant surprise.Check it out!!!It was all taken care of in a matter of a day or so. There have...
The Disconnection
We are in the self check-out line, he was waiting for me to finish, his little girl- maybe 5? -by his side.She says "Daddy can we get this popcorn?" He is staring vacantly into space, looking angry- it seems well worn, the angry look, as if he puts it on every...