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WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

Recently, at the ACA Regional Event in Boca Raton, Florida, members from the Strengthening My Recovery Meditation Meeting (WEB0120) had a chance to gather together.  For years, these friends had only seen each other on a screen - as live videos, as avatars or...
DO I WANT MY INNER CHILDREN TO GROW UP?

DO I WANT MY INNER CHILDREN TO GROW UP?

Yes, I am holding them and loving them as they never received. I am doing my best to be a loving parent. As a parent to three actual people, my job was to nurture and love them as they grew; to celebrate with them their accomplishments, to see them become successful...
MY INNER LOVING MOUNTAIN GOAT PARENT

MY INNER LOVING MOUNTAIN GOAT PARENT

He helps me take the next step upward. He reminds me that I have horns to set clear boundaries. He climbs with me, not ahead of me. His voice is gentle and assertive. He teaches me to take the moral high ground. He teaches me to focus on the...
CLAIMING MY BIRTHRIGHT OF WHOLENESS

CLAIMING MY BIRTHRIGHT OF WHOLENESS

Along the way on my life journey, I have had glimpses into the dark, scary recesses within me, and each time, when my seeing began to turn me into stone – frozen with fear about delving into the murky morass – I have retreated in terror, afraid to unearth the wrathful...
Spiritual Inclusion in ACA Literature

Spiritual Inclusion in ACA Literature

The 2021 ACA Annual Business Conference adopted a motion for the Literature Committee to plan “a revised edition of the Big Red Book to be more inclusive of all experiences of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion/spirituality, and a broader range of...
Restored to Feeling

Restored to Feeling

Step Two is an action statement. When feelings do not exist: “We do not miss what we do not know is possible”, a member commented. Do “blanked out” states—lack of interest or desire—suggest that conditions diagnosed as depression or mood disorders may point to...
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