Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step program. We have to commend you for your “STRENGTH” and “COURAGE.” AGAIN‚ you should be very proud of yourself for making an enormous and the most important step towards recovery by admitting that you are “POWERLESS” over alcohol and secondly that your life is unmanageable and chaotic. Yet‚ you chose to come clean with this behavior because you want to live a healthier lifestyle away from alcohol and addiction(s). By committing to Alcoholics Anonymous‚ you have already
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Contact Us Phone Number - (705) 254-1312 Website – www.AA.org Alcoholics Anonymous [150 Church Street] [Sault Ste. Marie‚ ON P6A 3H5] Who We Are About Us Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional‚ self-supporting‚ multiracial‚ apolitical‚ and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem
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In the courtroom‚ the patient was a drug addicted‚ when he went to the courtroom with his lawyer was very quiet and calm‚ and when he spoke‚ he used to looking to his lawyer occasionally. His dress was clean and neatly. In the Narcotics Meeting‚ people were laughing‚ talking‚ and sharing their experience together without stress or fear. I noticed there are free addictive‚ but they still come to support others. Most of them hold the Bible‚ and they said how God was outside them‚ but now god live
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On February 13th‚ I attended and overeaters anonymous meeting. I’ve never been to any type of support or 12 step meeting before‚ so I was not really sure what to expect. When I first arrived‚ there were a group of women waiting outside for the meeting to start. Once the meeting started‚ the person who chaired the meeting began. She started with an introduction of what Overeaters Anonymous was. She then had someone come up and read the 12 steps and 12 traditions. The leader of the meeting went on
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Therefore‚ I knew this assignment would give me the perfect opportunity to attend a meeting. I have been to several meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and I also have attended a few meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. It was at those meetings‚ several years ago‚ that I first heard of a group called Al-Anon. There was a Wednesday evening Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that I enjoyed attending in Jeffersonville at the Jeff Token Club. I found it to be a friendly environment and full of twelve step gurus
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Big Book Reflection History of AA The history of Alcoholics Anonymous is one that is sacred and has led to thousands of members finding their “spirituality” and strength to heal from their disease. Co-founder‚ Bill Wilson‚ was an alcoholic who lost a promising job on Wall Street by his drinking habits. The drinking led him to have problems academically and with his marriage‚ oftentimes sending him to the hospital between 1933 and 1934 under the care of Doctor William Silkworth. Dr. Silkworth’s theory
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Anonymous Egg and Sperm Donation Should the offspring of sperm or egg donors have the right to known their biological father or mother? This is definitely a controversial topic among people in our generation. Many people share their stories on how they would like to meet their biological parents and how they would share so much about their everyday lives. One story written by Lindsay Greenawalt was very interesting; she wrote to her unknown father in a Father’s Day blog posting. She stated‚ “I’ve
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AA Meeting This was my first experience at an alcoholics anonymous meeting and it was very interesting and in a way uplifting. At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Middleburg‚ Fl. the AA group was called “Soul Savivors” there were people who had come from different walks of life such as a single parent that started when she was fifteen to a School teacher that started when he was eight. The group meeting that I attended was rather small‚ a total of six were in attendance and 3 were missing
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Alcoholics Anonymous Observation September 22‚ 2013 One location of Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Tuesday; the one I attended was on September 19‚ 2013. The meeting begins at the fixed time of eight in the evening for an hour. Walking into the meeting‚ there were fifteen people in attendance. Most of the members were older‚ African American men. There were three women‚ two white and one African American. Walking into the meeting‚ I decided to go for it‚ and sit near the front of the room.
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prayer. After the prayer‚ they took turns reading “How it Works” and the “Twelve Traditions.” (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2004)All of this was completely new to me so I was grateful that they went over this information to help me better understand the group and how it works. They talked only briefly about the 12 steps that were on the wall. (Alcoholics Anonymous World Services‚ Inc.‚ 2001) They said if anyone was interested in a copy of the Big Book to talk to them after
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