attending an AA or NA meeting‚ or learning about substance abuse users I always questioned why they would not choose to become sober. When I would see a person who looked like they were a substance abuse user I immediately thought less of them because I thought they were consciously making a choice to live their life like that and they were choosing to live their life that way. On September 11‚ I attended the Friday Freedom Group at St. Augustine Church in Manchester and the meeting has affected my opinion
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April 10th‚ 2013 Anthropology 101 Participant Observation Project On Friday‚ April 5th starting at 8:00pm I walked into St. Peters Catholic Church in Olney‚ Maryland to witness my first ever open AA meeting. The meeting was being held in the basement area of the church. The room was small and comfortable. The atmosphere was very welcoming and relaxed. A younger gentleman wearing a nice clean button down shirt and khakis‚ who goes by the name Andy‚ stands by the door and greets people as they
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Experience I decided to attend a meeting based first (and almost solely) on convenience of the location. So I decided to attend a meeting right here in Batavia. The “Batavia 12 & 12” at the Holy Trinity Church down on 6th & Wood St. They hold meeting on Mondays around 11:00am. The main focus is to follow the 12 steps in order and work on them in a more traditional fashion. They do have the big book‚ but follow it more in a step by step focus. However karma decided to
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The Importance of Meeting Deadlines The United States Army is described by Encyclopedia Britannica as the major branch charged with preserving peace‚ security and defense of the country. Furnishing majority of the entire U.S. military organization’s ground forces‚ it is also tasked with partly military or non-military functions or such as the administration of federal programs that protect and develop the environment; provision of military assistance to the federal‚ as well as state or local
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Organise meetings Task 2 Task one is based on the meeting 1. 1.1 Talking about the new range product of Mc Donald in Australia. Explain to all attendees so that they will know their role in the campaign‚ and they add to the success of this new menu. 1.1.2 The result of this meeting is to decide the strategies and techniques that can increase the number of customers and ensuring high quality service to customers throughout Australia. New deciding how to plan‚ promote and coupons so that people would
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USEFUL PHRASES FOR RUNNING A BUSINESS MEETING 1. Start the meeting | * Let’s begin * Let’s start | 2. State the aim | * The main aim/purpose of the meeting is to... * We’re meeting today to... * We’re here today to discuss about.. | 3. Ask for opinions | * What do you think about...? * What’s your opinions/views? * How do you feel about...? * Let’s hear a few more views/opinions | 4. Change the subject | * The next point/item on the agenda is... * Now
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focus is the health and wellness of they body but what many may not realize is by using spiritual care for the mind and soul it can positively benefit the body. For me‚ I find the whole concept and practice of spiritual care to be extremely beneficial. It is something that can be easily incorporated into the patients care and has proven to show health benefits. Since there are so many different types of spiritual care available‚ it can easily match with the cultures and beliefs of many patients.
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Spiritual healing involves manifesting a connection with your true self‚ a process which demands that we change the way in which we view our lives. We are so much more than our physical bodies. We are not that tiny voice inside our heads-that is our ego. No‚ we all are spirits that have taken up residence inside containers of flesh and bone. This is why we all have that feeling there is something more. In our quest for spiritual healing‚ we look for guidance from above. However‚ the source of all
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Hopkins 1 ! Mekaila Hopkins Dr. Robert Wooster History 1301.247 19 September 2014 The Spiritual Revolution The Great Awakening in the New England colonies was a time of chaotic religious uprisings and divisive turmoil. The two main characters in this period were the old and upright Charles Chauncy and the radical new prophet James Davenport. Both were men of God. Both fought against the evil of misguided teachings and claimed that the other was an agent of the devil himself. In such a
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went well. This was the first time we would review my performance on the crisis line. Personally‚ I was apprehensive about our meeting‚ I felt I was doing a good job; however the observation team may have felt diffident. Our meeting was casual yet formal. Camie is a great supervisor‚ she is easy to talk with and very supportive. What I found strange in our first meeting I was preoccupied with what I may have done wrong. I did not consider what I may have done alright. This spoke to my personal
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