Returned home awhile ago from what's called an Open AA meeting, at which my friend Beth (not her real name) shared her story, in celebration of one year of sobriety. She gave quite a talk--some parts humorous, others sad and tragic but in all ways hopeful. She did a great job and I am honored to be her friend.
I've heard AA compared to a church. Though the organization has a spiritual basis, it has no religious emphasis per se; it's just that the people there, like a church or synagogue, have a singular purpose. And that is to get help among people who are also seeking help in their sobriety. Among other lessons, AA teaches you that you can't recover in isolation. You need such a community of people who have traveled in your shoes. And then eventually, you help bring others along who will be walking in your shoes, and so on.
Here's the link to the national AA Web site.
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Good for you for going with Beth to the AA meeting. You are a good friend.
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