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Old 07-31-2007, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Sugah View Post
A group conscience can decide that "all are welcome, but please, only alcoholics share."

At our open meeting, we give all alcoholics a chance to share, and if there's time at the end of the meeting, friends and family are asked if they have anything they'd like to add.
Thanks for sharing, Sugah, some simple and fair thoughts.

The open meetings I attend are, well, open! We have nurses, students, etc. in attendance and it's not uncommon for Al-Anon's, addicts, codies, and gamblers to join in on our discussion groups. Speaking for myself, I appreciate hearing their experience, strength, and hope, and I know that I can trust them to respect our Traditions.

To share something funny, when we remind our members at the beginning of a meeting that non-alcoholics may be in attendance, we follow it with the thought "although we have no idea why" ;-) Lol
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