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03-14-2008, 03:02 PM

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nandm

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Join Date: Aug 2007

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fraankie

i dont' ever remember going to an AA meeting
and
like,
honesty, open mindedness, willingness
big book, steps, slogans, coins, phone numbers, service, helping others, topic meeting, sharing from the heart, qualifying your strenght, hope, experiences, meeting someone you used to party with or grew up with i walked over to j and said "i'm glad you are here", keep it simple, higher power

any real life experiences with this would really help me
i may be a little naive
are others really that way in AA?
do they have other character defects, too
like ......................................

Frankie, that is a good question. I hope I am understanding it right. Yes, there is nothing wrong with going over to a newcomer and saying "welcome, glad you are here." In fact that is a very positive thing to do and is part of working the Steps of AA (carrying the message). All newcomers should be greeted by both men and women. All people in AA have character defects. AA is no different than the regular world. The big difference is those that utilize the Steps of AA are trying to replace those character defects with positive characteristics. No one is perfect, nor will anyone be perfect. Hope that answered your question.