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Old 03-25-2008, 07:53 AM
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In regard to the third tradition....

I doubt very many court-ordered folks who don't want to be there, nor have the desire to quit drinking attend closed meetings.

Also, I doubt they consider themselves members of AA.

I do agree, that if they truly see and hear the message of recovery at work in the meetings and they are alcoholic, there will come a time when they reach out for help and a meeting will probably be the place they crawl to.

It's our responsibility to really live and share on the message of hope and recovery in those meetings.

Though they may not want to be there, they are watching and listening to us. We are AA to them. (Time to start another thread...)
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