Reaction Paper About Aa Meeting
MH31 Mitchel Lodzhevsky
AA meeting paper Due 11/12
12 Steps Of Hope
At first glance the basement of the church was dingy and dusty. Almost felt second class. Why would anyone ever hold meetings here? Soon enough the meaning of this location would be exposed.
Thirty minutes before the meeting starts; a man in a leather jacket walks by me in a empty hall. The fellow asks If I came to join the AA meeting. He was chewing gum so furiously, it wasn't clear at first why. Shortly after in question; I asked if he was the group leader. Quickly explaining that there is no group leader. He was in fact the chairman of that term. Today was a special day, a speaker from another group came to speak. Two others came early to …show more content…
Was it G-d or more? As more people came about I saw no one wore crosses upon their necks. In prior knowledge not all Christians wore crosses and other religious groups such as the Jew and those of the Islamic faith not always show clear sign of devotedness. Seeing the fact I was in a church I made the wrong assumption. The meeting had begun, the chairman read aloud important information and offering others a open door for help. Going on each experienced member begun to read the twelve steps one by one. They previously joked about which card was hard, and in the light of them speaking I realized those who followed the steps read them as confidently as possible. These words were written into stone for many, and continued to hold weight throughout the …show more content…
That ‘’One comes with the other.’’ Meaning as explained often time mental illness is followed with addiction as addiction is a mental illness. I only wish they took the time out to explain further. Maybe give information on where to go and who to see. What the true underlying issues may be. Many times those who are ill mentally and/or physically cannot afford medical attention and/or counseling of some sort. I’m sure if asked they would provide help, as the general assumption goes in experience of being raise multicultural mental illness is not often looked upon or seen as
AA meeting paper Due 11/12
12 Steps Of Hope
At first glance the basement of the church was dingy and dusty. Almost felt second class. Why would anyone ever hold meetings here? Soon enough the meaning of this location would be exposed.
Thirty minutes before the meeting starts; a man in a leather jacket walks by me in a empty hall. The fellow asks If I came to join the AA meeting. He was chewing gum so furiously, it wasn't clear at first why. Shortly after in question; I asked if he was the group leader. Quickly explaining that there is no group leader. He was in fact the chairman of that term. Today was a special day, a speaker from another group came to speak. Two others came early to …show more content…
Was it G-d or more? As more people came about I saw no one wore crosses upon their necks. In prior knowledge not all Christians wore crosses and other religious groups such as the Jew and those of the Islamic faith not always show clear sign of devotedness. Seeing the fact I was in a church I made the wrong assumption. The meeting had begun, the chairman read aloud important information and offering others a open door for help. Going on each experienced member begun to read the twelve steps one by one. They previously joked about which card was hard, and in the light of them speaking I realized those who followed the steps read them as confidently as possible. These words were written into stone for many, and continued to hold weight throughout the …show more content…
That ‘’One comes with the other.’’ Meaning as explained often time mental illness is followed with addiction as addiction is a mental illness. I only wish they took the time out to explain further. Maybe give information on where to go and who to see. What the true underlying issues may be. Many times those who are ill mentally and/or physically cannot afford medical attention and/or counseling of some sort. I’m sure if asked they would provide help, as the general assumption goes in experience of being raise multicultural mental illness is not often looked upon or seen as