WIP, that explanation seems to fit this bunch - thank you! I too need an honest and tough approach.
Todays meeting was interesting as it's the first time someone who seemed desparate for immediate help walked into the room. I'm 99% sure he was drunk and he was a bucket of tears as soon as he started to talk. He said he's been "off the wagon" for a couple of years and "I will die if I leave here without a sponsor."
It was amazing to me how calm everyone stayed. They listened to him, and quietly started passing a piece of paper among the men - it was the meeting schedule for the club on one side, and they all wrote their phone numbers on the other side. After this man spoke, the meeting proceeded as normal. At the very end before the facilitator closed the meeting, he gave the list to the man and encouraged him to stay after the meeting and find a sponsor and keep coming back. The "calm" felt very reassuring to me - I hope it felt that way to the man in need of immediate help too. This felt like "drama" waiting to happen, but drama did NOT happen. In a good way.
I look forward to becoming friends with these people. They are people who are worth knowing and respecting and learning from I think.
I'm glad I have been completely honest about my issues with the higher power business. I ended up staying after the meeting and talking for a bit with a couple of the guys who shared their take on it, which was helpful. I get more "OK" each day with where I currently AM on the subject - less inclined to fret over trying to get myself to some different place if that makes any sense.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
DG
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