Reflection On 12 Step Aa Meeting

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I had attended a 12 Step AA meeting on a Sunday at the South Hills Business school in State College, PA. The title of this meeting was called I came to believe. This meeting lasted an hour long and was held in the cafeteria of the school in the am. There was a variety of men and women all different in age that had attended this meeting. There was a lady there that had lead the meeting. This lady introduced herself by stating her name and that she too used to be an alcoholic. She had appointed a couple of individuals to each read some of the 12 steps associated with the AA program at the beginning prior to starting of the program. These 12 steps are there to help inspire these individuals to stay sober. She had also appointed a person

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