Posted by akc on August 13, 2001, at 12:39:04
In reply to secular group, posted by calla on August 13, 2001, at 11:34:42
> Have you heard about SOS – Secular Organizations for Sobriety? They have self-help groups for people addicted to alcohol or other substances. They don't talk about a higher power or require any spiritual beliefs.
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> Their website is: http://www.secularhumanism.org/sos/calla,
Thanks. I have -- I am unaware of any of their groups locally. And unfortunately, even if there was a group, it would not "count" for my licensing requirement. Alanon doesn't even count.
I do think for those who don't want to believe in a higher power concept, this type of organization needs to grow and be more available.
I have to be honest -- I don't think that is where I am headed. When I am at my most honest, usually at my Tuesday evening Alanon group, a group of people I feel more connected with than any, I can admit that there is something more than just the dirt around me that holds us together. I'm refusing to name that something most days. And I am pretty sure that something when it is named will look quite different than those christian beliefs I once held. But between here and there I have a lot of anger I have to process. And I am just needing people in the AA and Alanon groups I go to to not preach -- actually, even when I find a power I can reach out to, I still won't want the preaching. I want to be one that accepts others and feels accepted by others.
AKC
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