Ask Amy: Break-up encounters should be negotiations
— Zooming By
Dear Zooming: This is a great question. In my own community, where in-person worship service numbers have been greatly reduced by state mandates, we have developed a “hybrid” model of in-person meetings which are also accessible via Zoom.
I believe that this will become the “new normal,” which is ultimately a good thing! Bringing disparate groups together via teleconferencing is one welcome consequence of navigating our “new normal.”
Dear Amy: I was disappointed by your response to “Distressed,” when you described 12-step groups as “God focused.”
Twelve-step groups suggest finding and relying on a power greater than yourself, of your own understanding, it doesn’t have to have anything to do with “god.”
A higher power can be anything from nature to a doorknob to the more traditional religious deities. Whatever works!
— Agnostic 12-Stepper
Dear Agnostic: I believe that 12-step programs work, which is why I recommend them. However, Debtors Anonymous, the 12-step program I recommended to “Distressed,” mentions “God” specifically multiple times in their 12-steps, which is why I mentioned it.
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