Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Writing Partnership 11.29.11

My experience tonight at the Writing partnership was by far the best experience I have had at the Outreach Center.   Last week, Stephen and Pat started to tell me their stories that they were writing in their autobiographies.  However, this week, they read us their work and their stories of their lives were unbelievable.  Listening to both of them talk about their youth was so moving and heart-wrenching, knowing what i have today compared to what they went through at my age.  However, what was most moving about my experience tonight was listening to their optimism and their views of life, despite what they had gone through in their lives.  Pat, whose family life lead her down the wrong path as a child, had nothing bad to say about her family, and praised thm for doing all they could to improve her life.  Stephen, who struggled with alcohol, sex, and drugs, uses his experiences to teach others at AA meeting all around the country.  Both of them praised God and never hesitated to thank them, despite their misfortune and their life struggles.  It was almost as if they believed themselves to be fortunate for what they went through, because it taught them how to live life, and now they are able to share that with others so that they do not make the same mistakes.  Tonight was an eye-opening experience that really made me reflect on life in general, how fortunate we are, and how to look at our lives.

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