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Winter Garden, Florida AA Meetings
Find AA meetings in Winter Garden, Florida to help you on your road to recovery. Our comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Florida includes open, closed, speaker, and other specialized meetings, all of which are designed to help you get sober and remain sober.
Winter Garden is a city located 14 miles west of Downtown Orlando in the western region of Orange County, Florida. If you are in addiction recovery and reside in Orange County, you may want to consider finding AA meetings in Winter Garden. AA meetings Florida (and in cities across the U.S.) have helped millions of people recover from alcohol addiction. Those who are new to the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program are often confused about how it works. Some ask, “Is this a religious program?” Other people aren’t sure what the term “spiritual” means. The word spiritual relates to a person’s spirit. Spiritual experiences can include being in nature, as well as connecting with others. Giving or getting support at an AA meeting can be an example of a spiritual experience . The 12 Steps of AA are known as a spiritual set of principles, but this doesn’t mean that you have to believe in God or be religious. AA meeting are regularly attended by people who are atheist and agnostic. Alcoholics Anonymous’s primary text (The Big Book of AA) includes recovery stories about AA’s founders and early members who were said to have “a spiritual awakening.”
AA founder Bill W. experienced a spiritual awakening when he saw a bright light, but it could also be experienced as simply a changing your attitude and perception. Spiritual awakenings during addiction recovery are said to change a person’s perception and attitude about drinking suddenly. Many recovering AA members who have worked the Steps begin questioning past actions and motivations. This is where the first fundamental changes in recovery are usually observed.