Keeping the Focus Clear

Why have so many open Alcoholics Anonymous meetings become public confessionals, or Oprah-type sessions, far outside the scope of our experience in sobriety, and light years beyond our ability to offer guidance? Perhaps it's a sneaky desire to be titillated by the lurid details of the past. Perhaps it's because we live in a nation populated by more and more victims, and talk show hosts who make a splendid living off their misery.