Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you. to have a host of friends - this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 89
To know that each newcomer with whom I share has the opportunity to experience the relief that I have found in this Fellowship fills me with joy and gratitude. I feel that all the things described in A.A. will come to pass for them, as they have for me, if they seize the opportunity and embrace the program fully.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
How appropo! I was just commenting to someone, I've been quiet on the forum lately, I've just been watching the double blessings that come with so many newcomers. First, they remind us of our beginnings, and on occassions I do need that reminder. And then they share, and start their journeys in what really is a new life, and what a wonder to watch. Sometimes we forget that one of our biggest responsibilities is to be here for the newcomer. I know I do, when I'm all caught up in the happenings in my immediate world. I need to set aside the daily tasks of life and grasp onto the spirituality of the program. Good good post, thanks Doll. Wren
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