Thought for today:
The newcomer to the DA program is the most important person in the meeting place. Without newcomers, there is no where to practice the
Twelfth Step, so essential to our recovery. Plus they remind us of a time when we were newcomers ourselves, and we realize how far we have come. This reinforces our own solvency.
DA members can help where few others can. We can share experience and our stories. As we help the newcomer, we are reminded of our own beginnings in the fellowship, and how far we’ve come.
While finding the DA fellowship means that we share a common lifeboat, the newcomer actually does more for us than we do for them. They help us find ourselves. And the friendships that result can last a lifetime.
Our primary purpose must always be to carry the message of solvency to the debtor who still suffers. Anything less would jeopardize the fellowship of DA.
Do I remember that the miracle of my solvency started when someone was kind to me and shared their experience, strength and hope?
Meditation for today:
Friendships start with conversation. Common experiences shared. Questions are asked, leading to stories that reveal our truest selves.
When we experience acceptance from another person, trust is built. Friendship makes both lives stronger.
There is no distance between true friends that can’t be surmounted. Turn to true friends in times of need and in times of abundance.
Affirmations for today:
I will approach each new encounter with another person as an opportunity for growth.
Every success in life is built on a conversation.
Prayer for today:
I pray for the ears to hear my friend I pray for eyes to see my Higher Power through them.
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