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Post Info TOPIC: JFT July 11 Encouragement


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JFT July 11 Encouragement


"We share comfort and encouragement with others."

Basic Text, p. 99

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Many of us have watched as babies take their first steps.  The mother holds the child on its feet.  The father kneels nearby with outstretched arms, encouraging the little one, his face flooded with devotion.  The baby takes a few small steps toward its father.  An older brother and sister cheer the tyke on.  Baby falls down.  Its mother, murmuring words of comfort, picks the child up and starts over again.  This time, baby stays up until it is close enough to fall into the safety of its father's arms.

As newcomers, we arrive in the rooms of NA much like this small child.  Accustomed to living a life crippled by addiction, full of fear and uncertainty, we need help to stand.  Just like a child beginning its march toward adulthood, we take our halting first steps toward recovery.  We learn to live this new way of life because others who have gone before us encourage and comfort us by telling us what worked--and what didn't work--for them.  Our sponsor is there for us when we need a push in the right direction.

Many times we feel like we cant take another step in recovery.  Just like a child learning to walk, we sometimes stumble or fall.  But our Higher Power always awaits us with outstretched arms.  And like the child's brothers and sisters shouting their encouragement, we, too, are supported by other NA members as we walk toward a full life in recovery.

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Just for today:  I will seek encouragement from others.  I will encourage others who may need my strength.

 



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