We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs].
Basic Text, p. 10
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How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we simply have to hope for the best.
We may talk to a newcomer at a meeting and think well never see them again, only to find them several years later doing well in their recovery. We may be tempted to give up on someone who keeps relapsing or doesnt get clean right away, but we must not. No matter how unwilling someone may seem, a simple fact remainsthe addict is at a meeting.
We may never know the results of our Twelfth Step work; it is not up to us to gauge the willingness of a newcomer. The message we carry is a part of us. We carry it everywhere and share it freely, leaving the results to a Power greater than ourselves.
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Just for today: I will share my recovery with any addict, anywhere, anytime, and under any circumstances. I will leave the results to my Higher Power.
I seen many people come and go over the years. You just never know who will stick and stay and who will go back out and use. I try to reach out to all newcomers and share the message. Some will get it; most won't, but I try anyway.
Speaking of meetings, does anyone know how I go about "going" to the meeting on this website. I finally have a computer where i could download java, but I have never done anything like an online meeting on the computer. Thank You
All we can do is share our experience, strength and hope, when ever it is sought and try not to be judgemental, remember we all have our own journey and it takes as long as it takes to get clean and stay clean.....
