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JFTposter Member Status: Offline Posts: 16 Date: Mar 26, 2020	jftna.org/jft/ March 26, 2020 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk Permalink     March 26, 2020 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk Page 88 "In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate ..." IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, trusting no one. Now that were learning to live in recovery, we find we need help. We can't do it alone anymore; we must take the risk of trusting another human being. Often, the first person we take that risk with is our sponsor-someone we respect, someone we identify with, someone we have reason to trust. As we open up to our sponsor, a bond develops between us. We disclose our secrets and develop confidence in our sponsor's discretion. We share our concerns and learn to value our sponsor's experience. We share our pain and are met with empathy. We get to know one another, respect one another, love one another The more we trust our sponsor, the more we learn to trust ourselves. Trust helps us move away from a life of fear, confusion, suspicion, and indirection. In the beginning, it feels risky to trust another addict. But that trust is the same principle we apply in our relationship with a Higher Power-risky or not, our experience tells us we can't do without it. And the more we take the risk of trusting our sponsor, the more open we will feel about our lives. Just for Today: I want to grow and change. I will risk trusting my sponsor and find the rewards of sharing. Copyright (c) 2007-2020,  NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved -- Edited by Snowdrops on Thursday 11th of February 2021 01:11:46 PM __________________
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