Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   January 9                               Returning our sponsor's kindness

   "Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 57

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   Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and
   loving words.   They've done so much for us.    From the late night
   telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recovery writing,
   they've believed in us and invested their time to prove it.   They've
   lovingly and firmly shown us how to be honest.  Their boundless compassion
   in times of turmoil has given us the strength to go on.   Their way of
   helping has prompted us to seek our answers within ourselves, and we've
   become mature, responsible, confident individuals as a result.

   Though our sponsor has given so generously and has never demanded
   repayment, there are things we can do to show our appreciation.  We treat
   our sponsor with respect.  They are not trash cans designed for us to dump
   our garbage in.   They have their times of trial, just as we do, and
   sometimes need our support.  They are human, have feelings, and appreciate
   our concern.  Maybe they would like to receive a card in the mail or a
   phone call expressing our love.

   Whatever we do to return our sponsor's kindness will enhance our
   personal recovery, not to mention the joy we'll bring to our sponsor.

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   Just for today:  My sponsor has cared for me when I couldn't care for
   myself.  Today, I will do something nice for my sponsor.