Thursday, July 28, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Wisdom arises from the sharing of concerned, intelligent people. — Rev. Bob McClendon
Most meetings circulate a phone list. The people who have put their phone numbers there want us to call them. An important part of working their program is “giving it away to keep it.” The point is they need us as badly as we need them; the help goes both ways.
Why call? Because these are sharing, caring, supportive people — people who will say, “You don’t have to go it alone unless you choose to. Please don’t. We can’t choose for you, but we want you to know we understand, we love you, and we are here.”
As hard as it is for most of us to start using that phone list, it is a vital element in our support system. If we need to talk, we shouldn’t hesitate to pick up the phone.
I will use my group’s roster list, understanding the one I call may need to share with me as badly as I need to share.
Hazelden Foundation
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