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i need to reach out to the addict who still suffers. after all, **the newcomer is the most important person at any meeting.**
so here i sit after taking a day off from writing, thinking about giving it away. what exactly is it that i need to give? well the reading suggests that what i need to give away was the love and acceptance that i found and was freely given when i first came to the rooms, and what i was given as i decided to finish my active addiction and what was given to me, when i finally decided to recover. so the real question is not whether or not i NEED to be giving that away, but am i giving it away. well, for the past nine days, i would have to say no. after all,i have been participating in a conference that has been deciding the course of my fellowship for the next two years. so what i have been giving away is the conscience of those who sent me here. and i do believe i was effective and even proactive in doing just that. BUT i am getting ready to fly home, (and boy will my arms be tired), so the time has come to shift back on to my local community, home group and those men who call me their sponsor, and leave the future of our fellowship in the hands of our collective HIGHER POWER.
anyhow, back to the real world, back to taking care of bidness, and back to being part of my home, home group and circle of friends and acquaintances.
life is good this morning and i am ready to go home. so when i write this the next time it will be from colorado and not california, which i feel is way cool right now.

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