Saturday February 21, 2026

Thought of the day
  "We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.... [But] our fellow members do understand us." 

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  We need our fellow members--their experience, their friendship, their laughter, their guidance, and much, much more. Yet many of us hesitate to call our sponsor or visit our friends. We don't want to impose on them. We think about phoning someone, but we don't feel worthy of their time. We fear that if they ever got to know us--really know us--they'd surely reject us.

We forget that our fellow members are just like us. There's nothing we've done, no place we've been, no feeling we've felt that other recovering akcoholics or addicts won't be able to identify with. The more we let others get to know us, the more we'll hear, "You're in the right place. You're among friends. You belong. Welcome!"

We also forget that, just as we need others, they need us. We're not the only ones who want to feel like we belong, who want to experience the warmth of friendship, who want someone to share with. If we isolate ourselves from our fellow members, we deprive them of something they need, something only we can give them: our time, our company, our true selves.

In recovery, recovering alcoholics and addicts care for one another. 

What waits at the other end of the telephone is not rejection, but love and care.

We all need help.   Make that call! 

Committment for the Day

  I am among friends. I will reach out to others, giving and receiving in fellowship.

One Day At A Time