Good post Joe. Just a couple of things jumped out at me.
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My attempt today is to make the new comer feel comfortable and make the old timer uncomfortable.
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Set your stuff aside for a moment and allow the newcomer to figure out WHAT he is and if this is the way of life for him. Remember...thank GOD you were not held in judgement for mis identifing yourself when you got here...You kept coming back till you gained an understanding that you belonged.
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I dunno...but the statement above sounds like an anti-clarity statement plug. And, depending on a person's individual experience, the part I underlined, may not be true. It certainly wasn't in my case. I thank my HP that there were members who encouraged me to stay and helped me to see that there are no big "I's" or little "U's" in NA.