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*dalin* · 02-15-2008, 03:56 AM

Portrait of a Sponsor

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.
--Unknown

Montauktammy · 02-18-2008, 03:07 PM

I love this one I sent this to one of my friends in Jail she is out now doing well I might add. I try to stress to my sponsees I can only teach you what I have learned! If I don't know the answer to a question we seek the answer together that is one of the ways I learn too.

02-15-2008, 03:56 AM	#1
dalin Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada.One month a year either in Smyrna Ga,or Franklin louisiana Posts: 2,028	Portrait of a Sponsor Portrait of a Sponsor I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers. I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories. But I can be there now when you need me to care. I can't keep your feet from stumbling. I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall. Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine; Yet I can share in your laughter. Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge; I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask. I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me. I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you. I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you, But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself. I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting, But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place. I can't tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend. --Unknown __________________ If I am not the problem.... then there is no solution...

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02-18-2008, 03:07 PM	#2
Montauktammy Trusted Servant Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 513	I love this one I sent this to one of my friends in Jail she is out now doing well I might add. I try to stress to my sponsees I can only teach you what I have learned! If I don't know the answer to a question we seek the answer together that is one of the ways I learn too.