not every day do i go through situations which are the way i WANT em to be. they are days meant to happen the way they happen. there is always a lesson fer me to learn. i am offered the opportunity to make decisions on choices presented to me. it is up to me whether...
truly lookin within me was somethin i had always feared before my recovery began. when i would attempt to do it, i would see things about me i didnt like and quickly close the door. it wasnt until i was able to understand the spiritual principles this thing we do teaches and how they can...
i get to do the exercises of self-examination, meditation, and prayer as a daily discipline today. ive found these few simple things done each day in the beginnin of my day make fer a better day fer me. they give me the fresh start each day that doesnt start with chaos; yet a calm peaceful...
spiritual growth is what i get to live today, even with days that may be tough i understand, they are heaven sent. as days go by my spiritual growth is enriched through the spiritual experience I get to live, allowin me to love others so, i too may be loved in return. acceptin failure through...
how many years did i try to change the weather? i mean, everythin from the way things were posed to happen, to the way they did happen. i only won once or twice, but once or twice gave reason to fight even harder fer the millions of times i lost. always fightin my will be...
avoidin controversy isnt as hard fer me as it once was in the past. i dont seem to have so many opinions i feel the need to impress upon others. i still have opinions but as i live the program i am aware they really arent as important as they once were. i can let...
this mornins daily readin shares with me the experience others, who came into the rooms before me, have lived. who am i to not listen of their experience and follow their guidance. live and let live, a lil motto of this thing we do, has served me well many times. its where i take myself...
The following are excerpts from the NA Basic Text Chapter One: Who Is An Addict? Those of us who have found the Program of Narcotics Anonymous do not have to think twice about the question: Who is an addict? We know! The following is our experience. As addicts, we are people whose use of any...
there are a few things i can do to make sure my recovery is maintained so i get to help preserve this thing we do fer others. service work is one of the most important things i can do, givin and doin, somethin fer the program without expectation of return. carryin the message to others...
while keepin to its singleness of purpose this program has reached many. it has become a mainstay as a method of recovery from a seemingly incurable disease. i understand its main idea of helpin just 1 person remain in recovery is an institution i truly admire. it is a goal i must work at to...