Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   May 2                                                        Just maybe...

    "There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our
      recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward
                            spiritual principles."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 18

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   When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the
   spiritual principles underlying this program-and for good reason.   No
   matter how we'd tried to control our addiction, we'd found ourselves
   powerless.  We grew angry and frustrated with anyone who suggested there
   was hope for us, because we knew better.  Spiritual ideas may have had
   some bearing on other peoples' lives, but not on ours.

   Despite our indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles, we
   were drawn to Narcotics Anonymous.  There, we met other addicts.  They'd
   been where we'd been, powerless and hopeless, yet they'd found a way
   not only to stop using but to live and enjoy life clean.  They spoke of
   the spiritual principles that had pointed the way for them to this new
   life of recovery.  For them, these principles were not just theories but a
   part of their practical experience.    Yes, we had good reason to be
   skeptical, but these spiritual principles spoken of by other NA  members
   really seemed to work.

   Once we admitted this, we didn't necessarily accept every single
   spiritual idea we heard.    But we did start to think that, if these
   principles had worked for others, just maybe they'd work for us, too.
   For a beginning, that willingness was enough.

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   Just for today:  Just maybe the spiritual principles I hear spoken of in
   NA might work for me.  I  am willing, at least, to open my mind to the
   possibility.