Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   December 31                                               Being of service

        "Working with others is only the beginning of service work."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 59

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   We're in recovery now.   Through living the program, we've attained
   some stability in our lives.  Our faith in a Higher Power has grown.   Our
   individual spiritual awakening is progressing comfortably.  So now what?
   Do we simply sit still and enjoy?  Of course not.  We find a way to be of
   service.

   We tend to think of service only in terms of committee service or holding
   a position at some level, but service goes far beyond this understanding.
   In fact, we can find opportunities to be of service in nearly every area
   of our lives.   Our jobs are a form of service to our communities, no
   matter what our occupation.   The work we do in our homes serves our
   families.  Perhaps we do volunteer work in our communities.

   What a difference our service efforts make!  If we doubt this, we can just
   imagine what the world would be like if no one bothered to be of service
   to others.  Our work serves humanity.  The message we carry goes beyond
   the rooms of recovery, affecting everything we do.

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   Just for today:   I  will look for opportunities to be of service in
   everything I do.