Today's Reading from Just For Today © NA World Services

 


   June 10                                                   Changing motives

   "When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to
                find a peace that we never imagined possible."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 45

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   As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery,
   we'll find that sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons.  In our
   early recovery, we may have spent a great deal of money and time on
   people, wanting only for them to like us.   Later on, we may find that we
   still spend money on people, but our motives have changed.   We do it
   because we like them.  Or perhaps we used to get romantically involved
   because we felt hollow inside and were seeking fulfillment through another
   person.  Now our reasons for romantic involvement are based in a desire to
   share our already rewarding lives with an equal partner.  Maybe we used to
   work the steps because we were afraid we'd relapse if we didn't.
   Today we work the steps because we want to grow spiritually.

   We have a new purpose in life today, and our changing motives reflect
   that.  We have so much more to offer than our neediness and insecurities.
   We have developed a wholesomeness of spirit and a peace of mind that moves
   our recovery into a new realm.  We extend our love and share our recovery
   with complete generosity, and the difference we make is the legacy we
   leave to those who have yet to join us.

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   Just for today:   In recovery, my motives have changed.   I  want to do
   things for the right reason, not just for my personal benefit.  Today, I
   will examine my motives.