Narcotics Anonymous

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   February 15                                     An awakening of the spirit

        "The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 49

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   Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a
   personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our
   souls.  We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which
   would awaken our sleeping spirits.

   Like  a  loud  alarm  clock,   the  First  Step  brings  us   to
   semi-consciousness-although at this point, we may not be sure whether we
   want to climb out of bed or maybe sleep for just five more minutes.   The
   gentle hand shaking our shoulders as we apply the Second and Third Steps
   causes us to stand up, stretch, and yawn.  We need to wipe the sleep from
   our eyes to write the Fourth Step and share our Fifth.  But as we work the
   Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Steps, we begin noticing a spring in our
   step and the start of a smile on our lips.  Our spirits sing in the shower
   as we take the Tenth and Eleventh Steps.   And then we practice the
   Twelfth, leaving the house in search of others to awaken.

   We don't have to spend the rest of our lives in a spiritual coma.   We
   may not like to get up in the morning but, once out of bed, we're almost
   always glad we did.

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   Just for today:  To awaken my sleepy spirit, I will use the Twelve Steps.