Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   November 18                                                 Self-discovery

     "The Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent
                              their recurrence."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 41

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   Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped by  our
   experiences.  Some of our experiences have made us better people;  others
   have caused us shame or embarrassment; all of them have influenced who we
   are today.  We can take advantage of the knowledge gained in examining our
   mistakes, using this wisdom to guide the decisions we'll make today.

   Acceptance of ourselves means accepting all aspects of ourselves-our
   assets, our defects, our successes, and our failures.   Shame and guilt
   left unaddressed can paralyze us, preventing us from moving forward in our
   lives.  Some of the most meaningful amends we can make for the mistakes of
   our past are made simply by acting differently today.   We strive for
   improvement and measure our success by comparing who we used to be with
   who we are now.

   Being human, we will continue making mistakes; however, we need not make
   the same ones over and over again.  By looking over our past and realizing
   that we have changed and grown, we'll find hope for the future.   The
   best is yet to come.

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   Just for today:  I will do the best I can with what I have today.   Each
   day I'll learn something new that will help me tomorrow.