Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   June 7                                          Someone who believes in me

    "Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me
                    and wants to help me in my recovery."

                                                           Basic Text, p. 100

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   Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean.  But if we keep
   coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the support we need for our
   recovery.  Staying clean is easier when we have someone who believes in us
   even when we don't believe in ourselves.

   Even the most frequent relapser in NA usually has one staunch supporter
   who is always there, no matter what.   It is imperative that we find that
   one person or group of people who believes in us.  When we ask them if we
   will ever get clean, they will always reply, "Yes, you can and you
   will.  Just keep coming back!"

   We all need someone who believes in us, especially when we can't believe
   in ourselves.    When we relapse, we undermine our already shattered
   self-confidence, sometimes so badly that we begin to feel utterly
   hopeless.  At such times, we need the support of our loyal NA friends.
   They tell us that this can be our last relapse.  They know from experience
   that if we keep coming to meetings, we will eventually get clean and stay
   clean.

   It's hard for many of us to believe in ourselves.   But when someone
   loves us unconditionally, offering support no matter how many times
   we've relapsed, recovery in NA becomes a little more real for us.

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   Just for today:  I will find someone who believes in me.  I will believe
   in them.