Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   October 13                                             Making a difference

   "Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive
    when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person."

                                                           Basic Text, p. 104

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   Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we
   might as well forget trying to make a difference.   "After all," we
   think, "what in the world can I do?  I'm just one person."  Whether
   our concerns are so broad that we desire global peace or so personal that
   we simply want recovery made available to every addict who wants it, the
   task seems overwhelming.   "So much work to do, so little time," we
   sigh, sometimes wondering how we'll ever do any good.

   Amazingly enough, the smallest contributions can make the  biggest
   difference.  To gain more from life than an ordinary, plodding existence
   requires very little effort on our parts.  We ourselves are transformed by
   the deep satisfaction we experience when we lift the spirits of just one
   person.  When we smile at someone who is frowning, when we let someone in
   front of us on the freeway, when we call a newcomer just to say we care,
   we enter the realm of the extraordinary.

   Want to change the world?   Start with the addict sitting next to you
   tonight, and then imagine your act of kindness multiplied.  One person at
   a time, each one of us makes a difference.

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   Just for today:  An act of kindness costs me nothing, but is priceless to
   the recipient.  I will be kind to someone today.