Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   July 22                                                    Spiritual death

          "For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 82

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   As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark
   of life remaining.  That spark, our spirit, wants to survive.   Narcotics
   Anonymous nurtures that spirit.  The love of the fellowship quickly fans
   that spark into a flame.   With the Twelve Steps and the love of other
   recovering addicts, we begin to blossom into that whole, vital human being
   our Higher Power intended us to be.   We begin to enjoy life, finding
   purpose in our existence.  Each day we choose to stay clean, our spirit is
   revitalized and our relationship with our God grows.  Our spirit becomes
   stronger each day we choose life by staying clean.

   Despite the fact that our new life in recovery is rewarding, the urge to
   use can sometimes be overwhelming.  When everything in our lives seems to
   go wrong, a return to using can seem like the only way out.  But we know
   what the consequence will be if we use-the loss of our carefully
   nurtured spirituality.  We have traveled too far along the spiritual path
   to dishonor our spirit by using.   Snuffing the spiritual flame we have
   worked so hard to restore in our recovery is too dear a price to pay for
   getting high.

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   Just for today:  I am grateful that my spirit is strong and vital.  Today,
   I will honor that spirit by staying clean.