Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   April 4                                              Guarding our recovery

   "Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our
                                 decisions."

                                                           Basic Text, p. 103

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   Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery.   If we find
   ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide
   whether or not we will take medication.  We will have to be very honest
   with ourselves about the severity of our pain, honest with our doctor
   about our addiction and our recovery, and honest with our sponsor.  In the
   end, however, the decision is ours, for we are the ones who must live with
   the consequences.

   Another common challenge is the choice of attending a party where alcohol
   will be served.  Again, we should consider our own spiritual state.   If
   someone who supports our recovery can attend the event with us, so much
   the better.  However, if we don't feel up to such a challenge, we should
   probably decline the invitation.    Today, we know that preserving our
   recovery is more important than saving face.

   All such decisions are tough ones, requiring not only our careful
   consideration but the guidance of our sponsor and complete surrender to a
   Higher Power.  Using all of these resources, we make the best decision we
   can.    Ultimately, however, the decision is ours.    Today, we are
   responsible for our own recovery.

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   Just for today:    When faced with a decision that may challenge my
   recovery, I will consult all the resources at my disposal before I make my
   choice.