March-10 topics
- Mar 11, 2024
- 2 min read
From Pancake Marathon:
It's what we do to show up and be part of our recovery, giving a peace of mind so we can get it back; keeping it with care this time.
acronyms and SLOGANS
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude because we know that Change is a process, not an event and Call your sponsor before, not after, you take the first drink.
Slogans (underlined) blog page Acronyms (bold) blog page step (italic): A.A. files
NA Just For Today: Our Own Recovery
"The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible." Basic Text, p. 19
There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our friends, hear some inspiring stories, share some practical experience, maybe even hook up with our sponsor. The campouts, the conventions, the dances are all wonderful, clean fun in the company of other recovering addicts. But the heart of our recovery program is the Twelve Steps-in fact, they are the program!
We've heard it said that we can't stay clean by osmosis-in other words, we can't just attend meetings, no matter how many, and expect to breathe recovery in through the pores of our skin. Recovery, as another saying goes, is an inside job. And the tools we use in working that "inside job" are the Twelve Steps. Hearing endlessly about acceptance is one thing; working the First Step for ourselves is something very different. Stories about making amends may be inspiring, yet nothing will give us the freedom from remorse that taking the Ninth Step ourselves will give. The same applies to all twelve steps.
There's much to appreciate about NA, but to get the most from our recovery we must work the Twelve Steps for ourselves.
Just for today: I want everything my personal program has to offer. I will work the steps for myself.
Daily Reflections: TODAY, IT'S MY CHOICE
. . . we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.62
With the realization and acceptance that I had played a part in the way my life had turned out came a dramatic change in my outlook. It was at this point that the A.A.
program began to work for me. In the past I had always blamed others, either God or other people, for my circumstances. I never felt that I had a choice in altering my life. My decisions had been based on fear, pride, or ego. As a result, those decisions led me down a path of self-destruction. Today I try to allow my God to guide me on the road to sanity. I am responsible for my action--or inaction--whatever the consequences may be.
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