Grey Book Reflection
We are probably not going to recover--physically, mentally or emotionally--overnight.
Gray Book, p. 40 (Step Four, Lines 18-19)
Our Literature says that we didn't become addicts overnight. Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous happens overtime not overnight.
Narcotics Anonymous offers the Promise of Freedom and the Message of Hope. This Message of Hope only manifests in our Lives if we make the effort to get it. Fortunately, there's plenty of evidence from the surrounding members to Spark the Hope that leads to action on our part.
Many of us were surprised to see just how sick we were after arriving to N.A. and became Completely and Totally Abstinent. It was revealed to us that the disease of addiction affected every area of our Lives, and not just the physical use of drugs part. We soon learned that Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous is more than just Physical Abstinence from all drugs.
Our Recovery involves Applying the Spiritual Principles of the Steps and Traditions, of Narcotics Anonymous, to every area of our Lives. Since there's no cure for this progressive and fatal disease, our Recovery has to be Progressive in our Daily Reprieve. The Program of Narcotics Anonymous, the God Of Our Own Understanding, Sponsorship and the Fellowship of N.A. are the Spiritual Tools; it's what makes our Recovery possible. Emotional Stability and Spirituality are the last to return to us in our Recovery process.
Sharing this Precious Gift with those that seek Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous is how we keep it.
We will Accept that this Recovery Process in Narcotics Anonymous is an overtime Solution, not an overnight process.