December 25

Our Gray Book says, "The awakening of anonymity in each of us occurs when we finally give up trying to manage our lives and begin to depend on a power greater than ourselves. " The experience of this Spiritual Principle happens as soon as we Surrender to Narcotics Anonymous. The definition of Anonymity is to remain nameless, part of that means that we don't take credit for our Recovery. We also don't take credit for helping others. Our contract to stay Clean and Recover is with the God of Our Own Understanding.

This protects our Anonymity that we are doing it for ourselves, but not by ourselves. This belief confirms the WE of the Program.

Our True Motive for serving the Fellowship and N.A. should be Goodwill, in other words; doing the Right Thing for the Right Reasons. As we become part of the Whole in Narcotics Anonymous, we learn that the Whole is Greater than the sum of all its parts. That means although we are part of that Whole, our contribution is Selfless and the Power to Carry that Will out comes from our Higher Power.

Recognizing every addict's right to Recover is also an acknowledgment of Anonymity. We don't break their Personal and Spiritual Anonymity by, e.g.; taking advantage of their sexual identity. We are here to Serve Narcotics Anonymous, not fulfilling our selfish and sexual needs.

Service is for those we Serve, yes it keeps us Clean, but it can't take the place of Step Work and our Personal Recovery. Everything we do in Narcotics Anonymous is for the still suffering addict and all admiration and credit goes to the God of Our Understanding. We are just messengers and vessels for delivering this God Sent Message.

We can't keep this Program of Narcotics Anonymous unless we Share it with all who seek Recovery.