Grey Book Reflection
It is very important to keep sharing with other people so that when we come up with a rationalization for negative behavior, we can be told about it. This highlights the preventative part of the Tenth Step.
Gray Book, p. 57 (Step Ten, Lines 19-22)
At times even Clean we can get lost in our addiction. The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are often referred to as a roadmap to the God Of Our Own Understanding. We must remain Vigilant on this path, so God can get us to where He wants us to go. Our Grey Book reminds us Step Ten is a vaccination against insanity on a continuing basis.
The Steps are most beneficial when We share them with a fellow recovering N.A. member and the God Of Our Own Understanding. The same goes for our Tenth Step. We consider if we are doing our best? Are we staying honest?
Are we still growing? Did we act out on a negative emotion? Are we slipping into old fears and resentments? We also cannot forget to Honestly appraise our achievements. What Spiritual Principles have we practiced? Where have we been successful?
In sharing these things with another Member, we allow a Greater Power to work through Others to help us see through our own selfdeceptions. We get Honest with ourselves and bring this Humility to the God Of Our Own Understanding. God is ultimately responsible for changing us, but we are responsible for working a Living Program of Narcotics Anonymous.
We share our thoughts, actions and reactions with others to allow God to show us the Truth by using another Member as His instrument.