January 19

As active addicts we obsessed about everything, it's part of the disease of addiction. We never lived in the moment. Even when we were getting loaded, our minds were always thinking about the next one.

Not living in the moment caused us to live a life filled with emotional volatility. We caused our own chaos.

The disease of addiction had us in its grip. When we landed in Narcotics Anonymous, we were told to keep it in the moment. We were told not to project.

We couldn't stop thinking where we just came from, and the wreckage that our active addiction caused. We weren't too thrilled about our future either. Feeling doomed and hopeless, we turned to a Power Greater Than Ourselves to relieve our obsessions.

The slogan "Just For Today" allowed us to focus where our feet were that was Reality. We had to stay away from our heads because that's where fantasy was and where the disease resided. As we "Lived In The Moment" and dealt with the task at hand, we started to feel that "All Will Be Well. " We no longer had to carry the burdens of the past or the worries of the future. We turned our Will over to the Care of God As We Understood Him.

Through this Trust we were able to develop Faith. Through Faith, we were able to continue to Live In The Moment and Life on God's Terms.