Grey Book Reflection
We want to learn to do the things that will transform us into self-affirming people.
Gray Book, p. 26 (Chapter Three, Lines 32-33)
The Basic Text says that this is a Program for learning. Narcotics Anonymous is also a Program for unlearning.
For most of us in active addiction; our perceptions and perspectives were changed. Although the disease of addiction is not a moral dilemma, it affected and defected most of us. Our Spirits were closed before we even picked up drugs.
Our voided Spirits was probably the main reason we started to use drugs. Our Literature tells us that during active addiction, we forgot Social Graces. We acquired and learned strange habits and mannerisms.
It continues to describe how we forgot how to play, feel and show concern for others. Now Clean and Practicing the Spiritual Principles contained in the Steps and the Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous; we have to relearn all over again. We learn not to use; we learn about a Higher Power and it's Will for us. We learn about ourselves; we learn about others, and we learn about the World around us.
Most importantly we learn from each other. The only thing we have to change about ourselves when we get to Narcotics Anonymous, is everything. Our Living Skills were reduced to the animal level, our Literature says.
Yes, this is a Program for relearning, first we unlearn, then we relearn, and then we continue learning.
We will continue to learn a New Way of Life, as we continue in our Journey we will continue to unlearn our active ways.