June 26

Many of us who have Surrendered to the Program of Narcotics Anonymous tried everything else first. Using drugs not only masked our feelings but it also affected our minds and bodies, on a deep level. The feelings mentioned above are some side effects of the lack of drug use and lack of Spirituality. Drug use was our solution for a while, till they stopped working and turned against us.

Living without the drugs seemed more difficult and painful. Our Second Step offers a Solution for our mental state. The first thing we have to do is Surrender totally and unconditionally.

Stop fighting means we stop resisting the Program. We've already seen this Power at work in our and in the Lives of others.

We Trust in this Power and turn our thinking and behaviors over to the care of this Power. As we work those Steps a lot of our obsessions are relieved. We learn to identify our feelings through personal inventory.

The exact nature of our wrongs are brought to light. We Surrender to the Solution Narcotics Anonymous offers. Practicing and Living the Spiritual Principles of the rest of the Program we are released from these other ills.

Selfpity, anxiety and depression have no hold on us as we quit fighting. We don't fight by taking medication for these Symptoms. We Surrender to the Spiritual Principles of Narcotics Anonymous and work the Steps.

This is an overtime process, not overnight. With each Step we will experience a Spiritual Awakening that will make each Step going forward possible. Our Recovery becomes a gold mine as we Share it with others.