March 20

By the time most of us arrived at Narcotics Anonymous, we were helpless and hopeless; there was very little that we believed in. What we believed in only caused us more hopelessness. We had little trouble believing that some force of destruction was in control of our lives.

Clearing up a little, we saw the trail of wreckage we were leaving behind, while using drugs. Deep down inside we suspected we weren't the people we once were, or taught to be, by our parents or guardians. We finally saw the ugly side of addiction, and we wanted out.

The first thing we had to do was stop using drugs. At this point we were left with the pain of living without drugs. Our Second Step tells us that this pain forces us to seek a Power Greater Than Ourselves, to help us with our obsession to use.

Some of us knew that if there was a destructive power, there had to be a constructive one. With an Open Mind we were Willing to do whatever it took to seek this relief. It was the Process Of Coming To Believe, that restored us to Sanity from the obsession to use drugs.

It was the actions we took; making meetings, talking to other members after the meeting, reading the Literature, joining a Home Group, and asking someone to be our Sponsor to Guide us through the Steps. We took a Commitment in the form of service. This process leads us to tap into this Power Greater Than Ourselves. This is the process we use to fill the void the drugs left behind.

We will need this Power to start on this Road of Recovery. We can call on this Power for Strength and Hope.

Our actions produce Faith and Faith becomes the turning point of our Lives.