Grey Book Reflection
There will be times, however, when we really feel like getting off That is when we need the Fellowship most.
Gray Book, p. 126 (Chapter Seven, Lines 3-6)
Our first Eleven Steps start with the word "We". It's a We Program, because we can't do it alone.
We suffer from a disease which its base is isolation. At the end of our road, we suffered from the horrors of addiction, and we hit our bottoms. Since the Ultimate Weapon against the disease is the Recovering addict, we need each other.
The We (s) stay clean, and the I (s) get high. Meeting attendance and Fellowshipping is the antidote for isolation. An addict alone is bad company, so we need each other.
We learn to depend on each other to save our Lives; Together We Can. We establish a Relationship with our Higher Power and Learn to have a Conscious Contact with that Power. In time of need when everyone else is unreachable, our Higher Power can be accessible.
We develop a support group and use the phone as a Tool. When we feel like using, picking up the phone and calling another Recovering addict will be a great Tool. We have to recognize when our Spiritual relapse has its beginning.
We apply the Tools we learn in Narcotics Anonymous and the Recovery process starts again. We call our Sponsors, We read the Literature, We Pray to the God of Our Understanding, and We attend Meetings. These are the Tools we apply on a daily basis to prevent isolation from setting in. We renew our Commitment to our Recovery, and it works, Just For Today.
We can Recover Together, We will use the Fellowship and Our Higher Power and not isolate.