Grey Book Reflection
We usually fall into the mode of the hero, and when this happens, our self-centeredness eats us alive and we can die.
Gray Book, p. 56 (Step Ten, Lines 22-24)
Anonymity is one of the most important Spiritual Principles in Narcotics Anonymous. It's so Important that it is the Spiritual Foundation of all our Traditions. It's also one of the first Principles we experience when we first arrive to Narcotics Anonymous and when we first start working Steps.
From the beginning we Learn that there are no bosses, no big I (s) or little you (s). Our only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.
All the Steps have WE in it, reminding us that We don't do it alone. Taking Daily Inventory shows us our Assets and liabilities. The Steps keep us in a Humble state because we're constantly asking for Help from our Sponsors, the Fellowship, and our Higher Power.
Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous is not about feeling good, at one point the drugs did that for us. One of our members wrote, "What I think and how I feel doesn't define my Recovery, most often that defines my disease. What I do, taking Positive Action, Practicing Spiritual Principles to the best of my ability is what defines my Recovery " Ego tells us we don't have an ego, so we have to be careful about falling into traps and pitfalls that are not conducive to our Recovery. Focusing on self after a while, has to be replaced with getting out of self, by working with others.
Selfless Service means just that, we serve without any recognition or material reward. We keep what we have by giving it away.
We give away what was so Freely and Lovingly, given to us. Our Gray Book says, "All glory to God as we understand Him is our attitude here. " " remember that God, not us, is responsible for our change. "
We remember to give credit where credit is due, we can't forget that we are alive today, only because of God's Grace.