May 29

Our Literature states that when we were using our living skills were reduced to the animal level. Many of us were just surviving and existing, we weren't Living. It seemed that our whole purpose became about using and finding the ways and means to continue using. Addiction is a contradiction to life.

As addiction gained more and more territory of our Spirits, we went to sleep. We forgot how it was to be human.

We became slaves to our addiction, and our worlds slowly shrank. Narcotics Anonymous was our welcome back to Life.

It was our homecoming. Here, we met others that helped us with our Awakening. The first thing we were told was to achieve and maintain Total and Complete Abstinence from all mind and mood altering drugs. It was suggested that a meeting a day for the next 90 days would be a good idea.

We were told to connect with others, get phone numbers, to dial them and not file them. The close contact along with the hugs, from these other members, encouraged us to keep coming back. The Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous Loved us till we learned how to Love ourselves. We learned that Spiritual Awakenings occurred as a result of Living the Program.

The Steps and Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous gave Life to our Spirits. It gave us a Way Of Life that we never knew existed. This new-found Gift can only be renewed each day.

We keep this Precious Gift by Sharing it with other new arrivals.