20 Desemba

The Third part of our N.A. Message says that we can find a New Way to Live. This Promise of a New Way to Live that's offered, largely depends on us Practicing the Principles of Narcotics Anonymous in all our affairs. Staying Clean and maintaining Total and Complete Abstinence is the cornerstone of our Program.

The Spiritual Principle of Abstinence is what makes the rest of our Recovery possible. Our Literature tells us that social acceptability does not equal Recovery. Part of that acceptability is our Clean Time.

Don't be confused about it, it's not Recovery. There are plenty of people in the world that are abstinent.

Many are not Practicing the New Way of Life of Narcotics Anonymous. Even our own members celebrate lengths of Clean Time only to miss the whole point of our Program of Recovery. Narcotics Anonymous is not a drug program, it's a Recovery Program. Our Steps and Traditions focus on Recovery from the disease of addiction.

Our Principles offer more than just freedom from active addiction. They offer a Complete and Total Spiritual Awakening as a result of each Step.

Not just Freedom from the symptom, which are the drugs. The Spiritual Principles that are locked in our Steps and Traditions can only be unlocked by Working and Living the Program through practical daily application. That's only possible with the Help of Narcotics Anonymous and the God of Our Own Understanding.

In This Moment: We will unlock the Spiritual Principles of our Program by the Practical application of our Steps and Traditions.