30 Desemba

Hopes, Wishes and Dreams were some positive things that the disease of addiction robbed us from. Some even before they were fulfilled or, in some cases, even developed. We were left with despair and uncertainties.

After arriving to Narcotics Anonymous, we witnessed the Hopes and Dreams of other members. We still failed to see it in our own Lives, but now we had Hope. As we work and Lived the Steps we seemed to Awaken and the fog was lifted.

The Complete and Total Abstinence from all drugs, in our First Step, first had to be achieved and maintained. Our bodies and minds were no longer clouded with drugs. When the obsession to use drugs was removed in the Second Step, we began to experience the Spiritual Principle of Hope.

This Hope was a result of the Spiritual Principle of Open-mindedness. We then decided to Trust our Will and Lives over to the Care of this Higher Power. We worked the Steps with this Higher Power many of us called God and our Sponsors.

Living the Steps, we began to see that anything was possible, even our lost Dreams. Practicing the Principles of our Traditions gave us the WE of the Program. Writing our Fourth Step we saw where we went wrong, we saw our obstacles, which in most cases was ourselves.

As we wrote, our lost Dreams started to slowly reappear, our Wishes became Hopes. Our Hopes became Realities as we worked the Steps. Faith became our new Foundation.

We share these Hopes with others as they see it manifest in our Lives.

In This Moment: We will stop wishing and start working. Lost Dreams can become a Reality as we stay on this Journey of Recovery.