24 Novemba

It's ironic that Spirituality is one of the last things we receive in this Program, but it's the first thing we lose in the relapse process. For us, using drugs is the last thing we do in the relapse process.

We get high at the end of a relapse. Complacency can be one indicator that the relapse process already started.

We miss meetings because of work or other reasons that are only possible because we are now clean. We forget that we only get a Daily Reprieve from active addiction. That Reprieve is only possible through Daily Practice of Spiritual Principles.

Narcotics Anonymous is a twenty-four-hour Program, and we are only as good as our last Meeting, Step or Principle. The disease convinces us through priorities that Recovery comes second or even last. We need to Practice the Principle of Surrender by the physical act of attending Meetings, Sharing with Empathy, serving others, calling our Sponsors, working Steps and Practicing these Principles. Just doing one or two of these things might keep us clean, but remember, we are Clean right before we use drugs, so being Clean can't be the only point, either we Grow or we go.

Recovery is a Journey, not a destination. Recovery is an Uphill Journey, and we can easily slip backwards if we don't keep it moving. Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous is a process, but so is relapse and this one you don't have to work on; it's always happening even while we are Clean.

In This Moment: We will continue to renew our Recovery daily by physical, mental and Spiritual acts of Surrender.