Tafakari ya Kitabu cha Kijivu
The spiritual truths at the heart of our program do not change but the edges are constantly Growing.
Gray Book, p. 157 (Chapter Ten, Lines 4-5)
If it's not Practical, it's not Spiritual, that's what our Literature tells us. The Spiritual Principles of Narcotics Anonymous do not change, but the edges are constantly Growing as the Gray Book states. The indispensable Principle of Honesty, for instance, may mean cash register honesty at first.
As we Live the Principle of Honesty in the First Step, it comes to meaning more. Honesty Grows into aligning our Actions to the Truth.
No longer is it about just being Clean, it's about Action. We attend Meetings; we work with a Sponsor; we read our Literature and apply its Principles to our Lives daily, in all our affairs. As we Awaken Spiritually, the Principle of OpenMindedness increases as we Tap into the Higher Power we met in the Second Step. Our Higher Power not only relieves our obsession to use drugs, but also, we use this Power to relieve our other obsessions.
Anything we use to fill in the void left by the drugs becomes subject for removal by our Higher Power. We made the Decision to turn our Thinking and our Actions to the Power we tapped into in the Second Step. We then became Willing to turn over all parts of our Lives, not just our using.
Our Surrender deepens with every Step we take. Our Spiritual Awakening becomes a Progression as we continue on our Spiritual Journey.
In this moment: We will Trust our HP to Guide and Direct us into learning more ways to Live life the N.A. Way.