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One saying you might hear is: "Learn to Listen and Listen To Learn.' " In some meetings you might hear: "Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth." These suggestions are life savers; it makes it possible for us to hear the life saving Message of Narcotics Anonymous. When we first came into N.A., our minds were filled with unending thoughts of using. This obsession is part of what makes up the disease of addiction.

The Solution is in our Message, but we won't be able to hear it if we're filled with thoughts of insanity. The disease is loud, and its voice is heard over anger, confusion and anxiety. To hear our Recovery Message, which are Whispers from a Higher Power, we must remain Silent and Calm.

When we're new, it's suggested that we Listened. First of all we don't know what Narcotics Anonymous is about.

Narcotics Anonymous is a Program of its own, we have our own Language, Steps and Traditions. The way we Practice our Spiritual Principles are different from any outside entities.

What we consider being Abstinent from all drugs in order to Recover, is different from what all other organizations practice. As we gain some Clarity, we will see that our Truth and Perceptions were actually twisted by our addiction. Listening to those who came before us, we're able to hear their Experience, Empathy and Solution.

This Identification with others is what keeps us coming back and eventually saves our Lives. As we Progressed through the Steps, our voices in our heads get quieter.

This Process is usually confirmed in our Eleventh Step. Here we are asking our Higher Power to give us instructions on how to carry out His Will for us. Emotional Stability is one of its Fruits. Active Listening has its beginning when we first walk into the Program of Narcotics Anonymous, if we Listen to Learn.

In This Moment: In order to pass on a Clear Message of Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous, we would have to Listen to a Clear Message of Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous.