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We have learned this kind of unconditional love from our fellow addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. Through the love we have received in our Fellowship, we begin to feel lovable ourselves.""
Gray Book, p. 72 (Step Twelve, Lines 24-28)
We so often hear at meetings; we will love you, until you learn to love yourself. Some using addicts feel that they were rejected by their Friends and Family. This act of tough Love is often mistaken for lack of Love by the addict and by some loved ones as well.
That's why it's called tough Love, because it's tough on both parties. It seemed like it was conditional Love from both sides. Families and some close friends are not able to Twelve Step the using addict without any ineffective results.
Arriving to Narcotics Anonymous, we were Greeted by strangers with a hug and words of comfort. We wondered about their motives, after all, most of our recent experiences with Love; from our loved ones, appeared conditional. They Loved us as long as we didn't use.
This unconditional Love and Empathy shown to us by the N.A. Fellowship started our Healing process. We began to feel the end of isolation that was so prevalent in our Lives until then.
We began to feel Worthy of something Good; and Good for us. As our Healing and Recovery Process began, we became more Lovable to ourselves and to others. The Principle of Love becomes one of the most underlying Spiritual Principles that forms our Foundation in Narcotics Anonymous.
In This Moment: We will Freely Give to others what was so Freely Given to us; Unconditional Love in Narcotics Anonymous.