Tháng 8 ngày 6

Our Literature tells us that we're not interested in how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help. The Third Tradition talks about how we are all Equal in N.A. Membership. The disease of addiction does not discriminate; our Members come from Park Ave or park bench, from Yale or jail.

Homeless or Hopeless we're all the same. Money, property or prestige does not Help or hinder our chances at Recovery, or in Carrying the Message. We hear it in our Meetings that Recovery is an inside job.

The First Step also says that social acceptability does not equal Recovery. With the Help of our Higher Power, Sponsor, Fellowship and Steps, we change from the inside out. The material Gifts are sometimes a symptom of Recovery.

We cannot afford to float out on a cloud of Social Zeal. Humility is a Principle that when practiced, keeps us right sized and our priorities in order. Adapting our lives into N.A. and not N.A. into our lives helps with this.

It doesn't matter how our outsides look if our insides are already in an emotional, mental and Spiritual relapse, no amount of material items will change that. Giving back what was Freely given to us changes how we view ourselves, others, and the World. We gain a Spirit of Empathy towards our fellow Recovering addicts that we didn't have before coming to N.A. We need to allow ourselves to become vulnerable and open to suggestions.

If not, we get the same results jails, institutions and death.

In this moment: I am the richest of the richest because I have learned the N.A. way, investing in myself and others rather than materialism.