Tháng 11 ngày 3

"Carry the message, not the mess." That's a motto we try to Live by, another saying is, "If you carry the addict, you will bury the addict. " As active addicts we lived in lies and contradictions. We lied and we're lied to.

When we arrived to Narcotics Anonymous we appreciated the Truth, even if it hurt. Recovery isn't for the Faint of Heart, the sooner we face the problems of everyday Living, just that much faster we can become productive people. Facing the Truth as soon as we can will Help us with our denial.

We had to face some hard Truths after becoming Clean. The "Why Are We Here" chapter in our Basic Text mentions the Three disturbing realizations. We face Reality and put away our blame throwers.

We Accept our woes and ask for Help. We never have to carry our burdens by ourselves any longer.

Today we have a whole Fellowship of people in N.A. Through Practicing a Living Program we learn to Live our Lives with Spiritual Principles. No amount of Recovery or Spirituality will shield us from the pains of Growth.

We learn to Live and Accept Life on God's Terms. Our Higher Power, Sponsors, Fellowship and Narcotics Anonymous will Help us through our trials and tribulations. What we have to do is Trust and continue to have Faith.

Our Program only offers one Promise, Freedom from active addiction. Life still shows up, and we show up for Life. Our struggles become points of references that we don't have to use no matter what.

Our Recovery sometimes may not be Graceful, but we can become examples of God's Power to others.

In This Moment: We will not sugarcoat our Recovery process. We will also Share the hard Truth with newcomers.