Tháng 11 ngày 5

One of the exact natures of the disease of addiction is isolation. During active addiction our contact with the rest of the world was under false pretense and shrinking day by day. Some of us couldn't wait to get out of work, so we could go use.

Some of us used on the job.

Sometimes we didn't go to work at all. Eventually, some of us lost our jobs. Many of us couldn't wait to get away from our families; we were usually on our way to go use.

Our minds seemed to be more and more preoccupied with the next time we could use again. We were hardly ever present, either physically or mentally, for our families, friends or employers. At the end we felt alone, we felt the isolation of the disease, and it was killing our Spirit. In Narcotics Anonymous we heard N.A. stands for "Never Alone" and that we didn't have to suffer alone anymore.

We found a place where there were people like us who hit a bottom filled with hopelessness and helplessness and found a New Way To Live. We found that we can tap into a Power Greater than ourselves, that was Loving and Cared for us and was always with us at all times. This Relationship with this Higher Power is one of the greatest Gifts in our Recovery.

Like any other relationship, or partnership, it requires work on our part. We continue this constant, Conscious Contact throughout our Spiritual Journey. The Eleventh Step states that, "We have found that our Spiritual condition is the basis for a successful Recovery that offers unlimited Growth. " We never have to feel alone anymore.

In This Moment: We never have to feel alone. We can rest assured that this Power will always be with us, as long as we ask.