Just for Today
June 29, 2022 |
Keeping recovery fresh |
| Page 187 |
| "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." |
| Basic Text, p. 84 |
| After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If we've been diligent in working the steps, the past is largely resolved and we have a solid foundation on which to build our future. We've learned to take life pretty much as it comes. Familiarity with the steps allows us to resolve problems almost as quickly as they arise. Once we discover this level of comfort, we may tend to treat it as a "rest stop" on the recovery path. Doing so, however, discounts the nature of our disease. Addiction is patient, subtle, progressive, and incurable. It's also fatal - we can die from this disease, unless we continue to treat it. And the treatment for addiction is a vital, ongoing program of recovery. The Twelve Steps are a process, a path we take to stay a step ahead of our disease. Meetings, sponsorship, service, and the steps always remain essential to ongoing recovery. Though we may practice our program somewhat differently with five years clean than with five months, this doesn't mean the program has changed or become less important, only that our practical understanding has changed and grown. To keep our recovery fresh and vital, we need to stay alert for opportunities to practice our program. |
| Just for Today: As I keep growing in my recovery, I will search for new ways to practice my program. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2022, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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If you or someone you know is seeking recovery, these links can be your first few steps to freedom. Get to a meeting and talk to someone who knows what you’re going through. We know that the therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel. You are not alone. We have all been where you are and have found freedom through Narcotics Anonymous. Find a meeting and join us on this journey of recovery! All are welcome!
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Just For Today
June 29, 2022 |
Keeping recovery fresh |
| Page 187 |
| "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." |
| Basic Text, p. 84 |
| After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If we've been diligent in working the steps, the past is largely resolved and we have a solid foundation on which to build our future. We've learned to take life pretty much as it comes. Familiarity with the steps allows us to resolve problems almost as quickly as they arise. Once we discover this level of comfort, we may tend to treat it as a "rest stop" on the recovery path. Doing so, however, discounts the nature of our disease. Addiction is patient, subtle, progressive, and incurable. It's also fatal - we can die from this disease, unless we continue to treat it. And the treatment for addiction is a vital, ongoing program of recovery. The Twelve Steps are a process, a path we take to stay a step ahead of our disease. Meetings, sponsorship, service, and the steps always remain essential to ongoing recovery. Though we may practice our program somewhat differently with five years clean than with five months, this doesn't mean the program has changed or become less important, only that our practical understanding has changed and grown. To keep our recovery fresh and vital, we need to stay alert for opportunities to practice our program. |
| Just for Today: As I keep growing in my recovery, I will search for new ways to practice my program. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2022, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
