August 31, 2024
Gratitude
Page 253
"Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible."
Basic Text, p. 106
The NA program has given us more freedom than we ever dreamed possible. Sometimes, though, in the daily...See more
August 30, 2024
Doing good, feeling good
Page 252
"We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling."
Basic Text, p. 43
The way we treat others often reveals our own state of being. When we are at peace, we're...See more
August 29, 2024
Hope in Darkness and in Light
Page 249
"We find [hope] again and again as our journey continues: In the dark moments when we realize we can go on anyway, and in our triumphs--it is possible."
Living Clean, Chapter 7, "Living Our Principles"
The first bit of...See more
August 28, 2024
Treating Ourselves with Respect
Page 248
"We start by not engaging in self-abuse and gradually learn to treat our body, mind, and spirit with honor and respect."
Living Clean, Chapter 4, "Wellness and Health"
Many of us could accurately describe our active...See more
August 27, 2024
Discernment and Autonomy
Page 247
"As we mature in recovery, we learn to exercise sound judgment in how we make decisions, place our trust, and meet our responsibilities."
Guiding Principles, Tradition Four, Opening Essay
Stepwork, living clean, and the passage...See more
August 27, 2024
Choosing life
Page 249
"Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary."
Basic Text, p. 15
Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is...See more
August 26, 2024
Choosing Intimacy over Isolation
Page 246
"Caring and sharing the NA way is the ultimate weapon against our alienating, isolating, destructive disease."
Living Clean, Chapter 5: Relationships, Opening Essay
Experiencing loneliness is an inevitable part of the...See more
August 25, 2024
A New Meaning for Love
Page 245
"How we go about getting love is where our defects come into play."
NA Step Working Guides, Step Six, "Our Defects of Character"
Before coming to the Fellowship of NA, we had a distorted sense of both giving and receiving love....See more
August 24, 2024
Finding Healing in Humor
Page 244
"The way we share . . . finding humor in some of the darkest, most frightening things that have happened to us--is not always available outside the rooms."
Living Clean, Chapter 2, "Connection to the World Around Us"
In NA, we...See more
August 23, 2024
Striving for Emotional Maturity
Page 243
"Emotional maturity is our reward for letting go of anger and resentment."
Living Clean, Chapter 7, "Principles, Practice, and Perspective"
Perhaps we've all encountered circumstances when another member gets on our last...See more
August 22, 2024
Contribution
Page 244
"We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others."
Basic Text, p. 58
To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart, Each one of us,...See more