In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun battles broke out. What we then called fun, we now call insanity.
Today, our notion of fun has changed. Fun to us today is a walk along the ocean, watching the dolphins frolic as the sun sets behind them. Fun is going to an NA picnic, or attending the comedy show at an NA convention. Fun is getting dressed up to go to the banquet and not worrying about any gun battles breaking out over who did what to whom.
Through the grace of a Higher Power and the Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous, our ideas of fun have changed radically. Today when we are up to see the sun rise, it's usually because we went to bed early the night before, not because we left a club at six in the morning, eyes bleary from a night of drug use. And if that's all we have received from Narcotics Anonymous, that would be enough.
Thats funny ,I didnt get to open my Just for today yet and here it is me sharing 'me and you partying in Florida(minus blurry eyes,ripped off head and wonderment of where we are waking up this day!)Yes I love to laugh and I have fun doing the strangest things in recovery,sitting in trees watching the squirrels do their work,running for 2 hours and praying all the way,riding my bike (on trails only)trying to repeat jokes and not blowing punch lines..(Manon helps me with them!!)and go out to eat and go to the movies with my wife.The going out to eat thing is taking its toll,I may have to switch sports from Marathon running to Sumo wrestling if I dont pay attention here!!:)
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
