"I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldn't fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule."
Basic Text, p. 204
Some of us attended meetings infrequently when we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, then wondered why we couldn't stay clean. What we soon learned was that if we wanted to stay clean, we had to make meeting attendance our priority.
So we began again. Following our sponsor's suggestion, we made a commitment to attend ninety meetings in ninety days. We identified ourselves as newcomers for our first thirty days so that others could get to know us. At our sponsor's direction, we stopped talking long enough to learn to listen. We soon began to look forward to meetings. And we began to stay clean.
Today, we attend meetings for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we go to meetings to share our experience, strength, and hope with newer members. Sometimes we go to see our friends. And sometimes we go just because we need a hug. Occasionally we leave a meeting and realize that we haven't really heard a word that's been said-but we still feel better. The atmosphere of love and joy that fills our meetings has kept us clean another day. No matter how hectic our schedule, we make meeting attendance our priority.
Just for Today: In my heart, I know that meetings benefit me in all kinds of ways. Today, I want what's good for me. I will attend a meeting.
Meetings are a very important part of my recovery. There wouldn't be an NA if it weren't for meetings. I don't see how an addict can stay clean for any length of time without them.
The meetings are part of what I call " my higher power", i'm the lower power and i need all the higher power in my life i can get so I can beat this disease and addiction.
The willingness to go to any lengths means doing things that are different , new, uncomfortable . In making a commitment to the program part of that is making meetings, meeting makers STAY CLEAN, we grow we make friends have a social network a support group we're not isiolated in our illness. It's a place to learn to live and not live.
I go at least 7 days a week now i miss 1 or 2 now and then but not very often and have been doing this for months so no one can tell me they cant make 90 in 90 especaially if your new but even us older timers who recommit like I did need a lot of meetings.
