"The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living."
Basic Text, p. 99
After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal problems, angry feelings, and despair. When we realize what's going on, we may wail, "But I've been working so hard. I thought I was..." Recovered, maybe? Not hardly. Over and over, we hear that recovery is an ongoing process and that we are never cured. Yet we sometimes believe that if we just work our steps enough, pray enough, or to to enough meetings, we'll eventually . . . Well, maybe not be cured, but be something!
And we are "something." We're recovering - recovering from active addiction. No matter what we've dealt with through the process of the steps, thee will always be more. What we didn't remember or didn't think was important in our first inventory will surely present itself later on. Again and again, we'll turn to the process of the steps to deal with what's bothering us. The more we use this process the more we'll trust it, for we can see the results. We go from anger and resentment to forgiveness, from denial to honesty and acceptance, and from pain to serenity.
Recovery doesn't happen overnight, and ours will never be complete. But each day brings new healing and the hope for more tomorrow.
Just for Today: I will do what I can for my recovery today and maintain hope in the ongoing process of recovery.
Progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey,without effort we start our slide down the hill again,but the progression of the disease is ongoing ,even during abstinence!! Man,don't we know how twitchy we get when we start "sliding down "!Literature sure couldn't write it much better than that huh!!
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
