When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again.We forget the agony and pain that we have known.
Basic Text, p. 50
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Many of us have been thirty-day wonders.We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first NA meeting.We identified with the addicts we met there and the message they shared.With their support, we were finally able to stop using and catch a free breath.For the first time in a long, long time, we felt at home.Overnight, our lives were transformed; we walked, talked, ate, drank, slept, and dreamed Narcotics Anonymous.
Then, Narcotics Anonymous lost its novelty.Meetings that had been a thrill became monotonous.Our wonderful NA friends became bores; their uplifting NA talk, drivel.When our former friends called, inviting us back for some of the old fun, we kissed our recovery goodbye.
Sooner or later, we made our way back to the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous.Nothing had changed out there, wed discoverednot us, not our friends, not the drugs, not anything.If anything, it had gotten worse than ever.
True, NA meetings may not be a laugh riot, and our NA friends may not be spiritual giants.But theres a power in the meetings, a common bond among the members, a life to the program that we cant do without.Today, our recovery is more than just a fadits a way of life.Were going to practice living our program like our lives depend on it, because they do.
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Just for today: Im no thirty-day wonder. The NA way is my way of life, and Im here for the duration.
Fortunately, I have no been a thirty-day wonder, but I have know many of them. Just for today, I am committed to staying clean and working the program of NA.
Yes I also never made 30 day wonder,,relapse is not part of my story but 2 statements always ring true in my head from Recovery and Relapse "Complaceny isthe enemy of those with substantial clean time,if we are complacent for too long, the recovery process then ceases!! and The progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey "without effort" we start that slide down the hill again,but the progression of the disease is ongoing "even during abstinence'!! When things start to look stagnant,thats the time I need to dig deeper,renew my spirit,do more rather than less...make different meetings,get out of my comfort zone,share when I dont feel like it,and reach out to help someone!!!!I can always make coffee!!! :)
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
Well I have been a thirty day wonder a few times..... I have struggeled to maintain my sobriety for the past 13yrs, but today by the grace of god I have been able to stay clean one day at a time for over 2yrs......Thankyou to my NA family I couldn't of done it without you......
