We learn new ways to live. We are no longer limited to our old ideas.
Basic Text, p. 56
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We may or may not have been taught right from wrong and other basics of life as children. No matter, by the time we found recovery, most of us had only the vaguest idea of how to live. Our isolation from the rest of society had caused us to ignore basic human responsibilities and develop bizarre survival skills to cope with the world we lived in.
Some of us didnt know how to tell the truth; others were so frank we wounded everyone we talked to. Some of us couldnt cope with the simplest of personal problems, while others attempted solving the problems of the whole world. Some of us never got angry, even when receiving unfair treatment; others busily lodged complaints against everyone and everything.
Whatever our problems, no matter how extreme, we all have a chance in Narcotics Anonymous to learn how to live anew. Perhaps we need to learn kindness and how to care about others. Perhaps we need to accept personal responsibilities. Or maybe we need to overcome fear and take some risks. We can be certain of one thing: Each day, simply by living life, well learn something new.
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Just for today: I know more about how to live than I did yesterday, but not as much as Ill know tomorrow. Today, Ill learn something new.
For me remaining teachable is key. My creed I coined years ago: The more I know the more I know I don't know. And in knowing know I know not. Each personal enlightenment found following the footsteps of those who have gone before.
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Work the Steps or Die MF. (My Friend :) Clean One Day At a Time by The Grace of God through The Power of NA
