We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover.
Basic Text, p. 8
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Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has left us inthese things can only keep us locked in the spirit of bitterness and resentment. The path to freedom and spiritual growth begins where bitterness ends, with acceptance.
There is no denying the suffering brought by addiction. Yet it was this disease that brought us to Narcotics Anonymous; without it, we would neither have sought nor found the blessing of recovery. In isolating us, it forced us to seek fellowship. In causing us to suffer, it gave us the experience needed to help others, help no one else was so uniquely suited to offer. In forcing us to our knees, addiction gave us the opportunity to surrender to the care of a loving Higher Power.
We would not wish the disease of addiction on anyone. But the fact remains that we addicts already have this diseaseand further, that without this disease we may never have embarked on our spiritual journey. Thousands of people search their whole lives for what we have found in Narcotics Anonymous: fellowship, a sense of purpose, and conscious contact with a Higher Power. Today, we are grateful for everything that has brought us this blessing.
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Just for today: I will accept the fact of my disease, and pursue the blessing of my recovery.
Our JFT is always so pertinent.And just as I seek and apply the principles of our program Narcotics Anonymous, I will also seek the God of my understanding not as if God was far off in an ivory castle but as God is found in the midst of everyday life.I will look past any obstacles to find God's love.Have a blessed and productive day!WE DO RECOVER!!!
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
I have been known to curse this disease called addiction,but the reality is if I had not become addicted I would never have become desperate enough to surrender to God. Once I surrendered, God was revealed and my doubts about God's existence have disappeared. My faith has deepened and without addiction I know my spiritual journey would not be where it is today. Which is truly a curse into a blessing.
