So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor.
Basic Text, p. 34
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When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsorall the things other people had gotten after months and years of working the steps and living life on lifes terms.
We learned the hard way that serenity comes only from working the steps. A new car comes from showing up on the job every day and trying to practice these principles in all our affairs, including our employment. Healthy relationships come as a result of lots of hard work and a new willingness to communicate. Friendship with our sponsor comes as a result of reaching out during the good times as well as the bad.
In Narcotics Anonymous, we have found the path to a better way of life. To reach our destination, however, we must do the footwork.
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Just for today: I want a better life. I will make an inventory of what I want, find out how to get it, talk with my sponsor about it, and do the necessary footwork.
I just want to thank you for putting the daily meditation up everyday. I wake up in the morning and the first thing i do is get on and read it. It's nice not having to wait for a meeting to read it, since i dont have a Just for today book.
On the daily meditation, I have found as long as i go to meetings, work the steps with my sponsor, stay actively involved with service work, go to my home group, reach out to the men in my support group on good and bad days, pray every day selflessly, and don't put drugs in my body NO MATTER WHAT, My life continues to improve on a daily basis. Things fall into place and I grow to have more faith and hope day after day. As long as i do today what i did yesterday I won't get loaded and my life will continue to improve. All i'm promised from NA is a life free from active addiction and a better way to live.
