I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule.
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Some of us attended meetings infrequently when we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, then wondered why we couldnt stay clean. What we soon learned was that if we wanted to stay clean, we had to make meeting attendance our priority.
So we began again. Following our sponsors suggestion, we made a commitment to attend ninety meetings in ninety days. We identified ourselves as newcomers for our first thirty days so that others could get to know us. At our sponsors direction, we stopped talking long enough to learn to listen. We soon began to look forward to meetings. And we began to stay clean.
Today, we attend meetings for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we go to meetings to share our experience, strength, and hope with newer members. Sometimes we go to see our friends. And sometimes we go just because we need a hug. Occasionally we leave a meeting and realize that we havent really heard a word thats been saidbut we still feel better. The atmosphere of love and joy that fills our meetings has kept us clean another day. No matter how hectic our schedule, we make meeting attendance our priority.
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Just for today: In my heart, I know that meetings benefit me in all kinds of ways. Today, I want whats good for me. I will attend a meeting.
I at first went to 6 or 7 meetings a week for the first 5 years in NA ,I also had multiple service positions at that time . Since then I had a stroke and cannot get out as often to meetings. I really need a couple more meetings weekly , at least 3 .I have called others and ask's for rides , the only one who shows is my old sponsor .He is my best friend now in daily life and NA .I know people have a life and really can't run around giving people rides.
