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.
Theres lots of work in this program but every step is worth it, I look at each detail of my life the best I can to improve life and make it more peaceful.
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...hmmm,,,I've definitely been putting in LOTS of hard work towards a better life these days,,,to the point that I realized this week that I only got to my home-group last week,,and was beginning to have second thoughts about my step-group and how 'slow' the process is.
.....I realized that I had come to something of a crossroads,,,where outside 'busy-ness' had made me too tired for meetings and steps,,,and frustrated with how -slow- recovery is being!!......all good warning signs,,if I'm willing to look!
...I'm happy to affirm that I'll stay with the program,,indeed I have -nothing- without it......I'll allow recovery and the NA program to remain a priority in my life....JUST FOR TODAY!!
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...gawd,,,please don't let me -ever- forget why I came here in the first place!!(my 'senility' prayer)
I thought life was given to you on a silver platter. Boy was I wrong , my addiction soared out of control.I found I had to do all the work to get the recover part I needed . I had to ask my sponsor and another addict how to get it . I wrote an inventory of what I found, and wanted. I found out what to do to get it .I talked to my sponsor a few times about it , and did the necessary footwork.
