Why We Stay What is it that keeps us in NA after the initial desperation eases? Of course, there's desire to help the newcomer; our Twelfth Step reminds us that this must always come first. But many of us, at some point in our recovery, have felt that perhaps that was all that was left...
Who Answers?
throughout my recovery ive used prayer as an avenue of communication with my HP so that i could build a relationship with Him. i have used prayer to ask my HP what, when, or how, my next steps should be. ive used prayer as a way to get the things that i have no answer...
it is truth that the more i give up my self-will in trade for my HPs, i get to feel the freedom and independence of a life that isnt marred by my spiritual malady. it is an autonomy i searched for my whole life. ive been blessed to have been able to find recovery and...
i cannot account for the blessins i have received while in recovery as a result of my own doins. surely it has taken surrender, acceptance, tolerance, honesty, hope, & faith, each of which i had to be willin to do, but to take credit for any of my recovery would only be feedin my spiritual...
faith in recovery started for me when i tossed pieces of myself out with hope that they would return without too much harm to me. after the first official meetin with my sponsor and his suggestion to use the program of recovery as my HP until i could start to build a relationship with one...
sittin in the rooms i get to hear the stories of many who came in just as i, riddled throughout with selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. at anys first glance, it would seem impossible to have been able to overcome such emotional torment havin tried for so long on their own will power and succumbin...
what i really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of my spiritual condition. every day is a day when i must carry the vision of my HPs will into all of my activities. this is the key to all the growth i have received while my recovery has progressed and evolved. each...
when i am deep in prayer and meditation, i get to feel the oneness i have with my HP. it is an opportunity for me to ask Him to help me be the best i can be for my fellows, myself, and Him. i then get the fortuity to sit quietly and listen for His...
"Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring." Basic Text pg 78 Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the same meetings...
my time each mornin with my HP is essential to me. it is a time when i get to connect with Him before the worldly clamor of life even has a chance to infiltrate my bein. when i do this i get to start my day with the good i feel He has planned for...