For People Unsure About Narcotics Anonymous
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For People Unsure About Narcotics Anonymous
In Narcotics Anonymous we have a book called Just For Today. Every day we have a reading, a daily reflection if you will. Anyway todays reading was pretty awesome and I thought it might help some people who were unaware of it.
October 14, 2012
The end of loneliness
Page 300
"With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness."
Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a desperate loneliness.
Though we may approach the rooms of NA with caution and suspicion, we are welcomed with a hug, a smile, and a warm "keep coming back." This may be the first place where we have felt welcome in a long, long while. We watch other members talking and laughing, leaving the meeting in groups for more talk at the local coffee shop. We wonder if we, too, could become a part of this loving bunch.
Our pattern of isolation can make it difficult for us to join in. Over time, however, we begin to feel "a part of" rather than "apart from." Soon, when we walk into the rooms, we feel at home. We begin to make friends and our lives start to change.
NA teaches us how to overcome our isolation. Through our first tentative friendships formed in our home group, we start to find that making friends isn't hard. A sense of belonging comes when we share ourselves with others.
Just for Today: I am thankful for the friendships my Higher Power has given me in NA. Because of them, I am lonely no more.
Natom.
October 14, 2012
The end of loneliness
Page 300
"With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness."
Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a desperate loneliness.
Though we may approach the rooms of NA with caution and suspicion, we are welcomed with a hug, a smile, and a warm "keep coming back." This may be the first place where we have felt welcome in a long, long while. We watch other members talking and laughing, leaving the meeting in groups for more talk at the local coffee shop. We wonder if we, too, could become a part of this loving bunch.
Our pattern of isolation can make it difficult for us to join in. Over time, however, we begin to feel "a part of" rather than "apart from." Soon, when we walk into the rooms, we feel at home. We begin to make friends and our lives start to change.
NA teaches us how to overcome our isolation. Through our first tentative friendships formed in our home group, we start to find that making friends isn't hard. A sense of belonging comes when we share ourselves with others.
Just for Today: I am thankful for the friendships my Higher Power has given me in NA. Because of them, I am lonely no more.
Natom.
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Just for Today: I am thankful for the friendships my Higher Power has given me in NA. Because of them, I am lonely no more.
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