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07/04/2020

July 4

Conflict

“We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them.”

Basic Text, p. 90

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From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just can’t get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our partner isn’t living up to our expectations. Dealing with any conflict is difficult for recovering addicts.

When tempers rise, it is often a good idea to back away from the situation until cooler minds prevail. We can always return for further discussion when we have calmed down. We can’t avoid troubling situations, but we can use time and distance to find perspective.

Conflict is a part of life. We can’t go through our entire recovery without encountering disagreements and differences of opinion. Sometimes we can back away from these situations, taking time to reflect on them, but there always comes a time when conflict must be resolved. When that time comes, we take a deep breath, say a prayer, and apply the principles our program has given us: honesty, openness, responsibility, forgiveness, trust, and all the rest. We didn’t get clean to keep running from life—and in recovery, we don’t have to run anymore.

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Just for today: The principles my program has given me are sufficient to guide me through any situation. I will strive to confront conflict in a healthy way.

07/01/2020

July 1

A simple program

“The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program.”

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Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple things—sharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meeting attendance, and practicing the principles of the program in our daily lives.

By sharing our experience, strength, and hope with other addicts, we provide a powerful example for newcomers to follow. The effort we put into helping others also helps keep self-centeredness, the core of our disease, at bay.

Many of us pick one group, a “home group,” whose meetings we attend faithfully. This regularity gives some routine to our lives, and lets others know where they can find us if they need us.

Practicing the Twelve Steps in our daily lives makes the difference between a balanced recovery and simply not using. The steps give us some much-needed guidance in managing our everyday affairs.

Yes, we are complex people. But the NA program simplifies our lives, enabling us to live a life free from active addiction. Our lives can be filled with serenity and hope when we live by the guidance of the simple principles of our program.

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Just for today: I will remember that, while I am a complex person, NA is the simplest way for me to make my life less complicated.

06/30/2020

June 30

Maintaining the foundation

“Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.”

Basic Text, p. 96

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The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, that’s where we began to put our energy. As a result, our whole lives changed. In order to maintain those new lives, we must maintain the foundation of those lives: our recovery program.

As we stay clean and our lifestyles change, our priorities will also change. Work and school may become important because they improve the quality of our lives. And new relationships may bring excitement and mutual support. But we need to remember that our recovery program is the foundation upon which our new lives are built. Each day, we must renew our commitment to recovery, maintaining that as our top priority.

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Just for today: I want to continue enjoying the life I’ve found in recovery. Today, I will take steps to maintain my foundation.

06/24/2020

June 23

Surrender

“We didn’t stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing.”

Basic Text, p. 20

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Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and wonder why on earth we fought so hard to deny our powerlessness when surrender is what finally saved our lives.

As we recover, new opportunities to surrender present themselves. We can either struggle with everyone and everything we encounter or we can recall the benefits of our first surrender and stop fighting.

Most of the pain we experience comes from fighting, not surrendering. In fact, when we surrender, the pain ends and hope takes its place. We begin to believe that all will be well and, after some time, realize that our lives are much better as a result. We feel the same way we did when we gave up the illusion that we could control our using—relieved, free, and filled with fresh hope.

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Just for today: Is there a surrender I need to make today? I will remember my first surrender and remind myself that I don’t need to fight anymore.

04/05/2020

We see so many people in the public eye struggling with addiction and we question why they would risk it all for drugs or alcohol. Unfortunately, money and material things or fame aren't something that can fix our inner problems such as depression.

Someone who overspends on things they don't need although not using substances is actually trying to fill the same void that drug addicts are trying fill. As addicts the use of drugs or alcohol are the fix to our problems, atleast at first. Substances come to us and start off as the cure all and later show us the truth which is worse then when we started.

What we don’t take enough time to look at is the consistency that addiction and depression are experienced together. Because my work involves helping those with addiction and depression, I’m often turned to for explanations in the wake of tragedies.

We don't seek help for drugs or alcohol but we seek help for our depression or other underlying issues.

What if we took a step back from pointing fingers at addicts and realized that there’s more than what meets the eye?

04/04/2020

April 4

Guarding our recovery

“Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions.”

Basic Text, p. 103

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Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have to be very honest with ourselves about the severity of our pain, honest with our doctor about our addiction and our recovery, and honest with our sponsor. In the end, however, the decision is ours, for we are the ones who must live with the consequences.

Another common challenge is the choice of attending a party where alcohol will be served. Again, we should consider our own spiritual state. If someone who supports our recovery can attend the event with us, so much the better. However, if we don’t feel up to such a challenge, we should probably decline the invitation. Today, we know that preserving our recovery is more important than saving face.

All such decisions are tough ones, requiring not only our careful consideration but the guidance of our sponsor and complete surrender to a Higher Power. Using all of these resources, we make the best decision we can. Ultimately, however, the decision is ours. Today, we are responsible for our own recovery.

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Just for today: When faced with a decision that may challenge my recovery, I will consult all the resources at my disposal before I make my choice.

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