This is, hopefully, when our pain motivates us to renew our daily spiritual maintenance. One way that we can

The lessons we learn in our recovery are sometimes bitter and painful. By helping others we find the reward of self-respect, as we are able to share these lessons with other members of Narcotics Anonymous.

This fear can cause us to put off our inventory or may even prevent us from taking this crucial step at all. We have found that fear is a lack of faith, and we have found a loving, personal God to whom we can turn. We no longer need to be afraid.

A basic premise of meditation is that it is difficult, if not impossible, to obtain conscious contact unless our mind is still.

Selfishness becomes an intolerable, destructive chain that ties us to our bad habits. Our defects drain us of all our time and energy.

In Narcotics Anonymous, we are concerned with protecting ourselves from ourselves. Our Second Tradition is an example of this.

us. We are recovering in the here and now and the future becomes an exciting journey.

It is easy to slip back into our old ways. To ensure our continued growth and recovery, we have to learn to maintain our lives on a spiritually sound basis. God will not force His goodness on us, but we will receive it if we ask.

When we work the program, we are living the steps daily. This gives us experience in applying spiritual principles.