Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   August 27                                                    Choosing life

     "Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 15

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   Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish.   Each of us courted death
   every time we used.  Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk.  The life of an
   addict is sold cheaply with every day and every dose.

   In recovery, the first pattern we change is the pattern of using.  Staying
   clean is the start of our journey into life.   But our self-destructive
   behavior usually went far deeper than just our using.  Even in recovery,
   we may still treat ourselves as if we are worthless.   When we treat
   ourselves badly, we feel badly.    And when we feel badly, we seek
   relief-maybe even in our old solution, drugs.

   Choosing recovery means choosing life.  We decide each day that we want to
   live and be free.  Each time we avoid self-destructive behavior, we choose
   recovery.

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   Just for today:   I will choose life by choosing recovery.   I will take
   care of myself.