Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   May 10                                             Becoming entirely ready

   "We... get a good look at what these defects are doing to our lives.  We
                begin to long for freedom from these defects."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 34

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   Becoming entirely ready to have our defects of character removed can be a
   long process, often taking place over the course of a lifetime.  Our state
   of readiness grows in direct proportion to our awareness of these defects
   and the destruction they cause.

   We may have trouble seeing the devastation our defects are inflicting on
   our lives and the lives of those around us.  If this is the case, we would
   do well to ask our Higher Power to reveal those flaws which stand in the
   way of our progress.

   As we let go of our shortcomings and find their influence waning, we'll
   notice that a loving God replaces those defects with quality attributes.
   Where we were fearful, we find courage.  Where we were selfish, we find
   generosity.  Our delusions about ourselves will disappear to be replaced
   by self-honesty and self-acceptance.

   Yes, becoming entirely ready means we will change.   Each new level of
   readiness brings new gifts.   Our basic nature changes, and we soon find
   our readiness is no longer sparked only by pain but by a desire to grow
   spiritually.

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   Just for today:  I  will increase my state of readiness by becoming more
   aware of my shortcomings.