Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   August 12                                                          Enough!

    "Something inside cries out, 'Enough, enough, I've had enough,'
    and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step
                     toward dealing with their disease."

                                                           Basic Text, p. 203

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   Have we really had enough?   This is the crucial question we must ask
   ourselves as we prepare to work the First Step in Narcotics Anonymous.  It
   doesn't matter whether or not we arrived in NA with our families intact,
   our careers still working for us, and all the outward appearances of
   wholeness.  All that matters is that we have reached an emotional and
   spiritual bottom that precludes our return to active addiction.   If we
   have, we will be truly ready to go to any lengths to quit using.

   When we inventory our powerlessness, we ask ourselves some simple
   questions.  Can I  control my use of drugs in any form?  What incidents
   have occurred as a result of my drug use that I didn't want to happen?
   How is my life unmanageable?   Do I believe in my heart that I am an
   addict?

   If the answers to these questions lead us to the doors of Narcotics
   Anonymous, then we are ready to move on to the next step toward a life
   free from active addiction.  If we have truly had enough, then we will be
   willing to go to any lengths to find recovery.

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   Just for today:  I admit that I have had enough.   I am ready to work my
   First Step.