Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   January 25                                                   An added gift

    "We see it happening among us every day. This miraculous turnabout is
                     evidence of a spiritual awakening."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 51

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   We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits
   broken.  Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more
   apparent.  They collect a welcome chip and go back to their seats, shaken
   by the effort.

   We see them again, and they seem a little more comfortable.   They've
   found a sponsor and are attending meetings every night.   They still
   won't meet our glance, but they nod their heads in recognition as we
   share.   We notice a spark of hope in their eyes, and they smile
   uncertainly when we encourage them to keep coming back.

   A few months later, they are standing straight.  They've learned how to
   make eye contact.  They're working the steps with their sponsor and are
   healing as a result.   We listen to them sharing at meetings.  We stack
   chairs with them afterward.

   A few years later, they are speaking at a convention workshop.   They've
   got a wonderful, humorous personality. They smile when they see us, they
   hug us, and they tell us they could never have done it without us.   And
   they understand when we say, "nor could we, without you."

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   Just for today:  I will find joy in witnessing the recovery of another.