Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   February 4                                  Feeling good isn't the point

               "For us, recovery is more than just pleasure."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 43

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   In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel
   from one day to the next.   All we had to do was read the label on the
   bottle or know what was in the bag.  We planned our feelings, and our goal
   for each day was to feel good.

   In recovery, we're liable to feel anything from one day to the next,
   even from one minute to the next.  We may feel energetic and happy in the
   morning, then strangely let down and sad in the afternoon.  Because we no
   longer plan our feelings for the day each morning, we could end up having
   feelings that are somewhat inconvenient, like feeling tired in the morning
   and wide-awake at bedtime.

   Of course, there's always the possibility we could feel good, but that
   isn't the point.   Today, our main concern is not feeling good but
   learning to understand and deal with our feelings, no matter what they
   are.   We do this by working the steps and sharing our feelings with
   others.

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   Just for today:  I will accept my feelings, whatever they may be, just as
   they are.  I will practice the program and learn to live with my feelings.