Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   March 24                                            Letting go of the past

       "It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 23

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   When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling
   ourselves "addicts." In the early days, we may be filled with both
   fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives.  The past
   may seem inescapable and overpowering.    It may be hard to think of
   ourselves in any way other than the way we always have.

   While memories of the past can serve as reminders of what's waiting for
   us if we use again, they can also keep us stuck in a nightmare of shame
   and fear.  Though it may be difficult to let go of those memories, each
   day in recovery can bring us that much farther away from our active
   addiction.  Each day, we can find more to look forward to and less to
   punish ourselves for.

   In recovery, all doors are open to us.   We have many choices.  Our new
   life is rich and full of promise.   While we cannot forget the past, we
   don't have to live in it.  We can move on.

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   Just for today:   I  will pack my bags and move out of my past into a
   present filled with hope.