Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   March 17                                                      True courage

   "Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."

                                                            Basic Text, p. 86

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   Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we
   had never experienced fear.  We had drugged all our feelings, fear among
   them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous
   people who wouldn't crack under any circumstances.

   But finding our courage in drugs has nothing to do with the way we live
   our lives today.  Clean and in recovery, we are bound to feel frightened
   at times.  When we first realize we are feeling frightened, we may think
   we are cowards.  We're afraid to pick up the phone because the person on
   the other end might not understand.  We're afraid to ask someone to
   sponsor us because they might say no.  We're afraid to look for a job.
   We're afraid to be honest with our friends.  But all of these fears are
   natural, even healthy.  What's not healthy is allowing fear to paralyze
   us.

   When we permit our fear to stop our growth, we will be defeated.   True
   courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the willingness to walk
   through it.

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   Just for today:  I will be courageous today.  When I'm afraid, I'll do
   what I need to do to grow in recovery.