Narcotics Anonymous

Just For Today - Daily Email Service

   May 20                                             Coming out of isolation

    "We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we
                               would be doing."

                                                           Basic Text, p. 102

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   Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons.  In the beginning, we
   avoided family and friends so they wouldn't find out we were using.
   Some of us avoided all nonaddicts, fearing moral backlash and legal
   repercussions.   We belittled people who had "normal" lives with
   families and hobbies; we called them "uncool," believing we could
   never enjoy the simple pleasures of life.  Eventually, we even avoided
   other addicts because we didn't want to share our drugs.   Our lives
   narrowed, and our concerns were confined to the daily maintenance of our
   disease.

   Today, our lives are much fuller.   We enjoy activities with other
   recovering addicts.    We have time for our families.    And we've
   discovered many other pursuits that give us pleasure.  What a change from
   the past!  We can live life just as fully as the "normal" people we
   once scorned.  Enjoyment has returned to our lives, a gift of recovery.

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   Just for today:   I  can find pleasure in the simple routines of daily
   living.