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Just For Today
Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts
June 23
Surrender
"We didn't stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-
mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing."
Basic Text, p.20
Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it.
Most of us look back after some clean time and wonder why on earth we fought so
hard to deny our powerlessness when surrender is what finally saved our lives. As
we recover, new opportunities to surrender present themselves. We can either
struggle with everyone and everything we encounter or we can recall the benefits of
our first surrender and stop fighting.
Most of the pain we experience comes from fighting, not surrendering. In fact, when
we surrender, the pain ends and hope takes its place. We begin to believe that all
will be well and, after some time, realize that our lives are much better as a result.
We feel the same way we did when we gave up the illusion that we could control our
using-relieved, free, and filled with fresh hope.
Just for today: Is there a surrender I need to make today? I will remember my first
surrender and remind myself that I don't need to fight anymore.
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Is NA for me?
This is a question every potential member must answer for themselves. It may help to read some of our informational pamphlets, starting with
"Am I an addict?"
https://m.na.org/?ID=ips-an-an-IP7 Addict?
and
"Welcome to NA".
https://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/litfiles/us_english/IP/EN3122.pdfA.doc
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If you’re an addict, NA can help. "Narcotics Anonymous offers recovery to addicts around the world. We focus on the disease of addiction rather than any particular drug. Our message is broad enough to attract addicts from any social class or nationality. When new members come to meetings, our sole interest is in their desire for freedom from active addiction and how we can be of help." (It Works: How and Why, “Third Tradition”)
If you’re planning to attend your first meeting, you may also be interested in IP #29, "An Introduction to NA meetings
"https://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/litfiles/us_english/IP/EN3122.pdfetings."