Just For Today Meditations For Month Of February

[Butterfly Woman]

Thanx for being here Mr Vic..

we need you

I need you

[Rusty Zipper]

yep, were all in this recovery business together

[Believe808]

Quote:We came to NA because our very best thinking had gotten us nowhere. We must open our minds to experience that works, no matter where it comes from, if we hope to grow in our recovery.

I can never tell from whom or where I will hear what I need, so I must keep my ears and mind open at all times.

[Luckyv2]

February 04, 2010
Feeling good isn't the point
Page 36

"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."

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.

Just for Today: For us, recovery is more than just pleasure

Basic Text p. 42

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous©

[Rusty Zipper]

and what i have learned, and come to see.

all of my feelings are just temporary,

its the time bit again...

[Believe808]

Quote: We do this by working the steps and sharing our feelings with others.

I agree, sharing anything I feel was something I never did while using,

I stuffed it all inside thought I could handle it on my own, yeah by getting f***ed up.

In sobriety sharing my feelings and problems lessens them.

[Butterfly Woman]

Quote:recovery is more than just pleasure

i was just saying to someone just last night that regadless of having a few 24 hours behind me it is just as much a priority today as it was when i first walked into the rooms...and the more I learn the more i learn the more i learn i need to keep on coming back

[Luckyv2]

February 05, 2010
Keep coming back!
Page 37

"I remember the welcome I was given when I first came to NA. Today, 1 will express my gratitude by offering a hug to a newcomer. "

Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that first meeting. What was it that kept us coming back? Most of us have grateful memories of the welcome we were given and how comfortable that made us feel. When we raised our hand as a newcomer, we opened the door for other members to approach us and welcome us.

Sometimes the difference between those addicts who walk back out the door of their first meeting, never to return to NA, and the addicts who stay to seek recovery is the simple hug of an NA member. When we have been clean awhile, it's easy to step back from the procession of newcomers

after all, we've seen so many people come and go. But members with some clean time can make the difference between the addict who doesn't return and the addict who keeps coming back. By offering our phone numbers, a hug, or just a warm welcome, we extend the hand of Narcotics Anonymous to the addict who still suffers.

Just for Today: We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable

Basic Text p. 80

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous©

[Rusty Zipper]

yep,

my hand has been extended so many times, its got Calluses!

maybe i'll start using the other hand...

[Butterfly Woman]

'Cuz it was the last chance for me I sure am grateful to have found a place I could be a part of