July 31 ------ Freedom from active addiction

"Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from
active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long."

Basic Text, p.102

NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is
true that some of our members meet with financial success in recovery.
They buy nice houses, drive new cars, wear fine clothes, and form
beautiful families. These outward signs of prosperity are not the lot
of all of our members, however. A great many of us never achieve
financial success. This does not necessarily reflect on the quality of
our recovery.

When we are tempted to compare ourselves to these other, seemingly
more affluent members, it is good to remember why we came to the rooms
of Narcotics Anonymous. We came because our lives had fallen down
around us. We were emotionally, physically, and spiritually defeated.
Our Basic Text reminds us that "in desperation we sought help from
each other in Narcotics Anonymous." We came because we were beaten.

For addicts, even one day clean is a miracle. When we remember why we
came to Narcotics Anonymous and in what condition we arrived, we
realize that material wealth pales in comparison to the spiritual
riches we have gained in recovery.

Just for today: I have been given a spiritual gift greater than
material wealth: my recovery. I will thank the God of my understanding
for my freedom from active addiction.

pg. 221

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