January 25, 2026
An added gift
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"We see it happening among us every day. This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening."
Basic Text p. 51
We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their...See more
January 24, 2026
From isolation to connection
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"Our disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world."
Basic Text, p. 4
Addiction is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and...See more
January 23, 2026
Serenity check
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"Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways."
Basic Text, p. 95
Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather was, only to reply "It stinks"? When this happens, we are probably suffering from a lack of daily...See more
January 22, 2026
The school of recovery
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"This is a program for learning."
Basic Text, p. 16
Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us....See more
January 21, 2026
Exercising Goodwill
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"When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where we can use our energy to make a difference and where we need to let go."
Living Clean, Chapter 3, "Awakening to Our...See more
January 21, 2026
Unity and uniformity
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"Unity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous."
Basic Text, p. 63
Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purpose--to recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive...See more
January 20, 2026
One promise, many gifts
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"Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise, and that is freedom from active addiction..."
Basic Text, p. 106
Imagine how it might be if we had arrived at the doors of Narcotics Anonymous, desperate, wanting to stop using...See more
January 19, 2026
Making mountains into molehills
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"When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably."
Basic Text, p. 99
Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us who've found some measure of...See more
January 18, 2026
The simple inventory
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"Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis."
Basic Text, p. 42
The daily inventory is a tool we can use to...See more