dalin
01-05-2009, 02:27 AM
A Poem of Gratitude
I am Grateful today....
For my modest lifestyle....
And for my parents love and understanding....
I am Grateful today.....
For another Day in this world.....
And for the friends I have....
Young and old....
I am Grateful today.....
For the faith I have that life will work out....
(and it always does)
Maybe not exactly what I may of had in mind.....
But that part is not up to me...
I can only put in my requests....
An hope for the best....
Understanding, I believe comes later...
Not understanding shouldn’t deter me....
Because that part isn’t up to me.....
Just the desire to move ahead.
And the desire to Love and accept love
When it is given....
After all that...
I am grateful for whatever shows up
And to be able to give back for what
was freely given.....
David W. Modesto, CA
Life in itself is a Gift
That is why Today is called the Present
NA4ME2DAY
My addiction took me further than I
wanted to go. It kept me longer than I
wanted to stay. It cost me more than I
wanted to spend.
Tom F.
.
My sponsor
My sponsor is my worse enemy, my best
friend, my hope, my inspiration.
My sponsor is my sounding board, my
helper, my teacher.
My sponsor is one of the most precious
gifts my recovery has given me.
I thank my Higher Power every day for
the privilege of being a part of my
sponsor’s life.......Author Unknown
NCIASC Newsletter Summer Recovery
Anonymity is the spiritual
foundation...
I was introduced to NA in 1997. With 30 days
clean, I took a secretary position without a clue
of what NA service work was all about or how to
do it. I was gung-ho and in a hurry to make a
name for myself.
You see, being fresh out of treatment, at about
90 days, I relapsed and stayed out there for
another 8 years.
In 1995, I got clean and have stayed clean ever
since. One of the important things I have done
is to do service for NA. At 6 weeks clean, I took a
secretary position for my home group. Sound
familiar?
This time is different. I’ve learned that
anonymity means doing the right thing for the
right reasons, expecting nothing in return. I
have applied this spiritual principle to the
service I do. At first, I just wanted to prove to
myself that I could take a position and fulfill it.
During the course of that first year, I learned or
discovered that giving back to the fellowship,
just because, could have made me feel a part of
something very special. No longer do I take for
granted that the meeting room is open, literature
is set out, and coffee is ready, when I get out to
meetings. I know that an addict who really loves
NA and cares about the fellow addicts, has shown
up early and given of themselves to insure an
atmosphere of recovery.
I have always done service work from the group
level to the world level. I hope I will always
continue to give back to NA in some way,
because what NA has done for me, could never be
paid back in full. I owe a debt of gratitude to NA
that can only be paid by giving selflessly to the
fellowship as long as I stay clean.......
Anonymous
“We must give freely and gratefully that which has been given
freely and gratefully given to us.” Basic Text Pg. 47
A Word on Resentment
Resentment is like drinking poison and
expecting someone else to die. Resentments
only hurt us. We allow others to live in our
heads rent free.
The resentment we carry around does not have
any effect on the people we resent. We nee to
realize that our source of serenity is not
dependent on what we think a person should say
or do.
The spiritual principles of NA teach us to have
compassion and a positive acceptance of others
shortcomings. Nothing Changes if Nothing
Changes and the Change comes from the
Spiritual Awakening within.
I am Grateful today....
For my modest lifestyle....
And for my parents love and understanding....
I am Grateful today.....
For another Day in this world.....
And for the friends I have....
Young and old....
I am Grateful today.....
For the faith I have that life will work out....
(and it always does)
Maybe not exactly what I may of had in mind.....
But that part is not up to me...
I can only put in my requests....
An hope for the best....
Understanding, I believe comes later...
Not understanding shouldn’t deter me....
Because that part isn’t up to me.....
Just the desire to move ahead.
And the desire to Love and accept love
When it is given....
After all that...
I am grateful for whatever shows up
And to be able to give back for what
was freely given.....
David W. Modesto, CA
Life in itself is a Gift
That is why Today is called the Present
NA4ME2DAY
My addiction took me further than I
wanted to go. It kept me longer than I
wanted to stay. It cost me more than I
wanted to spend.
Tom F.
.
My sponsor
My sponsor is my worse enemy, my best
friend, my hope, my inspiration.
My sponsor is my sounding board, my
helper, my teacher.
My sponsor is one of the most precious
gifts my recovery has given me.
I thank my Higher Power every day for
the privilege of being a part of my
sponsor’s life.......Author Unknown
NCIASC Newsletter Summer Recovery
Anonymity is the spiritual
foundation...
I was introduced to NA in 1997. With 30 days
clean, I took a secretary position without a clue
of what NA service work was all about or how to
do it. I was gung-ho and in a hurry to make a
name for myself.
You see, being fresh out of treatment, at about
90 days, I relapsed and stayed out there for
another 8 years.
In 1995, I got clean and have stayed clean ever
since. One of the important things I have done
is to do service for NA. At 6 weeks clean, I took a
secretary position for my home group. Sound
familiar?
This time is different. I’ve learned that
anonymity means doing the right thing for the
right reasons, expecting nothing in return. I
have applied this spiritual principle to the
service I do. At first, I just wanted to prove to
myself that I could take a position and fulfill it.
During the course of that first year, I learned or
discovered that giving back to the fellowship,
just because, could have made me feel a part of
something very special. No longer do I take for
granted that the meeting room is open, literature
is set out, and coffee is ready, when I get out to
meetings. I know that an addict who really loves
NA and cares about the fellow addicts, has shown
up early and given of themselves to insure an
atmosphere of recovery.
I have always done service work from the group
level to the world level. I hope I will always
continue to give back to NA in some way,
because what NA has done for me, could never be
paid back in full. I owe a debt of gratitude to NA
that can only be paid by giving selflessly to the
fellowship as long as I stay clean.......
Anonymous
“We must give freely and gratefully that which has been given
freely and gratefully given to us.” Basic Text Pg. 47
A Word on Resentment
Resentment is like drinking poison and
expecting someone else to die. Resentments
only hurt us. We allow others to live in our
heads rent free.
The resentment we carry around does not have
any effect on the people we resent. We nee to
realize that our source of serenity is not
dependent on what we think a person should say
or do.
The spiritual principles of NA teach us to have
compassion and a positive acceptance of others
shortcomings. Nothing Changes if Nothing
Changes and the Change comes from the
Spiritual Awakening within.