I can’t, but we can
“From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common
bond… Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery…”
Basic Text, pp. 94-95
Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone-that
was the creed many of us followed. We denied that we were powerless over our
addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable, despite all evidence to the
contrary. Many of us would not surrender without the assurance there was
something worth surrendering to. Many of us took our First Step only when we had
evidence that addicts could recover in Narcotics Anonymous.
In NA, we find others who’ve been in the same predicament, with the same needs,
who’ve found tools that worked for them. These addicts are willing to share those
tools with us and give us the emotional support we need as we learn to use them.
Recovering addicts know how important the help of others can be because they’ve
been given that help themselves. When we become a part of Narcotics Anonymous,
we join a society of addicts like ourselves, a group of people who know that we help
one another recover.
Just for today: I will join in the bond of recovery. I will find the experience, strength,
and hope I need in the Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous.