First things first
“We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job
at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present
themselves.”
Basic Text, p.54
It’s been said that recovery is simple-all we’ve got to change is everything! That can
seem a pretty tall order; especially when we first arrive in Narcotics Anonymous.
After all, not many of us showed up at our first meeting because our lives were in
great shape. On the contrary, a great many of us came to NA in the midst of the
worst crises of our lives. We needed recovery, and quick!
The enormity of the change required in our lives can be paralyzing. We know we
can’t take care of all that needs to be done, not all at once. How do we start?
Chances are, we’ve already started. We’ve done the first, most obvious things that
needed to be done: We’ve stopped using drugs, and we’ve started going to
meetings.
What do we do next? Pretty much the same thing, just more of it. From where we
are, we do what we can. We walk the path of recovery by picking up our feet and
taking the step that’s right in front of us. Only when that’s been accomplished must
we concern ourselves with what comes next. Slowly but surely, we’ll find ourselves
making progress down the path, visibly drawing closer each day to becoming the
kind of person we’d like to be.
Just for today: I will walk the path of my recovery by taking the step right in front of
me.