New ideas
“We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that
lead to a new way of life.”
Basic Text p.91
Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets
especially hard, we’re tempted to follow the path of least resistance and live by our
old ideas again. We forget that our old ideas were killing us. To live a new way of
life, we need to open our minds to new ideas.
Working the steps, attending meetings, sharing with others, trusting a sponsor –
these suggestions may meet our resistance, even our rebellion. The NA program
requires effort, but each step in the program brings us closer to becoming the kinds
of people we truly want to be. We want to change, to grow, to become something
more than we are today. To do that, we open our minds, try on the new ideas we’ve
found in NA, and learn to live a new way of life
Just for today: I will open my mind to new ideas and learn to live my life in a new
way.