“...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean.”
Basic Text, p. 132
“Any lengths?” newcomers ask. “What do you mean, any lengths?”
Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to
go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to
drive many miles to get drugs( alcohol) ? Yes, we usually were. Then it makes
sense that, if we are as concerned about staying clean as we were about
using, we will try anything to find a ride to a meeting.
In our addiction, didn’t we often do crazy, insane things or use
unknown substances at the direction of others? Then why do we often
find it so hard to take direction in recovery, especially when the
direction is designed to help us grow? And when we used, didn’t we
often, in desperation, turn to our Higher Power, saying, “Please, just
get me out of this one!” Then why do we find it so hard to ask for
God’s help in our recovery?
When we used, we usually had an open mind when it came to finding
ways and means to get more drugs (alcohol). If we can apply this same principle
of open-mindedness to our recovery, we may surprise ourselves by how
easily we begin to grasp the NA (AA) program. Our best thinking, it is often
said, got us into the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous ( Alcoholics Anonymous). If we are willing
to go to any lengths, follow directions, and stay open-minded, we can
stay clean.
Just for today: I am willing to go to any lengths to stay clean. I will become as open-minded and ready to take direction as I need to be.
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