Higher Power
Hi everyone, my name is LuLu and I’m an addict. I’d like to start by expressing my deepest gratitude to my Higher Power, whom I call God, for keeping me clean just for today. I also want to thank the program of Narcotics Anonymous and the people in these rooms. Without this fellowship and the…
God Does Walk-Ins Only
I’m a Christian woman in NA, and I’m in full recovery scheduling mode. I’m talking color-coded calendar, reminders, alarms for reminders of reminders. If it’s not scheduled, it basically doesn’t exist in my life. Meetings? Scheduled. Appointments? Scheduled. Downtime? Scheduled. “Don’t spiral today”? Scheduled twice, just in case. The problem is spiritual principles do not…
Zoom Rooms
Hi, I’m an addict. So I only go to virtual meetings… which means my recovery family lives in little squares like the Brady Bunch of bad decisions. My idea of “fellowship” is arguing with myself about whether to turn my camera on or stay spiritually anonymous in pajama mode. In active addiction, I was out…
The Newcomer
When a newcomer joins a meeting, the most important person has just arrived. It doesn’t matter how many years the rest of us have; the addict with the least amount of time is the heartbeat of our room. Our literature tells us that "the newcomer is the most important person at any meeting because we…
Recovery and Me
Poem about recovery
One Year
Poem written about being one year clean