I give thanks to God throughout each day when he guides me. Every morning I wake up before my alarm and let God know that he is in charge today, not me then I leave my heart open to him throughout the day.
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If I want to be happy, joyous and free I need to pray for the knowledge of God’s will for me and the power to carry that out. After working the steps, I have come to believe it’s not my place to tell my higher power what I want or when I need something because that same self-will brought me to my lowest point years before. Before AA I prayed a handful of times when I was in serious trouble and needed God to bail me out. Prayer has changed for me over the years. My early experience with meditation was much different than prayer. I mentioned this to someone, and they stated I was doing the exact opposite of meditation, so I’d be better off not doing it at all.
I would also replay the idea that I wasn’t meditating properly because I couldn’t clear my mind completely. Then I would begin to think about some of the stressful situations that happened during the day and feel anxious about the days ahead. Five minutes into each session I began to think about how many minutes remained. I enjoyed listening to many of the facilitators but found it difficult to be calm and focused for more than a few minutes. We used an app that allowed us to choose from many different guided mediations. For this reason, I was very open to the idea when someone proposed meditating during this meeting. I was a regular for years and became very comfortable with the home and the group of attendees. When I first joined AA, I attended a meeting at someone’s house every Tuesday night. I will practice generosity by inviting another member-new, old, or in between-to help me or to serve NA.Ģ007-2023, NA World Services, Inc.I struggled with meditation in the beginning also. But I'll tell you this: Being asked to help never gets old. One member had this to say: "I've grown old in NA-which beats the alternative-but I'm not as plugged into what's happening in NA beyond my home group and sponsees. We may assume that our most seasoned members are above such tasks or that they'd volunteer if they were interested. And yet, the names of those still with us might not come to mind when we need to recruit panelists for H&I, hosts for the convention's hospitality room, or facilitators for the newcomer orientation. We are the direct beneficiaries of our predecessors' vision and generosity.
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An interlinked series of relationships define the history of almost every NA community. We open doors for others to practice generosity in turn, they reach out to bring others along. Generously serving each other and NA develops our capacity we grow as human beings, and NA grows as a Fellowship. Longtime members assure us that this is no accident.
As we support other members, meetings, and service bodies-and rope others into doing the same-our generosity is evident in our contributions. Service often gives us our first sustained exposure to the good feelings that come with giving of ourselves.
By then, we recognize that some of the benefits we derive from service come from practicing love and generosity. Years later, we're the ones nominating newcomers for those same lifesaving commitments. We trusted that they knew a thing or two, so we surrendered to doing as they suggested. We complied back then since the people suggesting that we make coffee, set out literature, or greet people at the door were clean, after all. We do it with love, remembering our own reluctance to volunteer, and with gratitude for what early service opportunities gave us. Railroading newcomers into service is an age-old tradition in NA. Living Clean, Chapter 7, "Being of Service" "When we allow another person to step up and help us, we give them a chance to express their own love and generosity."
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