September 30: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Little Christina

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 30, read by Little Christina

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September 30

Unity in All Our Affairs

"What we learn about unity in NA helps us to figure out how to be members of our families, members of our communities, members of a team at work or at play."

—Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Desperation to Passion”

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Before coming to NA, many of us had little experience with fitting in. We felt like extraterrestrial visitors and rarely believed that we belonged. We had a creeping feeling that we were imposters and lived in fear of others finding out that we were hiding behind a front.

This sense of loneliness and distrust made early recovery difficult. We wanted what NA members had, but couldn’t open up long enough to let anyone in. We had to start somewhere, so we tested the wisdom of the advice we’d heard by joining home groups.

Soon, we found ourselves with service positions and sponsors. We began to feel a part of the Fellowship more often than not. Even when our sense of belonging shifts, we find that we’re often doing better than we are feeling. We remain works in progress.

By participating in our recovery, we learn to participate in life. We start talking to our families; we stick with a job long enough to get to know people and even let them get to know us. Thanks to NA and our experiences in the rooms, many of us have been able to reconcile with our families, serve our communities, and enjoy life. Our lives are transformed; we find fulfillment and purpose as we contribute to unity in all areas of our lives. On most days, we feel whole.

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Spiritual Principle:

I will continue to walk through my fears and join in when it seems right. I will continue to open up and give back so that I can be a part of something bigger than myself.

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Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Welcome to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is your Spiritual Principleof the Day episode featuring a
recovering addict. Hi, my name is Little Christina.

(00:23):
My clean date is April 5th, 2008.
You're listening to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is the spiritual principle of the day for September 30th.
Unity and all of our affairs. What we learn in unity in NA
helps us figure out how to be members of our families, members

(00:45):
of our committees, members of a team, at work or at play.
Living Clean Chapter 1. Desperation to passion.
Before coming to NA, many of us had little experience with
fitting in. We felt like extraterrestrial
visitors and really believed that we belonged.
We had a creeping feeling that we are imposters and lived in

(01:07):
fear of others finding out that we were hiding behind a front.
This sense of loneliness and distrust made early recovery
difficult. We wanted what any members had
but couldn't open up long enoughto let anyone in.
We had to start somewhere. So we tested the wisdom of the
advice we'd heard by joining thehome groups.

(01:28):
Soon we found ourselves with service positions and sponsors.
We began to feel part of a fellowship.
More often than not, even our sense of belonging shifts.
We find that we are often doing better than we are feeling.
We remain works in progress. By participating in our
recovery, we learn to participate in life.
We start talking to our families.

(01:50):
We stick with a job long enough to get to know people and even
let them get to know us. Thanks to NA and our experiences
in the rooms, many of us have been able to reconcile with our
families, serve our communities,and enjoy life.
Our lives are transformed. We find fulfillment and purpose
as we contribute to unity in allareas of our lives.

(02:12):
On most days, we feel whole. Spiritual principle.
I will continue to walk through my fears and join in when it
seems right. I will continue to open up and
give back so that I can be a part of something bigger than
myself. The Voices of Recovery Podcast
is an independent production of the works of Wisdom.

(02:35):
We welcome your questions and donations via PayPal at
[e-mail]. This podcast is an independent
production and is not affiliatedwith, associated with,
authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected
with Narcotics Anonymous or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates. While any literature may be read

(02:55):
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Voices of Recovery podcast.