Spiritual Awakening
“Having had a spiritual awakening” – I remember hearing that statement when I first came through the doors of Nar-Anon. I wondered what that meant. I decided that it meant that I…
Connections
When I was young, I felt a strong connection with my Higher Power, who I believed linked all human beings to each other. I experienced an electric current of connection…
Replacing Fear with Faith
I once read a book entitled: “Do Not Be Afraid.” This book is full of words of wisdom, and talks about life and the pitfalls that it presents to us.…
Think
When I lived with active addiction, everything I did seemed necessary from crisis to crisis. I was in survival mode. My life was similar to an emergency room triage. What is…
A Credit To Service
You were there to greet me as I came through the door, You listened to my story, though you’d heard it before, And as I recall at my meeting number…
Changing What I Can
Change! Well, I am learning that I definitely cannot change the addicts. I cannot make my addicted loved ones do anything they do not want to do. I cannot make them…
Carry The Message
When I first learned of my son’s addiction, I rode an emotional roller coaster. Nearly a year passed before I heeded the advice of my son’s Narcotics Anonymous sponsor, who…
Sponsorship
I have been blessed to find Nar-Anon through my family and friends whose addictions affected my well-being. I say blessed because it brought me to recovery and serenity, once I…
Healthy Boundaries
Today, I am learning the importance of setting healthy boundaries for myself. I learned from past experiences that all my efforts to control and change my addicted loved one by pleading, crying,…
Dealing With Anger
I once heard a Nar-Anon convention speaker say, “Anger is my drug of choice.” Why am I so angry all the time? It seems that every time I feel I…