For some reason, my Higher Power has decided to put a variety of addicts in my life. Not only my immediate family suffers from addiction, but also other relatives, friends and acquaintances. I felt my job was to make them all well. Each time a new addict came along, I took it as my personal responsibility to fix them. In my thinking, they needed to know about the Twelve Steps, they needed to know about our program and the Narcotics Anonymous program and meetings. I had them ready for recovery, commitment and service. All they had to do was follow my plan. The problem was that my plan did not work when I tried to apply it to others…
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