A Few Suggestions
We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction,
What is "that our lives had become unmanageable."
There seems to be this alternative: either go as best we can to the bitter ends-jails, institutions and death-
What is "or find a new way to live."
This foundational first principle practiced in Step One involves completely accepting our powerlessness over addiction.
What is surrender (or acceptance)?
JFT
What is "Just For Today?"
Often called the "big three" essential or foundational principles required to begin recovering in NA.
What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?
Tradition Twelve states that this concept is the spiritual foundation of all traditions, reminding members to place principles before personalities.
What is anonymity?
Step Two introduces this spiritual principle, moving an addict from the despair of active addiction to the belief that recovery is possible.
What is hope?
WCNA
What is "the World Convention of Narcotics Anonymous?"
We came to believe....
What is "that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
"NA is not for people who need it…"
What is "... its for people who want it."
Practiced in Step Three, this principle is the action of turning our will and our lives over to the care of a Higher Power.
What is faith (or surrender)?
SPAD
What is the "Spiritual Principle of the Day?"
We continued to take personal inventory and....
What is "when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
Step Eleven aims to improve our conscious contact with God through these two practices.
"What are prayer and meditation?"
Described in Step Four as "searching and fearless," this principle requires the courage to look at oneself.
What is an inventory (practiced with courage/honesty)?
ODAAT
What is "One Day At A Time?"
We can only keep what we have by giving it away to this VIP.
Who is the newcomer?
We sought through prayer and meditation to....
What is "improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
For the first time in man's entire history, a simple way has proving itself in the lives of many addicts. It is available to us all.
What is "This is a simple spiritual, not religious program, known as Narcotics Anonymous."
The spiritual principle underlying Steps Eight and Nine, representing an inner readiness and action to repair past damage.
What is willingness (and amends)?
NAWS
What is "Narcotics Anonymous World Services?"