Just For Today – July 18: The Gift of Desperation

“Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until, in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics Anonymous.”
—Basic Text, page 13

Desperation Leads to Recovery

Desperation is often seen as undesirable, but for addicts, it can be a gift. It compels us to accept the First Step and become open to new ideas. Our best efforts at control only wore us out, making us willing to surrender.

Embracing Desperation

Desperation helps us become honest, open-minded, and willing to accept the spiritual principles that make recovery possible.

Just for today: The gift of desperation has helped me become honest, open-minded, and willing. I am grateful for this gift because it has made my recovery possible.