Newsletter Submission - Esperanza Area of Narcotics Anonymous

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Upcoming Events

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, December 6, 2019 – Nooners speaker

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, December 6, 2019 – Outreach to FORCE

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, December 8, 2019 – Board of Directors Meeting

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, December 8, 2019 – EANA 2020 Proposed Budget

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, December 8, 2019 – Phoenix speaker

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, December 9, 2019 – Outreach to Kenedy

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, December 10, 2019 – Spiritual Awakening speaker

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, December 10, 2019 – A New Way speaker

10:00 am – 11:00 am, December 11, 2019 – Activities Inventory Audit

10:00 am – 11:00 am, December 14, 2019 – Frolic 2019 Audit

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, December 14, 2019 – EACNA VI Event Support Function

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, December 17, 2019 – A New Way speaker

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, December 19, 2019 – No Matter What speaker

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, December 20, 2019 – The Core Group speaker

10:30 pm – 11:30 pm, December 21, 2019 – Free Today speaker

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, December 24, 2019 – December 25, 2019 – Holiday Marathon Meetings

All Day – 1:00 am, December 31, 2019 – New Year's Eve Celebration

All Day, January 17, 2020 – January 19, 2020 – EACNA VI Convention

12:00 pm, January 24, 2020 – January 26, 2020 – Southeastern Zonal Forum

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, January 25, 2020 – Boerne NA 7 Year Anniversary

All Day, January 31, 2020 – February 2, 2020 – TBRCNA 2020

All Day, March 7, 2020 – Spiritual Awakening 15 Year Anniversary

12:00 pm, September 11, 2020 – September 13, 2020 – Multi-Zonal Service Symposium of NA

Just For Today

December 06, 2019

Romance and recovery

Page 356

"Relationships can be a terribly painful area."

Basic Text, p. 82

Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerable-these are all powerful emotions. But we can't forget that we have only a daily reprieve from our addiction. Holding onto this daily reprieve must be the top priority in any recovering addict's life.

We can become too involved in our relationship. We can neglect old friends and our sponsor in the process. Then, when things get difficult, we often feel that we can no longer reach out to those who helped us prior to our romantic involvement. This belief can lay the groundwork for a relapse. By consistently working our program and attending meetings, we ensure that we have a network of recovery, even when we're deep in a romance.

Our desire to be romantically involved is natural. But we mustn't forget that, without our program, even the healthiest relationship will not guard us against the strength of our addiction.

Just for Today: In my desire for romance, I will not ignore my recovery.

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