Newsletter Submission - Esperanza Area of Narcotics Anonymous

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Just For Today

January 26, 2022

Self-centeredness

Page 26

"The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness."

Basic Text, p. 20

What is self-centeredness? It is our belief that the world revolves around us. Our wishes, our demands are the only ones worth consideration. Our self-centered minds believe they are capable of getting everything they want if only they would be left to their own devices. Self-centeredness assumes total self-sufficiency.

We say that self-centeredness is the spiritual part of our disease because the self-centered mind cannot conceive of anything greater or more important than itself. But there is a spiritual solution to our spiritual malady: the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous. The steps lead us away from self-centeredness and toward God-centeredness.

We strip away our delusion of self-sufficiency by admitting our own powerlessness and seeking the aid of a Power greater than ourselves. We acknowledge the bankruptcy of our self-righteousness by admitting we've been wrong, making amends, and seeking knowledge of what's right from the God of our understanding. And we deflate our overwhelming sense of self-importance by seeking to serve others, not only ourselves.

The self-centeredness afflicting our spirit can be treated with a spiritual solution: the Twelve Steps.

Just for Today: My guidance and my strength comes from a Higher Power, not from my own self. I will practice the Twelve Steps to become more God-centered and less self-centered.

Today’s Meetings

1:30 pm Wednesday Just For The Newcomer

127 McCullough San Antonio, TX 78215

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6:00 pm Wednesday Spiritual Journey Women’s NA Meeting

W,VM

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/6122194329

6:00 pm Wednesday Gateway to Recovery

6623 Five Palms San Antonio, TX 78242

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6:30 pm Wednesday Recovery Central

6977 San Pedro San Antonio, TX 78216

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6:30 pm Wednesday Living The Dream Virtual Meeting

O,SD,VM

Zoom ID#778088354#

13462487799,,778088354

6:30 pm Wednesday A New Way

ARP

10929 Nacogdoches Rd. Ste. #12 San Antonio, TX 78217

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7:00 pm Wednesday Miracles Happen – Virtual Meeting

O,VM

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/274214657

+13462487799,,274214657#

8:00 pm Wednesday Easy Does It

7575 Tezel San Antonio, TX 78250

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8:00 pm Wednesday Force Group

8900 Starcrest San Antonio, TX 78217

O,NS

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First Step
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives were unmanageable.

First Tradition
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.

First Concept
To fulfill our fellowship’s primary purpose, the NA groups have joined together to create a structure which develops, coordinates, and maintains services on behalf of NA as a whole.