Topic of the week, words that begin with "N"
 

N is for Newcomer. The newcomer is the most important person in the room. Stop and take the time to say hello. Even if you are hurting yourself, it helps to get out of self and help someone else. I am grateful that they carry the message to me that it isn't any better out there and I don't have to go back out and do new research.

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N is for Noise. Make some noise, give thanks to your Higher Power. Make sure your noise is a joyful one and not intrusive. We can get sidetracked by outside noise, often because we are trying to escape from the internal chatter in our own minds.

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N is for "No!" As the saying goes, "What part of no don't you understand." It is alright to say "No," I don't have to be a people pleaser and always say yes. I don't have to say, "How High!" when someone gives me a negative entreaty like jump right to it.

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N is for Nothing. Nothing changes, if nothing changes. Just because I put the plug in the jug, doesn't mean I have nothing else to do. I need to apply the program and work the Steps into my life. It is a living program.

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N is for Nuts - Not Using The Steps

Work your program, use the steps in every phase of your life. Your sobriety depends on it.

N is for Notice. You are being put on notice! This is a progressive disease. If you haven't don't it yet, continue to use and abuse people, places, and things and you will find yourself there before you know it! Just say "No!" Just for today, I choose not to use.

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N is for The "Nth" Year

The Nth year is this year. The message is that the dangerous year of sobriety is the present. Years past are either successful or otherwise, and years to come aren't here yet. There is a rather somber aspect to this quote, or at least it seemed so to me when I first heard it. It is sobering to realize that my recovery is an ongoing process that can be interrupted anytime I pick up a drink, no matter how many years I may have with the AA program. I don't worry about this a lot, but I do spend some time on each of my AA birthdays remembering that the key word for me is recovering not recovered.