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Download a PDF of Just For Today, a book of daily reflections for people in recovery from addiction. Each entry offers a quote from the Basic Text of Narcotics Anonymous, a meditation, and a suggestion for the day.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do—just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.
I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do —just for exercise.
We meet in the rooms of recovery together, sharing the bonds of past suffering and hope for the future. We meet on mutual ground with our focus on the two things we all have in common--addiction and recovery. Just for Today: No matter what my personal circumstances, I belong.
JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear.
And just as the steps work in our lives every day--if we allow them--our understanding of the truth may change each day as we grow. Just for Today: I will open my eyes and my heart to changes brought about by the steps. With an open mind, I can understand the truth in my life today.
The book you have in your hands. Just for Today, is the culmination of almost a decade of work on the part of the NA Fellowship. Serious interest in creating a daily meditation bOOk for NA members began shortly after the initial approval Of Our Basic Text in 1982. Between 1984 and 1989, nearly a
