***That no addict seeking recovery need ever die from the horrors of addiction***
Welcome To
North Louisiana Area Narcotics Anonymous!
We are grateful to say that as of May 17, 2008 we are 29 years old!
In the beginning, there was the Plan.
And then came the Assumptions.
The Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan was without substance.
Darkness was upon the face of the Membership.
They spoke among themselves saying,
It's a crock of shit, and it stinks.
The Members went to their Areas saying,
It is a pail of dung, we can't live with the smell.
The Areas went to their Regions saying,
It is a container of excrement, it's very strong, none may abide by it.
The Regions went to the World Board saying,
It is a vessel of fertilizer, no one may abide its strength.
The World Board spoke among themselves, saying to each other,
It contains that which aids plant growth, it's very strong.
The World Board went back to the Regions saying,
It promotes growth, and it's very powerful.
The Regions went back to the Areas saying,
This new plan will actively promote growth and vigor of the Fellowship.
The Membership looked upon the Plan, and said that it was good.
The Plan became Policy.
This is how shit happens in NA.
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. So he descended a bit and shouted to a man on the ground, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man on the ground replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a sponsor," said the balloonist. "I am, replied the man, how did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is, I believe, technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information and fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've probably delayed my trip."
The man below responded, "You must be a sponsee." "I am, replied the balloonist, but how did you know?" "Well, said the man, you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect other people to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault!
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