I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery is going. The following is the format for that pamphlet :
Dear God, show me what I have done right and wrong today.Show me how I can better live and serve your will tomorrow.Just for today, my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying lifewithout the use of drugs.Am I clean today? _________________________________________________________ How have I acted differently? ___________________________________________________ Did my disease run my life today? _______________________________________________ If so, how?___________________________________________________________________ _What did I do today that I wish I had not done? ___________________________________ What have I left undone that I wish I had done? ___________________________________ Was I good to myself today? ____________________________________________________ How? _______________________________________________________________________ _Was today a good day?________________________________________________________ _Was I happy? ________________________________________________________________ _Was I serene?________________________________________________________________ _Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in meand wants to help me in my recovery. Did I talk to my sponsor today? __________________________________________________ Did I attend a meeting today? ___________________________________________________ Where? ______________________________________________________________________ Did I share my experiences, strengths, and hopes? ________________________________ Who are the people in my life that I trust today? __________________________________ Who has trust in me today? _____________________________________________________ Just for today I will have a program; I will try to follow it to the bestof my ability. Did I read from our literature today? _____________________________________________ What steps did I consciously work? ______________________________________________ Did I admit my powerlessness today? ____________________________________________ Was I able to put my trust in my Higher Power today? ______________________________ What did I learn about myself today? ____________________________________________ Did I make any amends today? __________________________________________________ Do I owe any?_________________________________________________________________ Did I admit fault to anyone today? _______________________________________________ Did I worry about yesterday or tomorrow? ________________________________________ Can I accept myself as I am today? ______________________________________________ Just for today, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. Did I feel like I was a part of humanity today? _____________________________________ Did I allow myself to become obsessed by anything today? _________________________ What has God given me to be grateful for today? __________________________________ Have I done anything to cause harm to myself or to another today? __________________ If so, what? ___________________________________________________________________ Am I willing to change today? ___________________________________________________ Did I pray or meditate today?____________________________________________________ How did this affect my life? ____________________________________________________ _What spiritual principles have I been able to practice in my life today? _______________ Was the most important thing in my life today staying clean?________________________ Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my newassociations, people who are not using and have found a new way of life.So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Have I given of myself today without expecting anything in return?___________________ Was there fear in my life today? _________________________________________________ Did I feel intense joy or pain? ___________________________________________________ Did I call or visit someone in the program today? __________________________________ Did I pray for the well-being of another today? ____________________________________ Was I happy today? ____________________________________________________________ Have I been peaceful today? ____________________________________________________
Did I consciously remember that I have a choice today? ____________________________
enjoy your 10th step, it can save your life! fred
Tahir said
Dec 10, 2007
Thank you Fred for sharing the IP here. Just the reminder for me as to how useful this simple IP was for me in my first year of recovery. How could I have forgotten it? Glad to see you take the initiative and participate here for the benefit of NA members like me
Keep the miracle alive, we need you here...
Big NA Hugs and fellowship love to you, Tahir.
Blessed said
Dec 31, 2007
Hello everyone,
Thanks for re-posting this it certainly has been helpful to remember that I have a Daily Inventory Sheet. Today, I have to say that I was afraid so I prayed, and prayed , then prayed somemore. Shared with a friend that I was in Fear so she is praying as well as my husband is praying.
I prayed for more than one person today which is a wonderful place to be. This Step reminds us to do that. As long as I am not holding any resentments or unforgiveness against my brothers and sisters my prayers are heard. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.
God is in Control and he knows what is best. His Will be done, not mine. I can pray for healing for my Dad, Healing for myself, Freedom, Recovery, and Rededication for my Son. However it is each person's choice to choose his or her own Faith. God gave us Free will and I am choosing his offering me his Son.
Drinking or using isn't an option to handle lifes difficulties anymore. I don't have another drink or drug left in me. I used and drank fro 28 years off and on and very heavy at many times when the money ran freely. The septum in my nose isn't there anymore the use of cocaine in the early 80's. When the Rich and Famous were doing it I was right there. Times were good and bad. I was the one snorting up cars, airplanes and the like. Driving Rolls Royces and Mercedes at 22 yeasr old, living in Multi million dollar homes with a huge hole in my HEART. Evil thinking and evil doing so much destruction. I think about how much money GOD saw this child waste and How he has Forgiven me, and I have Forgiven myself for everything I ever did. Well, it is amazing! Giving me a new life is just awesome.
I pray that each and every Newbie, Newcomer, and anyone that is looking for a way out of the ALcohol, Drugs, Co-Dependency, inabling to join hands with A Sponsor that works a wonderful Program to come along for a Love filled joy filled SOBER life.
May this 2008 bring many Men and Women to Sobriety with there children that are caught in the Cross-Fire.
We Love you,
Blessed and her Husband ( Blessing )
Dear God, show me what I have done right and wrong today.Show me how I can better live and serve your will tomorrow. Just for today, my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying lifewithout the use of drugs.Am I clean today? _________________________________________________________
How have I acted differently? ___________________________________________________
Did my disease run my life today? _______________________________________________
If so, how?___________________________________________________________________
_What did I do today that I wish I had not done? ___________________________________
What have I left undone that I wish I had done? ___________________________________
Was I good to myself today? ____________________________________________________
How? _______________________________________________________________________
_Was today a good day?________________________________________________________
_Was I happy? ________________________________________________________________
_Was I serene?________________________________________________________________
_Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in meand wants to help me in my recovery.
Did I talk to my sponsor today? __________________________________________________
Did I attend a meeting today? ___________________________________________________
Where? ______________________________________________________________________
Did I share my experiences, strengths, and hopes? ________________________________
Who are the people in my life that I trust today? __________________________________
Who has trust in me today? _____________________________________________________
Just for today I will have a program; I will try to follow it to the bestof my ability.
Did I read from our literature today? _____________________________________________
What steps did I consciously work? ______________________________________________
Did I admit my powerlessness today? ____________________________________________
Was I able to put my trust in my Higher Power today? ______________________________
What did I learn about myself today? ____________________________________________
Did I make any amends today? __________________________________________________
Do I owe any?_________________________________________________________________
Did I admit fault to anyone today? _______________________________________________
Did I worry about yesterday or tomorrow? ________________________________________
Can I accept myself as I am today? ______________________________________________
Just for today, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life.
Did I feel like I was a part of humanity today? _____________________________________
Did I allow myself to become obsessed by anything today? _________________________
What has God given me to be grateful for today? __________________________________
Have I done anything to cause harm to myself or to another today? __________________
If so, what? ___________________________________________________________________
Am I willing to change today? ___________________________________________________
Did I pray or meditate today?____________________________________________________
How did this affect my life? ____________________________________________________
_What spiritual principles have I been able to practice in my life today? _______________
Was the most important thing in my life today staying clean?________________________
Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my newassociations, people who are not using and have found a new way of life.So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear.
Have I given of myself today without expecting anything in return?___________________
Was there fear in my life today? _________________________________________________
Did I feel intense joy or pain? ___________________________________________________
Did I call or visit someone in the program today? __________________________________
Did I pray for the well-being of another today? ____________________________________
Was I happy today? ____________________________________________________________
Have I been peaceful today? ____________________________________________________
Did I consciously remember that I have a choice today? ____________________________
enjoy your 10th step, it can save your life!
fred