For some us, learning to treat ourselves with compassion is a lifelong practice. As addicts we can be too hard ourselves—or too easy. Even after years in recovery, being kind to ourselves may not come naturally. We recover over time, not overnight.

This quote comes from 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴. You can purchase a paper copy from our webstore: www.na.org/webstore or an e-version from the links on this page: www.na.org/elit.

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