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John · John

Hello everyone, Yes, it is time to pay our bills again for the site, so any donation you are willing to make to help offset its cost is appreciated. Just click the Donate button at the top of the page and it will take you directly to the paypal account so your donation can be gotten through your debit or cred...

John · John

NA_ROCKS · NA_ROCKS

Hugs Family!! I was wondering if everyone wanted to put their cleandates here so that we could start sending out congratulations to all members celebrating... :) What does everyone think about this idea? I would be willing to begin a calendar for the group and add people as they post their cleandate...

Lon · Lon

Hello Friends: If you are new to NA here are some links to help you. If you are searching for a meeting in your area try looking at ;http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/ Here is the NA book online ; http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/BT6E_Webposting.pdf NA's o...

John · John

Please accept this as your personal invitation to join us at the Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums Step Work Board and share with us, your own experience, strength and hope. If you are new to recovery, you can ask questions related to the 12 Steps here, see how others work and apply the...

Dave R · Dave R

Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people. Basic Text, p. 41 = When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didnt always know precisely whom we had injured, either financially or emotionally. When it ca...

theother half · theother half

hi everyone...im not a user....although ive had my time in the past I haven't gotten into the hard drugs that make this hell possible...what I am asking for is some advice on how to approach things with my gf/exgf. she is a heroin addict and bipolar as well..dating for about 3 years on and off through th...

Dave R · Dave R

Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us. Basic Text, p. 83 = Many of us came to NA emotionally shattered. Years of using people and allowing them to use us had taken their toll on our ability to trust anyone, ourselves included....

Bigmaky · Bigmaky

I am part of a sponsorship family that goes on a camp out every year. I haven't been yet but hear it is a wonderful time. The guy who host it has 30+ years clean and there is around 300 people that go to this event. They consist of all the men that he sponsors and that they sponsor on down the line. One of the guys...

Dave R · Dave R

Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program. Basic Text, p. 95 = Its relatively easy to accept the things we likeits the things we dont like that are hard to accept. But remaking the world and everyone in it to suit our t...

Dave R · Dave R

It really annoys me sometimes when I hear addicts talk about their drug of choice. It is like they think that they really only had a problem with a particular drug. I've heard the following recently from a newcomer: "Yeah, I wasn't really an addict until I started doing opiates. Before then, I s...

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing, or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for the unknown. Basic Text, p. 34 = We have often heard it said that when the pain of remaining the same becomes grea...

Dave R · Dave R

If we maintain our spiritual condition daily, we find it easier to deal with the pain and confusion. Basic Text, p. 95 = When we first began searching for a Power greater than ourselves, many of us got stuck in old beliefs or ideas. These ranged from the fear of a punishing or vengeful God to no belief at...

Dave R · Dave R

The program works a miracle in our lives.... We become free to live. Basic Text, p. 11 = Most of usif weve been in recovery for any length of time at allhave heard some member complaining in a meeting about being terribly overworked, too busy for meetings or sponsorship or other activities. In fact, w...

Buckowen · Buckowen

I am a parent to a 27 yr. old opiate addict. He decided a month ago he wanted to get his life back and get clean. He has gone to a substances abuse doctor and got on a program of decreasing amounts of suboxone, then going through a 10 day detox, and finally taking vivitrol shots for 6 to 12 months. Along wit...

Dave R · Dave R

Yes, we are a vision of hope... Basic Text, p. 53 = By the time we reached the end of our road, many of us had lost all hope for a life without the use of drugs. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. What an inspiration it was, then, coming to our first meeting and seeing a room full of addicts w...

Dave R · Dave R

As we recover, we gain a new outlook on being clean.... Life can become a new adventure for us. Basic Text, p. 91 = The using life is not a clean oneno one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings nor ourselves. Worse, though, than any exter...

Brian_YellowEyes · Brian_YellowEyes

Anyone wishing to share and exchange archives and workbooks and awesome stuff bout NA....we can. I have much of Greg Pierce's stuff also have lots of stuff from Jim M and here is a site maintained by Chris B n Boyd P from NC: narchive.magshare.net click on the lil folder at the top left corner and watch wh...

Dave R · Dave R

When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible. Basic Text, p. 45 = As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery, well find that sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons. In our early recovery, we may have spe...

Dave R · Dave R

Lost dreams awaken and new possibilities arise. Basic Text, p. 91 = Most of us had dreams when we were young. Whether we dreamed of a dynamic career, a large and loving family, or travels abroad, our dreams died when our addiction took hold. Anything we ever wanted for ourselves was cast away in our pu...

Dave R · Dave R

This program offers hope. All you have to bring with you is the desire to stop using and the willingness to try this new way of life. IP No. 16, For the Newcomer = From time to time we wonder if were doing it right in Narcotics Anonymous. Are we attending enough meetings? Are we using our sponsor, or work...

Dave R · Dave R

Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Basic Text, p. 100 = Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean. But if we keep coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the support we need for our recovery. Staying clean is easier whe...

Dave R · Dave R

The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living. Basic Text, p. 99 = After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal problems, angry feelings, and despair. When we realize whats going on, we...

Dave R · Dave R

Although honesty is difficult to practice, it is most rewarding. Basic Text, p. 96 = How difficult we find it to be honest! Many of us come to NA so confused about what really happened in our lives that it sometimes takes months and years to sort it all out. The truth of our history is not always as we have...

Dave R · Dave R

Our negative sense of self has been replaced by a positive concern for others. Basic Text, p. 16 = Spreading gossip feeds a dark hunger in us. Sometimes we think the only way we can feel good about ourselves is to make someone else look bad by comparison. But the kind of self-esteem that can be purchase...

Dave R · Dave R

We make our amends to the best of our ability. Basic Text, p. 40 = The Ninth Step tells us to make direct amends wherever possible. Our experience tells us to follow up those direct amends with long-lasting changes in our attitudes and our behaviorthat is, with indirect amends. For example, say we'v...

LizC · LizC

I wrote something long and venting but it got deleted and I'm just too tired to write it again. Summary I'm struggling today. I want to use. I'm not worth fighting for. My fiancÃ© talks to me like a piece of shit because I work too much and he gets to say on his ass everyday and get disability and social secur...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Morning and blessings of this day! An old line from Steve Miller Band(we used to cover)talking about flying like an eagle..Reminds me of one of my favorite spiritual readings I would use especially on Marathon days to remind myself of life with God's (of my understandings) strength and guidance.Wo...

Dave R · Dave R

We wanted an easy way out.... When we did seek help, we were only looking for the absence of pain. Basic Text, p. 5 = Somethings not working. In fact, somethings been wrong for a long time, causing us pain and complicating our lives. The problem is that, at any given moment, it always appears easier to c...

Dave R · Dave R

We dont have to be clean when we get here but, after the first meeting, we suggest that newcomers keep coming back and come back clean. We dont have to wait for an overdose or a jail sentence to get help from Narcotics Anonymous. Basic Text, pp. 10-11 = Very few of us arrive in NA brimming with willingnes...

Dave R · Dave R

We live a day at a time but also from moment to moment. When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Basic Text, p. 99 = Life often seems too complicated to understand, especially for those of us whove dodged it for so long. When we stopped using drugs, many of us c...

LizC · LizC

Hey y'all. Just checking in. I've been starting to plan my wedding the date is Aug 31 2014 but that's all i got. I've been sick with pneumonia for 3 weeks and will most likely be going to the hospital tomorrow because it could affect other health issues. Anyone heard from Manon recently?

Dave R · Dave R

Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone. Basic Text, p. 85 = There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into relat...

Dave R · Dave R

We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us. Basic Text, p. 58 = We all have times when it seems as though our lives are falling apart. There are days, or even weeks, when it seems that everything that can go wrong is going wrong. Whether its the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or the end of a...

Dave R · Dave R

We examined our lives and discovered who we really are. To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = As using addicts, the demands of our disease determined our personality. We could be whoever or whatever we needed to be in order to get our fix. We were survival m...

NAdrew422 · NAdrew422

What can u do when that 1 place u came to find early in recovery where u can feel welcomed, at home, loved, be a part of, get that 1st taste of service, & u call ur home group, gets so complacent or whatever it may be thts causing soooo much disunity, judgement, favoritism, and such a general lack of prac...

Dave R · Dave R

...the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or bad to us. We are challenged by obstacles and opposition from...

bpach77511 · bpach77511

Hello all..... I'm bubba and I am a addict no doubt. My drug of choice are opiates. Actually only opiates. i won't take anything but opiates. So I need advice because I can't get methadone or suboxone. I've been taking pain killers since '03 and I'm up to 4 100mg ms contins per day. I was thinking that my s...

Dave R · Dave R

Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... We can call it the group, the program, or we can call it God. Basic Text, p. 24 = Many of us have a hard time with the idea of a Higher Power until we fully accept the depth of our own powerlessness over addiction. Once we do, most of us are at least willing to...

Tigerlady · Tigerlady

Hello all, I am on day 2 of a cold turkey detox from opiates. I know the worst is yet to Come but it won't last long. I am new here to this forum, but not to the fellowship. I had my first meeting 15 years ago,,my longest stretch of clean time was 6 years. this has been my toughest time coming back, not sure...

Raman · Raman

Hi all. My name is raman and im an addict. Im clean and serene just for today, in NA. I thought i must post this, a wonderful piece of . You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus: . 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about...

Dave R · Dave R

A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure. We tend to feel ha...

Dave R · Dave R

As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. Basic Text, p. 85 = Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly loc...

Dave R · Dave R

We want to be free of our guilt, but we dont wish to do so at the expense of anyone else. Basic Text, p. 40 = Lets face it: Most of us left trails of destruction in our wakes and harmed anyone who got in our way. Some of the people we hurt most in our addiction were the people we loved most. In an effort to pur...

aacm54757 · aacm54757

I changed my clean date. My lust took over and I was led away by my desires. I am on my way to a meeting but I feel like I was shot. I know that things will get better but I am in so much pain that it sometimes hard to express what I am feeling. I listen to what others are saying, I just show up, I dont use and tell some...

Dave R · Dave R

The steps lead to an awakening of a spiritual nature. This awakening is evidenced by changes in our lives. Basic Text, p. 49 = We know how to recognize the disease of addiction. Its symptoms are indisputable. Besides an uncontrollable appetite for drugs, those suffering exhibit self-center...

Dave R · Dave R

Meetings keep us in touch with where weve been, but more importantly, with where we could go in our recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = In many ways, addicts are different. When we came to Narcotics Anonymous we found others like ourselves, people who understood us and whom we could understand. No longe...

Dave R · Dave R

We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing. Basic Text, p. 102 = Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons. In the beginning, we avoided family and friends so they wouldnt find out we were using. Some of us avoided all nonaddicts, fearing moral bac...

Dave R · Dave R

We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard. Basic Text, p. 29 = As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the future. Its easy for our thoughts to remain tra...

Dave R · Dave R

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Step Nine = In every relationship, we dont always handle things the way we would have hoped. But friendships dont have to end when we make mistakes; instead, we can make amends. If we are sincere...

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STICKY: 12 Step Recovery: Narcotics Links (Preview) Hello Friends: If you are new to NA here are some links to help you. If you are searching for a meeting in your area try looking at ;http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/ Here is the NA book online ; http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/BT6E_Webposting.pdf NA's o...	Lon	4	7527	8 days ago by Brian_YellowEyes
STICKY: Step Work Board Info (Preview) Please accept this as your personal invitation to join us at the Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums Step Work Board and share with us, your own experience, strength and hope. If you are new to recovery, you can ask questions related to the 12 Steps here, see how others work and apply the...	John	45	9185	Oct 6, 2012 by To Far Gone
June 18 Indirect amends (Preview) Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people. Basic Text, p. 41 = When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didnt always know precisely whom we had injured, either financially or emotionally. When it ca...	Dave R	1	11	5h, 56m ago by cdbuckberry
what to do (Preview) hi everyone...im not a user....although ive had my time in the past I haven't gotten into the hard drugs that make this hell possible...what I am asking for is some advice on how to approach things with my gf/exgf. she is a heroin addict and bipolar as well..dating for about 3 years on and off through th...	theother half	4	32	7h, 20m ago by theother half
JFT June 17 Walls (Preview) Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us. Basic Text, p. 83 = Many of us came to NA emotionally shattered. Years of using people and allowing them to use us had taken their toll on our ability to trust anyone, ourselves included....	Dave R	2	30	yesterday by avid
Sposorship Family Meetings, Good or Bad? (need help) sponsorship sponsorship family family families meetings outings grand sponsor (Preview) I am part of a sponsorship family that goes on a camp out every year. I haven't been yet but hear it is a wonderful time. The guy who host it has 30+ years clean and there is around 300 people that go to this event. They consist of all the men that he sponsors and that they sponsor on down the line. One of the guys...	Bigmaky	8	56	1h, 42m ago by Kaz
JFT June 16 Accepting life (Preview) Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program. Basic Text, p. 95 = Its relatively easy to accept the things we likeits the things we dont like that are hard to accept. But remaking the world and everyone in it to suit our t...	Dave R	0	14	2 days ago by Dave R
Drug of choice? (Preview) It really annoys me sometimes when I hear addicts talk about their drug of choice. It is like they think that they really only had a problem with a particular drug. I've heard the following recently from a newcomer: "Yeah, I wasn't really an addict until I started doing opiates. Before then, I s...	Dave R	5	37	5h, 52m ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 15 Resistance to change (Preview) Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing, or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for the unknown. Basic Text, p. 34 = We have often heard it said that when the pain of remaining the same becomes grea...	Dave R	0	14	3 days ago by Dave R
JFT June 14 Maintaining our faith (Preview) If we maintain our spiritual condition daily, we find it easier to deal with the pain and confusion. Basic Text, p. 95 = When we first began searching for a Power greater than ourselves, many of us got stuck in old beliefs or ideas. These ranged from the fear of a punishing or vengeful God to no belief at...	Dave R	1	22	4 days ago by MIKEF
JFT June 13 A full life (Preview) The program works a miracle in our lives.... We become free to live. Basic Text, p. 11 = Most of usif weve been in recovery for any length of time at allhave heard some member complaining in a meeting about being terribly overworked, too busy for meetings or sponsorship or other activities. In fact, w...	Dave R	0	23	5 days ago by Dave R
Advise please (Preview) I am a parent to a 27 yr. old opiate addict. He decided a month ago he wanted to get his life back and get clean. He has gone to a substances abuse doctor and got on a program of decreasing amounts of suboxone, then going through a 10 day detox, and finally taking vivitrol shots for 6 to 12 months. Along wit...	Buckowen	5	70	3 days ago by Dean
JFT June 12 A vision of hope (Preview) Yes, we are a vision of hope... Basic Text, p. 53 = By the time we reached the end of our road, many of us had lost all hope for a life without the use of drugs. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. What an inspiration it was, then, coming to our first meeting and seeing a room full of addicts w...	Dave R	0	21	6 days ago by Dave R
JFT June 11 Living clean (Preview) As we recover, we gain a new outlook on being clean.... Life can become a new adventure for us. Basic Text, p. 91 = The using life is not a clean oneno one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings nor ourselves. Worse, though, than any exter...	Dave R	1	23	6 days ago by cdbuckberry
Archives (Preview) Anyone wishing to share and exchange archives and workbooks and awesome stuff bout NA....we can. I have much of Greg Pierce's stuff also have lots of stuff from Jim M and here is a site maintained by Chris B n Boyd P from NC: narchive.magshare.net click on the lil folder at the top left corner and watch wh...	Brian_YellowEyes	0	37	8 days ago by Brian_YellowEyes
JFT June 10 Changing motives (Preview) When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible. Basic Text, p. 45 = As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery, well find that sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons. In our early recovery, we may have spe...	Dave R	1	22	8 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 9 Old dreams needn't die (Preview) Lost dreams awaken and new possibilities arise. Basic Text, p. 91 = Most of us had dreams when we were young. Whether we dreamed of a dynamic career, a large and loving family, or travels abroad, our dreams died when our addiction took hold. Anything we ever wanted for ourselves was cast away in our pu...	Dave R	1	31	9 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 8 The only requirement (Preview) This program offers hope. All you have to bring with you is the desire to stop using and the willingness to try this new way of life. IP No. 16, For the Newcomer = From time to time we wonder if were doing it right in Narcotics Anonymous. Are we attending enough meetings? Are we using our sponsor, or work...	Dave R	0	35	10 days ago by Dave R
JFT June 7 Someone who believes in me (Preview) Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Basic Text, p. 100 = Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean. But if we keep coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the support we need for our recovery. Staying clean is easier whe...	Dave R	1	35	11 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 6 Recovery doesn't happen overnight (Preview) The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living. Basic Text, p. 99 = After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal problems, angry feelings, and despair. When we realize whats going on, we...	Dave R	1	38	11 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 5 Honest prayer (Preview) Although honesty is difficult to practice, it is most rewarding. Basic Text, p. 96 = How difficult we find it to be honest! Many of us come to NA so confused about what really happened in our lives that it sometimes takes months and years to sort it all out. The truth of our history is not always as we have...	Dave R	1	31	12 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 4 Build, don't destroy (Preview) Our negative sense of self has been replaced by a positive concern for others. Basic Text, p. 16 = Spreading gossip feeds a dark hunger in us. Sometimes we think the only way we can feel good about ourselves is to make someone else look bad by comparison. But the kind of self-esteem that can be purchase...	Dave R	1	33	12 days ago by cdbuckberry
JFT June 3 Direct and indirect amends (Preview) We make our amends to the best of our ability. Basic Text, p. 40 = The Ninth Step tells us to make direct amends wherever possible. Our experience tells us to follow up those direct amends with long-lasting changes in our attitudes and our behaviorthat is, with indirect amends. For example, say we'v...	Dave R	3	38	12 days ago by cdbuckberry
struggling (Preview) I wrote something long and venting but it got deleted and I'm just too tired to write it again. Summary I'm struggling today. I want to use. I'm not worth fighting for. My fiancÃ© talks to me like a piece of shit because I work too much and he gets to say on his ass everyday and get disability and social secur...	LizC	10	82	3 days ago by Dean
Time keeps on slippin,slippin,into the future!! (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! An old line from Steve Miller Band(we used to cover)talking about flying like an eagle..Reminds me of one of my favorite spiritual readings I would use especially on Marathon days to remind myself of life with God's (of my understandings) strength and guidance.Wo...	MIKEF	3	45	June 3rd by avid
JFT June2 Sick and tired (Preview) We wanted an easy way out.... When we did seek help, we were only looking for the absence of pain. Basic Text, p. 5 = Somethings not working. In fact, somethings been wrong for a long time, causing us pain and complicating our lives. The problem is that, at any given moment, it always appears easier to c...	Dave R	0	26	June 2nd by Dave R
JFT June 1 Keep coming back (Preview) We dont have to be clean when we get here but, after the first meeting, we suggest that newcomers keep coming back and come back clean. We dont have to wait for an overdose or a jail sentence to get help from Narcotics Anonymous. Basic Text, pp. 10-11 = Very few of us arrive in NA brimming with willingnes...	Dave R	0	29	June 1st by Dave R
JFT May 31 Keep it simple (Preview) We live a day at a time but also from moment to moment. When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Basic Text, p. 99 = Life often seems too complicated to understand, especially for those of us whove dodged it for so long. When we stopped using drugs, many of us c...	Dave R	1	29	May 31st by cdbuckberry
i feel like hell (Preview) Hey y'all. Just checking in. I've been starting to plan my wedding the date is Aug 31 2014 but that's all i got. I've been sick with pneumonia for 3 weeks and will most likely be going to the hospital tomorrow because it could affect other health issues. Anyone heard from Manon recently?	LizC	3	50	May 31st by LizC
JFT May 30 Loneliness vs. being alone (Preview) Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone. Basic Text, p. 85 = There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into relat...	Dave R	0	61	May 30th by Dave R
JFT May 29 Carry me (Preview) We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us. Basic Text, p. 58 = We all have times when it seems as though our lives are falling apart. There are days, or even weeks, when it seems that everything that can go wrong is going wrong. Whether its the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or the end of a...	Dave R	0	30	May 29th by Dave R
JFT May 28 As we understand (Preview) We examined our lives and discovered who we really are. To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = As using addicts, the demands of our disease determined our personality. We could be whoever or whatever we needed to be in order to get our fix. We were survival m...	Dave R	0	43	May 28th by Dave R
Experience, Strength, & Hope dealing with contraversy & disunity within your Home Group (Preview) What can u do when that 1 place u came to find early in recovery where u can feel welcomed, at home, loved, be a part of, get that 1st taste of service, & u call ur home group, gets so complacent or whatever it may be thts causing soooo much disunity, judgement, favoritism, and such a general lack of prac...	NAdrew422	4	51	May 28th by avid
JFT May 27 Meeting the day's challenges (Preview) ...the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or bad to us. We are challenged by obstacles and opposition from...	Dave R	0	34	May 27th by Dave R
i need advice please fast!!!!!! (Preview) Hello all..... I'm bubba and I am a addict no doubt. My drug of choice are opiates. Actually only opiates. i won't take anything but opiates. So I need advice because I can't get methadone or suboxone. I've been taking pain killers since '03 and I'm up to 4 100mg ms contins per day. I was thinking that my s...	bpach77511	9	84	May 30th by Mike M
JFT May 26 The power in the group (Preview) Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... We can call it the group, the program, or we can call it God. Basic Text, p. 24 = Many of us have a hard time with the idea of a Higher Power until we fully accept the depth of our own powerlessness over addiction. Once we do, most of us are at least willing to...	Dave R	0	45	May 26th by Dave R
Newcomer here (Preview) Hello all, I am on day 2 of a cold turkey detox from opiates. I know the worst is yet to Come but it won't last long. I am new here to this forum, but not to the fellowship. I had my first meeting 15 years ago,,my longest stretch of clean time was 6 years. this has been my toughest time coming back, not sure...	Tigerlady	11	77	June 1st by avid
Using our "natural wisdom" ! (Preview) Hi all. My name is raman and im an addict. Im clean and serene just for today, in NA. I thought i must post this, a wonderful piece of . You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus: . 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about...	Raman	3	47	May 25th by MIKEF
JFT May 25 "Good" and "bad" feelings (Preview) A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure. We tend to feel ha...	Dave R	0	39	May 25th by Dave R
JFT May 24 Risking vulnerability (Preview) As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. Basic Text, p. 85 = Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly loc...	Dave R	1	39	May 24th by Mike M
JFT May23 Amends and sponsors (Preview) We want to be free of our guilt, but we dont wish to do so at the expense of anyone else. Basic Text, p. 40 = Lets face it: Most of us left trails of destruction in our wakes and harmed anyone who got in our way. Some of the people we hurt most in our addiction were the people we loved most. In an effort to pur...	Dave R	0	43	May 23rd by Dave R
Relaspe, doesnt mean its over. (Preview) I changed my clean date. My lust took over and I was led away by my desires. I am on my way to a meeting but I feel like I was shot. I know that things will get better but I am in so much pain that it sometimes hard to express what I am feeling. I listen to what others are saying, I just show up, I dont use and tell some...	aacm54757	11	90	6 days ago by avid
JFT May 22 Symptoms of a spiritual awakening (Preview) The steps lead to an awakening of a spiritual nature. This awakening is evidenced by changes in our lives. Basic Text, p. 49 = We know how to recognize the disease of addiction. Its symptoms are indisputable. Besides an uncontrollable appetite for drugs, those suffering exhibit self-center...	Dave R	0	35	May 22nd by Dave R
JFT May 21 Keep coming back (Preview) Meetings keep us in touch with where weve been, but more importantly, with where we could go in our recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = In many ways, addicts are different. When we came to Narcotics Anonymous we found others like ourselves, people who understood us and whom we could understand. No longe...	Dave R	1	42	May 21st by cdbuckberry
JFT May 20 Coming out of isolation (Preview) We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing. Basic Text, p. 102 = Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons. In the beginning, we avoided family and friends so they wouldnt find out we were using. Some of us avoided all nonaddicts, fearing moral bac...	Dave R	1	49	May 21st by cdbuckberry
JFT May 19 A growth inventory (Preview) We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard. Basic Text, p. 29 = As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the future. Its easy for our thoughts to remain tra...	Dave R	0	42	May 19th by Dave R
JFT May 18 Friends and amends—keeping it simple (Preview) We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Step Nine = In every relationship, we dont always handle things the way we would have hoped. But friendships dont have to end when we make mistakes; instead, we can make amends. If we are sincere...	Dave R	0	50	May 18th by Dave R