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jftna.org/jft - 12. Jan. 2019
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January 12, 2019Spiritual awakeningsPage 12 "Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps..." Step Twelve "How will I know when I have had a spiritual awakening?" For many of us, a spiritual awakening comes gradually. Perhaps our first spiritual awareness is as simple as a new apprec...
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jftna.org/jft - 11. Jan. 2019
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January 11, 2019FaithPage 11 "As we develop faith in our daily lives, we find that our Higher Power supplies us with the strength and guidance that we need." Basic Text, p. 94 Some of us come into recovery very frightened and insecure. We feel weak and alone. We are uncertain of our direction and don't k...
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jftna.org/jft - 10. Jan. 2019
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January 10, 2019Gratitude Page 10 "I'm very grateful to have come to believe." IP No. 21, The Loner Belief in a Higher Power can make all the difference when the going gets tough! When things don't go our way in recovery, our sponsor may direct us to make a "gratitude list." When we do, we should include...
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jftna.org/jft - 09. Jan. 2019
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January 9Returning our sponsors kindnessOur earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor.Basic Text, p. 57=Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. Theyve done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours sp...
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jftna.org/jft - 08. Jan. 2019
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January 08, 2019Growing up Page 8 "Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth." Basic Text, p. 44 When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that they've "grown up" in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? W...
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jftna.org/jft - 07. Jan. 2019
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January 07, 2019RecoveryPage 7 "Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known." Basic Text, p.107 Few of us have any interest in "recoveri...
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jftna.org/jft - 06. Jan. 2019
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January 06, 2019How does it work?Page 6 "I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I don't." What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!"Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about what's wrong with us. Bu...
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jftna.org/jft - 05. Jan. 2019
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January 04, 2019The love of the fellowship Page 4 "Today, secure in the love of the fellowship, we can finally look another human being in the eye and be grateful for who we are." Basic Text, p. 92 When we were using, few of us could tolerate looking someone in the eye-we were ashamed of who we were. Our min...
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jftna.org/jft - 04. Jan. 2019
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January 04, 2019The love of the fellowshipPage 4 "Today, secure in the love of the fellowship, we can finally look another human being in the eye and be grateful for who we are." Basic Text, p. 92 When we were using, few of us could tolerate looking someone in the eye-we were ashamed of who we were. Our min...
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BYE BYE
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I'm very grateful for the good times of recovery I've had on these pages over the past few years,,, but now, I only find great confusion,, signed off from notification and emails. G'bye. <;~\ Blessed BE!! Mikah.
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jftna.org/jft - 03. Jan. 2019
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January 3Our greatest needWe eventually redefine our beliefs and understanding to the point where we see that our greatest need is for knowledge of Gods will for us and the strength to carry that out.Basic Text, p. 48=When we first arrived in NA, we had all kinds of ideas of what we needed. Some of us se...
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jftna.org/jft - 2. Jan. 2018
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January 02, 2019Take a deep breath and talk to God Page 2 "Sometimes when we pray, a remarkable thing happens: We find the means, ways, and energies to perform tasks far beyond our capacities." Basic Text, p. 46 Coping successfully with life's minor annoyances and frustrations is sometimes the most...
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jftna.org/jft - 01. jan. 2019
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January 1VigilanceWe keep what we have only with vigilance...Basic Text, p. 60=How do we remain vigilant about our recovery? First, by realizing that we have a disease we will always have. No matter how long weve been clean, no matter how much better our lives have become, no matter what the exten...
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jftna.org/jft - 31. dec. 2018
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December 31, 2018Being of Service Page 381 "Working with others is only the beginning of service work." Basic Text, p.59 We're in recovery now. Through living the program, we've attained some stability in our lives. Our faith in a Higher Power has grown. Our individual spiritual awakening is progr...
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the Truth and the Lie
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"Truth coming out of her well" Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.The painting tells the story of when the Truth and the Lie met on a summery day. The Lie said to the Truth: "It's a marvelous day today"! The Truth looked up to the skies and sighed, for the day was really beautiful. They spent a lot of time together, ul...
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jftna.org/jft - 29. dec. 2018
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December 29, 2018Through others' eyesPage 379 "When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive....[But] if we truly want to be free, we will take a good look at input from fellow addicts." Basic Text, p.36 At some point in our recovery, we come to the awkward realization th...
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jftna.org/jft - 28. dec. 2018
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December 28, 2018DepressionPage 378 "We are no longer fighting fear anger guilt, self-pity, or depression." Basic Text, p.27 As addicts, many of us experience depression from time to time. When we feel depressed, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. However, if we do this, our depression may tu...
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jftna.org/jft - 27. dec. 2018
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December 27, 2018God could restore us to sanity Page 377 "The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief." Basic Text, p.25 Now that we've finally admitted our insanity and seen examples of it in all its manifestations, we might be tempt...
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jftna.org/jft - 26. dec. 2018
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December 26Never-failing PowerAs we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life.Basic Text, p. 25=We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket. Many of us had one particular drug of choice that was our favorite. We relied on it to get us through each day and make l...
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jftna.org/jft - 25. dec. 2018
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December 25, 2018Anonymity and Self-Will Page 375 "The drive for personal gain... which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity." Basic Text, p.76 The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but there's a larger principle at work in the a...
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jftna.org/jft - 24. dec. 2018
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December 24, 2018The Group Page 374 "The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers.... The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for carrying the message." Basic Text, p.68 When we first come to Narcotics Anonymous meetings, we meet r...
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jftna.org/jft - 23. dec. 2018
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December 23, 2018New Ideas Page 373 "We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life." Basic Text, p.94 Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets especially hard, we're tempted to follow the path of least re...
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It's my hap, hap, happy birthday !
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Hello dear Fellow members, my name is Raman and I am an addict. Today I am feeling very happy. It is the 21st of December. I got clean 31 years ago on this date. I started using at a very young age. First it was fun and party but when the addiction set in, the ugly side of it became apparent. When I stopped for so...
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jftna.org/jft - 22. dec. 2018
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December 22A new way to liveWhen at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on as best we can to the bitter endsjails, institutions, or deathor find a new way to live.Basic Text, p. 87=What was the w...
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jftna.org/jft - 20. dec. 2018
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December 20, 2018Overcoming self-obsession Page 370 "In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession." Basic Text, p.97 Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-se...
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jftna.org/jft - 19. dec. 2018
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December 19, 2018Walking the way we talk Page 369 "Words mean nothing until we put them into action." Basic Text, p.58 The Twelfth Step reminds us "to practice these principles in all our affairs." In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem t...
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jftna.org/jft - 18. dec. 2018
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December 18, 2018The message of our meetings Page 368 "The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us." Basic Text, p.68 Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using ma...
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jftna.org/jft - 17. December 2018
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December 17, 2018Service motivesPage 367 "Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers." Basic Text, p. xxvi Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, t...
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jftna.org/jft - 16. December 2018
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December 16Where theres smoke...Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attend...
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jftna.org/jft - 14. December 2018
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December 14, 2018Addiction, drugs, and recoveryPage 364 "Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives." Basic Text, p. 20 Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us picture...
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