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Jftna.org/JFT oct. 08 - 2018
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October 08, 2018A new pattern of livingPage 294 "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 78 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning-a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery progr...
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Jftna.org/JFT oct. 07 - 2018
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October 07, 2018Depending on our Higher PowerPage 293 "As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him." Basic Text, p.71 For many addicts, rebelliousness i...
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Jftna.org/JFT oct. 06 - 2018
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October 06, 2018Amends without expectationsPage 292 "Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing." Basic Text, p.39 The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, w...
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Jftna.org/JFT oct. 05 - 2018
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October 05, 2018Ask for mercy, not justicePage 291 "Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim." Basic Text, p.38 Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more m...
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Jftna.org/JFT oct. 04 - 2018
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October 04, 2018Thirty-day wonderPage 290 "When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known." Basic Text, p.50 Many of us have been "thirty-day wonders." We were desperate and dying when we sh...
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Jftna.org/jft - 10' 03' 2018
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October 03, 2018Losing self-willPage 289 "Our egos, once so large and dominant, now take a back seat because we are in harmony with a loving God. We find that we lead richer, happier, and much fuller lives when we lose self-will." Basic Text, p.105 Addiction and self-will go hand in hand. The unmanage...
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Jftna.org/JFT - 10' 02' 2018
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October 02, 2018Keeping faithPage 288 "We grasp the limitless strength provided for us through our daily prayer and surrender as long as we keep faith and renew it." Basic Text, p.46 There are two parts to recovery: getting clean, and staying clean. Getting clean is comparatively easy because we on...
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Jftna.org/jft - 10' 01' 2018
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October 01, 2018Not just a motivation for growthPage 287 "We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery." Basic Text, p.30 "Pain-who needs it!" we think whenever we're in it. We see no good purpose for pain. It seems to be a pointless exercise in suffering. If someone happens to mention spi...
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Jftna.org/jft - 09' 29' 2018
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September 29, 2018Just for today Page 283 "When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably." Basic Text, p.99 "Just for today" - it's a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our...
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Jftna.org/jft - 27' 09' 2018'
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September 27, 2018Right back upPage 281 "There is something in our self-destructive personalities that cries for failure." Basic Text, p.80 "Poor me; woe is me; look at me, my life is such a mess! I've fallen, and no matter how hard I try, I continue to fail." Many of us came to NA singing this sad refrai...
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http://jftna.org/JFT - 26' 09' 2018
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September 26, 2018Seeing ourselves in othersPage 280 "It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another." Basic Text, p.38 How easy it is to point out the faults of others! There's a reason for this: The defects we identify most easily in others are often the defects we are most familiar...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 25, 2018
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September 25, 2018The Fourth Step - fearing our feelingsPage 279 "We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic." Basic Text, p.30 A common complaint about the Fourth Step is that it makes us painfully conscious of our defects of chara...
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Jftna.org/JFT - September 24, 2018
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September 24, 2018A growing concept of God Page 278 "The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves. We don't have to be religious to accept this idea. The point is that we open our minds to believe." Basic Text, p.24 In a lifelong process of coming to be...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 22, 2018
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September 22, 2018Keeping the giftPage 276 "Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift." Basic Text, p.107 Neglecting our recovery is like neglecting any other gift we've been given. Suppose someone gave you a new car. Would you let it sit in the driveway until the tires rotted? W...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 20, 2018
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September 20, 2018Courage to changePage 274 "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Serenity Prayer Recovery involves change, and change means doing things differently. The problem is, many o...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 18, 2018
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September 18, 2018Honest relationshipsPage 272 "One of the most profound changes in our lives is in the realm of personal relationships." Basic Text, p.57 Recovery gives many of us relationships that are closer and more intimate than any we've had before. As time passes, we find ourselves gravita...
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jftna.org/JFT - september 15, 2018
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September 15, 2018Filling the emptinessPage 269 "...we think that if we can just get enough food, enough sex, or enough money, we'll be satisfied and everything will be alright." Basic Text, p.80 In our addiction, we could never get enough drugs, or money, or sex, or anything else. Even too much was...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 14, 2018
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September 14, 2018Secrets are reservations Page 268 "Eventually we are shown that we must get honest, or we will use again." Basic Text, p.85 Everyone has secrets, right? Some of us have little secrets, items that would cause only minor embarrassment if found out. Some of us have big secrets, whole a...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 13, 2018
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September 13, 2018Something different Page 267 "We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs. " Basic Text, p.13 Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know we're not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched a...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 12, 2018
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September 12, 2018New horizonsPage 266 "My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought I'd be without drugs." Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence o...
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jftna.org/JFT - September 11, 2018
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September 11, 2018Bend with the windPage 265 "We learn to become flexible.. As new things are revealed, we feel renewed." Basic Text, p.102 "Flexibility" was not a part of the vocabulary we used in our using days. We'd become obsessed with the raw pleasure of our drugs and hardened to all the softer,...
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Jftna.org/jft - September 10, 2018
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September 10, 2018More powerful than words Page 264 "We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world." Basic Text, p.91 Perhaps there have been times in our recovery when we were close to someone who was in great pain. We struggled with the question, "What can I do to make them...
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https://jftna.org/jft/ - september 06, 2018
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September 06, 2018Regular meeting attendancePage 260 "We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean." Basic Text, p.9 The NA program gives us a new pattern of living. One of the basic elements of that new pattern is regular meeting attend...
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https://jftna.org/jft/ - September 04, 2018
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September 04, 2018Cluttered spiritsPage 258 "We try to remember that when we make amends we are doing it for ourselves. " Basic Text, p.41 As long as we still owe amends, our spirits are cluttered with things we don't need. We're carrying the extra load of an apology owed, a resentment held, or unexpr...
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https://jftna.org/jft/ - August 31, 2018
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August 31, 2018GratitudePage 253 "Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible." Basic Text, p.106 The NA program has given us more freedom than we ever dreamed possible. Sometimes, though, in the daily routine, we lose trac...
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https://jftna.org/jft/ - August 30, 2018
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August 30, 2018Doing good, feeling goodPage 252 "We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling." Basic Text, p.43 The way we treat others often reveals our own state of being. When we are at peace, we're most likely to treat others...
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August 27, 2018 - JFT
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August 27, 2018Choosing lifePage 249 "Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary." Basic Text, p.15 Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every d...
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August 25, 2018 - JFT
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August 25, 2018The Ninth Step - reclaiming lifePage 247"We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past."Basic Text, p. 42When we start the Ninth Step, we've reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we hav...
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JFT - August 23, 2018
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August 23, 2018Decision-makingPage 245 "Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking." Basic Text, p. 90 Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our dis...
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August 22, 2018 - JFT
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August 22, 2018ContributionPage 244 "We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others." Basic Text, p. 58 To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart, Each one of us, no matter what our person...
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