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Dave R · Dave R

We focus on anything that isnt going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives.Basic Text, p. 80=Its easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, were grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an unasked favor, we...

Dave R · Dave R

Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesnt come from material things but from within ourselves.Basic Text, p. 107=Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything wed owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got clean, we put all our ene...

Dave R · Dave R

By shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be.Basic Text, p. 105=Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way. Whatever their shape may once have been, they became misshapen once our disease took full sway over our lives. Our obsession with drugs and self...

Dave R · Dave R

Addicts tend to live secret lives.... It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past.Basic Text, p. 33=Weve heard it said that were as sick as our secrets. What do we keep secret, and why?We keep secret those things that cause us shame. We may hold onto such thing...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

What is it about pot smokers telling use about recovery? The next thing we have methadonians running the group.

Michelle83 · Michelle83

I am fairly new. At least to NA not so much AA. I live in Amherst NY. Any chance someone (FEMALE) lives out here that would want to sponsor me? I do not have a car and I am brand new to this state. I haven't made a meeting yet. Thanks

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members.Basic Text, p. 84=Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among friends were c...

drummer · drummer

When i first got clean and needed a sponser,i became blessed,as i listened to theses speakers speak,one guy caught my ear/eye and after th meetibg,,,HE Walked up to me and said"My vibe tells me you and i have a connection....He was huge,A Vietnam vet and an addict for years,he invited me to coff...

Dave R · Dave R

When we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest.Basic Text, p. 85=Many of us try to wiggle out of a difficult spot by being dishonest, only to have to humble ourselves later and tell the truth. Some of us twist our stories as a matter of course, even wh...

Dave R · Dave R

Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt.Basic Text, p. 7=Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to forgive ourselve...

bzduzit · bzduzit

Want to say hi everyone this is my first post here. I do hope I'm posting in the right area. My name is Brian and I'm and addict. Heroin is my drug of choice, and I been usinf for about 3 years. Always had an addictive personality. With heroin I never had those nightmare withdrawals I heard about just the chi...

Dave R · Dave R

Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long.Basic Text, p. 106=NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in recovery. They bu...

Raman · Raman

Earthgroup is revived. It is a great sharing space and has been in my recovery as a good add on.. After MIP, I rate Earthgroup as very good for online ecovery. They are especially good in matters of sponsorship and online meetings. They will be at the following address= http://www.1na.org/

BigV · BigV

Meditation for the Day If you believe that God's grace has saved you, then you must believe that He is meaning to save you yet more and to keep you in the way that you should go. Even a human rescuer would not save you from drowning only to place you in other deep and dangerous waters. Rather, he would place y...

Manon · Manon

You look at me and wonder why so sad? just glad someone noticed me as i was going mad No one ever asks why I feel so bad. for fear they will wake the monster whom resides here You seemed to have misunderstood as I told what I could. Dying to belong...has it really been that long? Years feel like minutes, yet th...

Dave R · Dave R

Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis.Basic Text, p. 42=Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little a...

Dave R · Dave R

As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.Basic Text, p. 39=Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair and heal our...

Wantirna South Dave · Wantirna South Dave

Hi All, its time i got out of my own way and put myself out there for the benifit of staying clean and building a life free from the temtations of druds and everthing that comes with them, i have found being claen is a wonderful thing but i have also found myself very lonely and in urgent need of friends and su...

Dave R · Dave R

We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.Basic Text, p. 32=Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of such intimacy causes us more f...

Dave R · Dave R

After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us.Basic Text, p. 10=A newcomer walks into his or her first m...

Dave R · Dave R

Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives.Basic Text, p. 22=Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual hole inside us. ...

runnergrl83 · runnergrl83

Im not sure if i even belong here...But i cannot stop taking ampetmines..as in adderall..i would majorly overtake them and it dominated my life..anyone relate?i need help

Raman · Raman

I taking a moment to look at the life story Ive created for myself on an ongoing basis. When I am feeling peaceful about the past, this gives me self-confidence and trust in in my ability to handle whatever comes my way. I feel Higher Powered. Im looking at circumstances through the 12 Step framework, an...

Dave R · Dave R

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Step Twelve=There is no such thing as a failed Twelfth Step call. Even if our prospect doesnt get clean, we have accomplished two purposes. W...

Dave R · Dave R

...we covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. The masks have to go.Basic Text, p. 33=Over-sensitivity, insecurity, and lack of identity are often associated with active addiction. Many of us carry these with us into recovery; our fears of inadequ...

Dave R · Dave R

We want and demand that things always go our way. We should know from our past experience that our way of doing things did not work.Basic Text, p. 93=All of us have ideas, plans, goals for our lives. Theres nothing in the NA program that says we shouldnt think for ourselves, take initiative, and put...

Dave R · Dave R

For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one.Basic Text, p. 82=As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark of life remaining. That spark, our spirit, wants to survive. Narcotics Anonymous nurtures that spirit. The love of the fellowship quickly fans that spa...

Dave R · Dave R

If, after a period of time, we find ourselves in trouble with our recovery, we have probably stopped doing one or more of the things that helped us in the earlier stages of our recovery.Basic Text, p. 95=Surrender is just for newcomers, right? Wrong!After weve been around awhile, some of us succum...

Raman · Raman

short and simple,,, always the best !

janemaryk · janemaryk

Hi, I am 27 years old and had been clean and sober for a little over 8 years. Before I was addicted to meth and it took me down some dark roads, I was homeless, spent time in jail and then went through 18 months of intense live in rehab. Since rehab I have not been to any meeting, however I turned my life comle...

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	JFT August 7 The gratitude list (Preview) We focus on anything that isnt going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives.Basic Text, p. 80=Its easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, were grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an unasked favor, we...	Dave R	0	403	Aug 7, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT August 6 The joy within (Preview) Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesnt come from material things but from within ourselves.Basic Text, p. 107=Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything wed owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got clean, we put all our ene...	Dave R	0	431	Aug 6, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT August 5 The shape of our thoughts (Preview) By shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be.Basic Text, p. 105=Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way. Whatever their shape may once have been, they became misshapen once our disease took full sway over our lives. Our obsession with drugs and self...	Dave R	0	445	Aug 5, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT August 4 When is a secret not a secret? (Preview) Addicts tend to live secret lives.... It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past.Basic Text, p. 33=Weve heard it said that were as sick as our secrets. What do we keep secret, and why?We keep secret those things that cause us shame. We may hold onto such thing...	Dave R	0	367	Aug 4, 2012 by Dave R
	Pot smokers from Cambridge drive me nutty, (Preview) What is it about pot smokers telling use about recovery? The next thing we have methadonians running the group.	To Far Gone	4	540	Aug 4, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Sponsorship needed.. Buffalo/Amherst NY sponsor needed NA (Preview) I am fairly new. At least to NA not so much AA. I live in Amherst NY. Any chance someone (FEMALE) lives out here that would want to sponsor me? I do not have a car and I am brand new to this state. I haven't made a meeting yet. Thanks	Michelle83	6	4994	Aug 4, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT August 3 Trusting people (Preview) Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members.Basic Text, p. 84=Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among friends were c...	Dave R	0	342	Aug 3, 2012 by Dave R
	Sponsorship... (Preview) When i first got clean and needed a sponser,i became blessed,as i listened to theses speakers speak,one guy caught my ear/eye and after th meetibg,,,HE Walked up to me and said"My vibe tells me you and i have a connection....He was huge,A Vietnam vet and an addict for years,he invited me to coff...	drummer	4	408	Aug 2, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT August 2 Practicing honesty (Preview) When we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest.Basic Text, p. 85=Many of us try to wiggle out of a difficult spot by being dishonest, only to have to humble ourselves later and tell the truth. Some of us twist our stories as a matter of course, even wh...	Dave R	0	406	Aug 2, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT August 1 Freedom from guilt (Preview) Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt.Basic Text, p. 7=Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to forgive ourselve...	Dave R	0	315	Aug 1, 2012 by Dave R
	This mental obsession is so scary ---->pls (Preview) Want to say hi everyone this is my first post here. I do hope I'm posting in the right area. My name is Brian and I'm and addict. Heroin is my drug of choice, and I been usinf for about 3 years. Always had an addictive personality. With heroin I never had those nightmare withdrawals I heard about just the chi...	bzduzit	6	950	Aug 1, 2012 by ShortyRock
	JFT July 31 Freedom from active addiction (Preview) Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long.Basic Text, p. 106=NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in recovery. They bu...	Dave R	1	497	Aug 1, 2012 by Mike M
	Earthgroup ! (Preview) Earthgroup is revived. It is a great sharing space and has been in my recovery as a good add on.. After MIP, I rate Earthgroup as very good for online ecovery. They are especially good in matters of sponsorship and online meetings. They will be at the following address= http://www.1na.org/	Raman	3	575	Jul 31, 2012 by Raman
	6 years now of depending on a higher power to save me...... (Preview) Meditation for the Day If you believe that God's grace has saved you, then you must believe that He is meaning to save you yet more and to keep you in the way that you should go. Even a human rescuer would not save you from drowning only to place you in other deep and dangerous waters. Rather, he would place y...	BigV	9	611	Jul 30, 2012 by LizC
	from a poetic mind (Preview) You look at me and wonder why so sad? just glad someone noticed me as i was going mad No one ever asks why I feel so bad. for fear they will wake the monster whom resides here You seemed to have misunderstood as I told what I could. Dying to belong...has it really been that long? Years feel like minutes, yet th...	Manon	4	427	Jul 30, 2012 by LizC
	JFT July 30 Regular inventory (Preview) Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis.Basic Text, p. 42=Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little a...	Dave R	1	397	Jul 30, 2012 by St4rvingx4rtist
	JFT July 29 Expectations (Preview) As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.Basic Text, p. 39=Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair and heal our...	Dave R	0	337	Jul 29, 2012 by Dave R
	Looking for the support i need to stay clean and happy (Preview) Hi All, its time i got out of my own way and put myself out there for the benifit of staying clean and building a life free from the temtations of druds and everthing that comes with them, i have found being claen is a wonderful thing but i have also found myself very lonely and in urgent need of friends and su...	Wantirna South Dave	4	1173	Jul 29, 2012 by Raman
	JFT July 28 Secrets and intimacy (Preview) We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.Basic Text, p. 32=Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of such intimacy causes us more f...	Dave R	0	342	Jul 28, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 27 We do recover (Preview) After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us.Basic Text, p. 10=A newcomer walks into his or her first m...	Dave R	0	414	Jul 27, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 26 Unconditional surrender (Preview) Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives.Basic Text, p. 22=Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual hole inside us. ...	Dave R	1	460	Jul 27, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	Im very new (Preview) Im not sure if i even belong here...But i cannot stop taking ampetmines..as in adderall..i would majorly overtake them and it dominated my life..anyone relate?i need help	runnergrl83	6	489	Jul 26, 2012 by verwirrt
	Sharing a few thoughts! (Preview) I taking a moment to look at the life story Ive created for myself on an ongoing basis. When I am feeling peaceful about the past, this gives me self-confidence and trust in in my ability to handle whatever comes my way. I feel Higher Powered. Im looking at circumstances through the 12 Step framework, an...	Raman	3	420	Jul 26, 2012 by Raman
	JFT July 25 Twelfth Step "failure"? (Preview) Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Step Twelve=There is no such thing as a failed Twelfth Step call. Even if our prospect doesnt get clean, we have accomplished two purposes. W...	Dave R	0	329	Jul 25, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 24 The masks have to go (Preview) ...we covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. The masks have to go.Basic Text, p. 33=Over-sensitivity, insecurity, and lack of identity are often associated with active addiction. Many of us carry these with us into recovery; our fears of inadequ...	Dave R	0	465	Jul 24, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 23 Surrendering self-will (Preview) We want and demand that things always go our way. We should know from our past experience that our way of doing things did not work.Basic Text, p. 93=All of us have ideas, plans, goals for our lives. Theres nothing in the NA program that says we shouldnt think for ourselves, take initiative, and put...	Dave R	0	376	Jul 23, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 22 Spiritual death (Preview) For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one.Basic Text, p. 82=As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark of life remaining. That spark, our spirit, wants to survive. Narcotics Anonymous nurtures that spirit. The love of the fellowship quickly fans that spa...	Dave R	0	341	Jul 22, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 21 Surrender is for everyone (Preview) If, after a period of time, we find ourselves in trouble with our recovery, we have probably stopped doing one or more of the things that helped us in the earlier stages of our recovery.Basic Text, p. 95=Surrender is just for newcomers, right? Wrong!After weve been around awhile, some of us succum...	Dave R	0	402	Jul 21, 2012 by Dave R
	Keeping it simple ! (Preview) short and simple,,, always the best !	Raman	0	395	Jul 21, 2012 by Raman
	Just trying to talk to people who get it (Preview) Hi, I am 27 years old and had been clean and sober for a little over 8 years. Before I was addicted to meth and it took me down some dark roads, I was homeless, spent time in jail and then went through 18 months of intense live in rehab. Since rehab I have not been to any meeting, however I turned my life comle...	janemaryk	5	573	Jul 21, 2012 by verwirrt
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