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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...

Dave R · Dave R

We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.Step One=The First Step begins with we, and theres a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, we ga...

teecee · teecee

My husband is an addict and I need someone to chat with online to help me get started. I do not use drugs or drink. He is dening that he is using right now. He quit two years ago. If I confront him, the fights will start again.

poi · poi

I am having a bit of a crisis today and I inadvertently left my cell phone at home so I am posting this because all my numbers are in the phone and there is no meeting for me to get to soon. I will have 63 days clean today, though I've been coming around NA since November (I've had 2 relapses - one for 47 days and...

Richassume · Richassume

i have been here in surprise az. since the middle of march. i have already found a home group, ( A.I.R) Addicts in recovery and neet 4 times a week. but i am looking to meet more recovering addicts in the surprise area and i am intrested in starting a mtg in the area. i am a native san diegan. And i have been tau...

Raman · Raman

gathered from my own experience.....

Dave R · Dave R

Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities.Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our accomplishment. Perhaps when...

Davethewave · Davethewave

Out of nowhere my adorable cocker has developed a malignant tumor in her face. The vets have never seen anything like it. They told me that my job is to make her as comfortable as possible. Needless to say we are devastated. She is my first dog and I had no idea how much love we would develope for her. She's...

kingstable2003 · kingstable2003

There is a person with double digit clean time who recently called me on the phone and threatened to whip my A#%, as the days went by people came out of the woodwork to inform me I'm not the first, and that this guy is a womanizer as well. I have really been considering putting this guy out on front street fo...

Dave R · Dave R

Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until, in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics Anonymous.Basic Text, p. 13=When we think of being desperate, we envision an undesirable state: a poor, bedraggled soul frantically clawing at something sorely needed, a...

Dave R · Dave R

Do we fully accept the fact that our every attempt to stop using or to control our using failed?Basic Text, p. 19=The room is dark. Your forehead is bathed in cold sweat. Your heart is racing. You open your eyes, sure that youve just blown your clean time. Youve had a using dream, and it was just lik...

princessofhesse · princessofhesse

In my continuing struggles to stay clean, i have always gotten great inspiration from a man named Steve Earle, he's been someone whose music and incredible will to leave and be better has grown to mean a lot in my life. several years ago, a friend of mine worked on Steve's website, they talked a lot, of...

Michelle83 · Michelle83

How do I view the 10pm meeting? Thanks

verwirrt · verwirrt

Lol, the 12 Contrasteps; 1. I declared that I had complete and total control over my drug use and that I can completely manage my life and still use drugs. 2. Came to know that I needed no one and that drugs would help me maintain my happiness and sanity 3. Made a decision to harness the benefits (as I...

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	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	615	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	432	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	401	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	342	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	1177	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	350	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	419	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	467	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	495	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	438	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	335	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	503	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	395	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	345	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	409	Jul 21, 2012 by Dave R
	Keeping it simple ! (Preview) short and simple,,, always the best !	Raman	0	407	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	581	Jul 21, 2012 by verwirrt
	JFT July 20 Step One (Preview) We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.Step One=The First Step begins with we, and theres a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, we ga...	Dave R	0	333	Jul 20, 2012 by Dave R
	My husband is an addict. I need a sponsor (Preview) My husband is an addict and I need someone to chat with online to help me get started. I do not use drugs or drink. He is dening that he is using right now. He quit two years ago. If I confront him, the fights will start again.	teecee	4	515	Jul 20, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	Doubting everything (Preview) I am having a bit of a crisis today and I inadvertently left my cell phone at home so I am posting this because all my numbers are in the phone and there is no meeting for me to get to soon. I will have 63 days clean today, though I've been coming around NA since November (I've had 2 relapses - one for 47 days and...	poi	11	802	Jul 20, 2012 by Puglover
	looking for more connections to recovering addicts in surprise az. (Preview) i have been here in surprise az. since the middle of march. i have already found a home group, ( A.I.R) Addicts in recovery and neet 4 times a week. but i am looking to meet more recovering addicts in the surprise area and i am intrested in starting a mtg in the area. i am a native san diegan. And i have been tau...	Richassume	2	436	Jul 20, 2012 by Puglover
	keeping ffroit simple.. (Preview) gathered from my own experience.....	Raman	0	446	Jul 19, 2012 by Raman
	JFT July 19 Fulfilling our dreams (Preview) Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities.Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our accomplishment. Perhaps when...	Dave R	0	353	Jul 19, 2012 by Dave R
	My puppy is really sick..... (Preview) Out of nowhere my adorable cocker has developed a malignant tumor in her face. The vets have never seen anything like it. They told me that my job is to make her as comfortable as possible. Needless to say we are devastated. She is my first dog and I had no idea how much love we would develope for her. She's...	Davethewave	4	457	Jul 19, 2012 by St4rvingx4rtist
	trying to push out (Preview) There is a person with double digit clean time who recently called me on the phone and threatened to whip my A#%, as the days went by people came out of the woodwork to inform me I'm not the first, and that this guy is a womanizer as well. I have really been considering putting this guy out on front street fo...	kingstable2003	7	616	Jul 19, 2012 by kingstable2003
	JFT July 18 The gift of desparation (Preview) Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until, in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics Anonymous.Basic Text, p. 13=When we think of being desperate, we envision an undesirable state: a poor, bedraggled soul frantically clawing at something sorely needed, a...	Dave R	0	388	Jul 18, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 17 Using our "using dreams" (Preview) Do we fully accept the fact that our every attempt to stop using or to control our using failed?Basic Text, p. 19=The room is dark. Your forehead is bathed in cold sweat. Your heart is racing. You open your eyes, sure that youve just blown your clean time. Youve had a using dream, and it was just lik...	Dave R	0	346	Jul 17, 2012 by Dave R
	hello again....words from a friend (Preview) In my continuing struggles to stay clean, i have always gotten great inspiration from a man named Steve Earle, he's been someone whose music and incredible will to leave and be better has grown to mean a lot in my life. several years ago, a friend of mine worked on Steve's website, they talked a lot, of...	princessofhesse	6	534	Jul 17, 2012 by Manon
	help (Preview) How do I view the 10pm meeting? Thanks	Michelle83	1	352	Jul 17, 2012 by Manon
	I was a mad hatter (Preview) Lol, the 12 Contrasteps; 1. I declared that I had complete and total control over my drug use and that I can completely manage my life and still use drugs. 2. Came to know that I needed no one and that drugs would help me maintain my happiness and sanity 3. Made a decision to harness the benefits (as I...	verwirrt	2	486	Jul 17, 2012 by verwirrt
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