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Dave R · Dave R

The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...

dfacerdm · dfacerdm

The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...

motherjugs · motherjugs

I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good

Dave R · Dave R

Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...

Dave R · Dave R

Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If weve been diligent in working the steps, the p...

doubledown · doubledown

Is it "normal" for my spouse to assume that everyone that has a beer or two at a party is an addict? He's about 3 weeks into the NA program. thanks

Dave R · Dave R

Working with others is only the beginning of service work.Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...

verwirrt · verwirrt

You wouldn't think it, but everytime I hit a speaker meeting, I leave feeling like using. I know it's not the rooms... It's me. It's that my brain doesn't want to remember the hospitalizations. But does anyone know how to overcome this?

Dave R · Dave R

Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression.Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...

Dave R · Dave R

When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth.Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. Its important that we remain open-...

Dave R · Dave R

The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief.Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...

Dave R · Dave R

...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=Sometimes its hard to accept others character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other memb...

Scott · Scott

This is juniper, i think it's easier to just have my board name my real name, so it is now

Dave R · Dave R

We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing.Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and w...

MIKEF · MIKEF

June 2nd 1984,6 months before my total and final surrender, I married my third wife,my true love and soul mate.Today,through God's grace and mercy we celebrate 28 years together,27 and 1/2 of them clean, in sobriety and free from active addiction and 30 total years together.I love her more today...

oniongirl82 · oniongirl82

I received a phone call yesterday from a hospital. My father for whom I haven't seen in 15 years is there on life support and brain dead. They needed his next of kin to consent to remove him. For years I have sat and thought about this day. From every angle I've plotted my revenge on him. Thinking of the vari...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

I know about this topic and want to start a Meditaion group with new comers in Boston. (Your place small fee)

St4rvingx4rtist · St4rvingx4rtist

Hello. This will be my first time going through the steps, and I am starting Step One as of today. I am working them with my sponsor of course, my first task is to read Step One out of the Basic Text and It Works How and Why every day for 30 days. Does anybody have any personal expierience with this step? What d...

Raman · Raman

Care anybody ??? care to share recovery quotes ??? heres one related to changing old places, old playmates and old playgrounds !!= hang around a barber shop sometime,,,, and shawnuff youll get a haircut,,, (wheter you intented to or not to begin with)

Tahir · Tahir

1- It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2- If you're looking to have an image in NA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3- An addict is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4- addiction is the leading cause of rel...

miracle andrea · miracle andrea

Hiya my name is andrea and i am an addict with 3 1/2 months clean. I am really in a desperate state and i am needing help. Both my children got murdered on sunday and my whole world has fallen apart I am broken and lost of course because i am an addict my addiction is telling me to use BUT i dont want to i need you g...

tankgirl · tankgirl

My name is Maggy and i have a huge issue. I wil be one year sober in August of this year, but without a sponsor im not sure i will make it. this whole year of my sobriety, my first ever, i cannot find a sponser that can work with me. i have a panic dissorder and im terrified of talking on the phone. i cant find a spo...

Dabratie1 · Dabratie1

I thought I was a strong soul. I thought I had this shit licked. I got cocky in my recovery and relasped 3 days ago on Meth. I would had almost 3 years clean. I am hitting a meeting today, but am so disappointed in myself. I eat good, work out, have a good life. I don't want to lose all this. HELP.

tracybennett66 · tracybennett66

Hi everyone, i have no urge to driink/use at the moment, but my current living arrangement is unhealthy in the way that I am experiencing a lot of verbal and mental abuse from my Mother. She is so angry at me, (with every right) she told me meetings were just a way to meet men to have sex with, and find peopl...

sheetal · sheetal

I ve seen , that some addicts who procalim and claim to be clean and serene for years together, they claim they are in recovery and they even claim they are recovering addicts, still are found to be conning, manipulating the innocent new comers in a class room in bangalore...they do online meetings, wh...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

I try to put my past behind me but my PO thinks I should "Register" when I move and not live near schools. This Massachuaaeta Law is unconstitutional but friends in NA give me help. I am Mark available for sponsorship. Let me show u the way! -- Edited by To Far Gone on Saturday 31st of March 2012 0...

disingenuouslad · disingenuouslad

Hey Family, i haven't been around in awhile. i posted a few months ago about being confused and wanting to find a new sponsor. and its sort of mixed news since i ended up drinking, but now i have 4 months and a new sponsor who i'm working really well with. but i guess the real question i have is that i'm going t...

Dave R · Dave R

In our recovery, we find it essential to accept reality. Once we can do this, we do not find it necessary to use drugs in an attempt to change our perceptions.Basic Text, p. 90=Drugs used to buffer us from the full force of life. When we stop using drugs and enter recovery, we find ourselves confront...

tracybennett66 · tracybennett66

I ahd a few days of clean time put together, worked hard at getting my RN license back after a felony conviction got a car, and had a great interview scheduled. two days before the interview, I was taking care of some business, and my disease told me that i could have a drink. I'll spare all the details, but...

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	JFT July1 A simple program (Preview) The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...	Dave R	0	477	Jul 1, 2012 by Dave R
	Tradition Workbooks (Preview) The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...	dfacerdm	27	11416	Jul 1, 2012 by mtsthelen
	Clean 30 days (Preview) I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good	motherjugs	5	447	Jun 30, 2012 by johnjames228
	JFT June 30 Maintaining the foundation (Preview) Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...	Dave R	0	371	Jun 30, 2012 by Dave R
	No coincidences up in my mind! (Preview) Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...	MIKEF	3	437	Jun 30, 2012 by kitty doyle
	JFT June 29 Keeping recovery fresh (Preview) Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If weve been diligent in working the steps, the p...	Dave R	0	332	Jun 29, 2012 by Dave R
	spouse of new recovering addict (Preview) Is it "normal" for my spouse to assume that everyone that has a beer or two at a party is an addict? He's about 3 weeks into the NA program. thanks	doubledown	6	637	Jun 29, 2012 by avid
	JFT June 28 Group conscience (Preview) Working with others is only the beginning of service work.Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...	Dave R	0	386	Jun 28, 2012 by Dave R
	Retrain your brain. (Preview) You wouldn't think it, but everytime I hit a speaker meeting, I leave feeling like using. I know it's not the rooms... It's me. It's that my brain doesn't want to remember the hospitalizations. But does anyone know how to overcome this?	verwirrt	5	460	Jun 28, 2012 by verwirrt
	JFT June 26 Surrendering self-will (Preview) Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression.Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...	Dave R	5	448	Jun 27, 2012 by Raman
	June 27 Change and growth (Preview) When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth.Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. Its important that we remain open-...	Dave R	1	340	Jun 27, 2012 by avid
	JFT June 25 Not just lucky (Preview) The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief.Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...	Dave R	0	471	Jun 25, 2012 by Dave R
	June 24 Tolerance (Preview) ...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=Sometimes its hard to accept others character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other memb...	Dave R	2	415	Jun 24, 2012 by verwirrt
	Easier this way. (Preview) This is juniper, i think it's easier to just have my board name my real name, so it is now	Scott	18	665	Jun 24, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT June 23 Surrender (Preview) We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness.... When we were beaten, we became willing.Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and w...	Dave R	0	456	Jun 23, 2012 by Dave R
	Belly Button Anniversary! (Preview) June 2nd 1984,6 months before my total and final surrender, I married my third wife,my true love and soul mate.Today,through God's grace and mercy we celebrate 28 years together,27 and 1/2 of them clean, in sobriety and free from active addiction and 30 total years together.I love her more today...	MIKEF	3	579	Jun 23, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	mix of emotions (Preview) I received a phone call yesterday from a hospital. My father for whom I haven't seen in 15 years is there on life support and brain dead. They needed his next of kin to consent to remove him. For years I have sat and thought about this day. From every angle I've plotted my revenge on him. Thinking of the vari...	oniongirl82	7	469	Jun 23, 2012 by Dave R
	Rational Recovery and meditation Boston (Preview) I know about this topic and want to start a Meditaion group with new comers in Boston. (Your place small fee)	To Far Gone	2	538	Jun 23, 2012 by Raman
	Starting Step One (Preview) Hello. This will be my first time going through the steps, and I am starting Step One as of today. I am working them with my sponsor of course, my first task is to read Step One out of the Basic Text and It Works How and Why every day for 30 days. Does anybody have any personal expierience with this step? What d...	St4rvingx4rtist	10	517	Jun 23, 2012 by Raman
	Recovery quotes (Preview) Care anybody ??? care to share recovery quotes ??? heres one related to changing old places, old playmates and old playgrounds !!= hang around a barber shop sometime,,,, and shawnuff youll get a haircut,,, (wheter you intented to or not to begin with)	Raman	48	42739	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	NA Quotes (Preview) 1- It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2- If you're looking to have an image in NA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3- An addict is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4- addiction is the leading cause of rel...	Tahir	5	11819	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	NEWCOMER NEEDING DESPERATE HELP (Preview) Hiya my name is andrea and i am an addict with 3 1/2 months clean. I am really in a desperate state and i am needing help. Both my children got murdered on sunday and my whole world has fallen apart I am broken and lost of course because i am an addict my addiction is telling me to use BUT i dont want to i need you g...	miracle andrea	7	467	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Need a sponsor that understands disability? sponsor needed need disabled panic attacks first year new relapse staying clean (Preview) My name is Maggy and i have a huge issue. I wil be one year sober in August of this year, but without a sponsor im not sure i will make it. this whole year of my sobriety, my first ever, i cannot find a sponser that can work with me. i have a panic dissorder and im terrified of talking on the phone. i cant find a spo...	tankgirl	6	501	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Relapse & Recovery (Preview) I thought I was a strong soul. I thought I had this shit licked. I got cocky in my recovery and relasped 3 days ago on Meth. I would had almost 3 years clean. I am hitting a meeting today, but am so disappointed in myself. I eat good, work out, have a good life. I don't want to lose all this. HELP.	Dabratie1	8	943	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	I need advice on how to get out of a unhealthy living situation (Preview) Hi everyone, i have no urge to driink/use at the moment, but my current living arrangement is unhealthy in the way that I am experiencing a lot of verbal and mental abuse from my Mother. She is so angry at me, (with every right) she told me meetings were just a way to meet men to have sex with, and find peopl...	tracybennett66	3	512	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Why some people clean and claim to be serene for several decades still manipulate and live at the earnings of new comers (Preview) I ve seen , that some addicts who procalim and claim to be clean and serene for years together, they claim they are in recovery and they even claim they are recovering addicts, still are found to be conning, manipulating the innocent new comers in a class room in bangalore...they do online meetings, wh...	sheetal	29	1577	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	The Right To Live Your Life Free but Homeless Bostonian (Preview) I try to put my past behind me but my PO thinks I should "Register" when I move and not live near schools. This Massachuaaeta Law is unconstitutional but friends in NA give me help. I am Mark available for sponsorship. Let me show u the way! -- Edited by To Far Gone on Saturday 31st of March 2012 0...	To Far Gone	2	566	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	Any Recovery in Boston? (Preview) Hey Family, i haven't been around in awhile. i posted a few months ago about being confused and wanting to find a new sponsor. and its sort of mixed news since i ended up drinking, but now i have 4 months and a new sponsor who i'm working really well with. but i guess the real question i have is that i'm going t...	disingenuouslad	22	2794	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
	JFT June 22 Accepting life as it is (Preview) In our recovery, we find it essential to accept reality. Once we can do this, we do not find it necessary to use drugs in an attempt to change our perceptions.Basic Text, p. 90=Drugs used to buffer us from the full force of life. When we stop using drugs and enter recovery, we find ourselves confront...	Dave R	1	459	Jun 22, 2012 by Paul Ambrose
	caos (Preview) I ahd a few days of clean time put together, worked hard at getting my RN license back after a felony conviction got a car, and had a great interview scheduled. two days before the interview, I was taking care of some business, and my disease told me that i could have a drink. I'll spare all the details, but...	tracybennett66	12	461	Jun 22, 2012 by To Far Gone
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