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Peel your onions
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So, on the premise that our disease (I picture it as golum from lord of the rings) is smarter/faster/stronger than we are... What things have you been guilty of substituting your drugs for.
As in... Character defects? Like this "I'm not using drugs anymore, but I still beat up my brother when I...
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hey.
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hey everyone. ive been pretty good. had a sisters weekend this weekend in columbus, did a lot of shopping and eating and spending way too much money. of course there was a gay pride festival going on at the same time. it was great entertainment. but now im having a rough night. [video=http://www.yout...
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JFT June 21 New levels of honesty
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We have been experts at self-deception and rationalization.Basic Text, p. 28=When we come to our first meeting and hear that we must be honest, we may think, Well now, that shouldnt be too difficult. All I have to do is stop lying. To some of us, this comes easily. We no longer have to lie to our empl...
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JFT June 20 Meditation for beginners
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For some, prayer is asking for God's help; meditation is listening for Gods answer.... Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us.Basic Text, pp. 46-47=Be patient when youre learning to meditate, many of us were told. It takes p...
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Things coming together
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Hello and blessings of the day! Today we finally got our Florida licenses after waiting for my Birth certificate to come back from NewYork.Somewhere in the "storm" I lost it.Reregistered our cars few weeks ago and settling in in the over 55 community LEISUREVILLE(check that monicker hu...
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Could you/would you?
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Hey! So, I just wanted to know... What is YOUR name for YOUR higher power?I've heard god alot, and I'm not thrown off by it, but it just feels real generic. I'd like to call mine by an "affectionate" name (not like honeybuns or anything lol, but a name like when you introduce yourself. You don'...
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I crept up on me...
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Unmanagability. Example: *goes to web site* *sees thread titled: Drugs Ive done* *Click* That was the unmanagable part... I obviously did not listen to ANYTHING smarter/better/faster/stronger than me in that decision *Reads list of drugs* *Sees D.O.C* *Misses that substance as if missing an ol...
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recovering addicts with crimminal records intervew tips
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I have a job interveiw tomorow in a field that dosen't usually hire felons, any tips about how to explain past mistakes/recovery?
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Can an employer fire an employee because their pre-convicted mugshot appears online on mugshots.com?
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Can an employer fire an employee because their pre-convicted mugshot appears online on mugshots.com?
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JFT June 19 A sense of humor
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We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free.Basic Text, p. 107=The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter brings. Even if we are deeply troubled, the jo...
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available detox for local areas
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I need to find a local detox for a 20 year old female in the mount union pa area. She is a local and scared and feels alone . I would like to find her a local detox and get her started as soon as possible she has enough ins. for detox and is willing to goto meetings. The main problem is transportation and the fe...
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The Bridge Group of Narcotics Anonymous
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To whom it may concern, The Bridge Group of Narcotics Anonymous is a teleconference meeting which meets seven days a week, three-hundred and sixty-five days a year, to carry the message of hope and the promise of freedom to addicts who are, for whatever reason, isolated from the message of recover...
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JFT June 18 Indirect amends
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Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people.Basic Text, p. 41=When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didnt always know precisely whom we had injured, either financially or emotionally. When it...
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JFT June 17 Walls
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Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us.Basic Text, p. 83=Many of us came to NA emotionally shattered. Years of using people and allowing them to use us had taken their toll on our ability to trust anyone, ourselves included...
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I had a very happy fathers day...
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JFT June 16 Accepting life
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Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program.Basic Text, p. 95=Its relatively easy to accept the things we likeits the things we dont like that are hard to accept. But remaking the world and everyone in it to suit o...
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JFT June 15 Resistance to change
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Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing, or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for the unknown.Basic Text, p. 34=We have often heard it said that when the pain of remaining the same becomes gre...
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update
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things Are slowly coming around as i am settling in the new apt i feel safer and more secure neway all is well hope this finds you blessed
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JFT June 14 Maintaining our faith
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If we maintain our spiritual condition daily, we find it easier to deal with the pain and confusion.Basic Text, p. 95=When we first began searching for a Power greater than ourselves, many of us got stuck in old beliefs or ideas. These ranged from the fear of a punishing or vengeful God to no belief a...
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anyone in cookeville tn
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if there are any members of this that live in Cookeville tn, i need a sponsor, and would love to get a ride to a meeting. to far to walk. I've reached out to those i know here, but no one has returned messages/calls. Probably because I'm a cronic relapser and no one wants to fool with me (once again)
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Sponsor qualities
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Hi, I quit drugs on 6.4.08. I kinda just got out of rehab, dropped people places and things, but never replaced them. But I've reached a point where I really need the steps. I've been hitting meetings lately... About 3x a week (I'm a workaholic and after a 15 hour shift I'm just too exhausted). I've been d...
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JFT June 13 A full life
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The program works a miracle in our lives.... We become free to live.Basic Text, p. 11=Most of usif weve been in recovery for any length of time at allhave heard some member complaining in a meeting about being terribly overworked, too busy for meetings or sponsorship or other activities. In fact...
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JFT June 12 A vision of hope
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Yes, we are a vision of hope...Basic Text, p. 53=By the time we reached the end of our road, many of us had lost all hope for a life without the use of drugs. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. What an inspiration it was, then, coming to our first meeting and seeing a room full of addict...
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JFT June 11 Living clean
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"As we recover, we gain a new outlook on being clean.... Life can become a new adventure for us."Basic Text, p. 91=The using life is not a clean one--no one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings nor ourselves. Worse, tho...
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Chronic Pain. Kidney Stones
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I am a long term kidney-stone sufferer and an addict. This always causes problems; emotional, spiritual, and physical. Are there others out there who care to share? Or, does anyone know of a place that I can talk to other people with similar problems.
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My daughter passed high school !
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An old proverb says "Time spent in loving and interesting living flies like in the twinkling of an eye". That feels so true; my daughter who Ive been bring up as a single parent ever since she was three was now in the final year at school and fast approaching were the final exams. Sure felt like...
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The Eastern viewpoint on God !
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My friends at MIP, I post this following scholarly article in the hope that you get a better understanding of the Hindu (Vedic) viewpoint on God ! And as you read on, you will be amazed at realizing how much it co-relates with your own religious sentiments and leanings, be you Christian, Catholic, Musl...
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JFT June 10 changing motives
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"When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible."Basic Text, p. 45=As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery, we'll find that sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons. In our early recover...
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JFT June 8 The only requirement
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This program offers hope. All you have to bring with you is the desire to stop using and the willingness to try this new way of life.IP No. 16, For the Newcomer=From time to time we wonder if were doing it right in Narcotics Anonymous. Are we attending enough meetings? Are we using our sponsor, or wo...
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JFT June 9 Old dreams needn't die
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Lost dreams awaken and new possibilities arise.Basic Text, p. 91=Most of us had dreams when we were young. Whether we dreamed of a dynamic career, a large and loving family, or travels abroad, our dreams died when our addiction took hold. Anything we ever wanted for ourselves was cast away in our...
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