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February 18, 2019 The recovery partnership Page 50 "As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today." Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean a...
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February 17, 2019 Carrying the message, not the addict Page 49 "They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop." Basic Text, p. 65 Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that...
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February 16, 2019 Faithful feelings Page 48 "When we refuse to accept the reality of today we are denying faith in our Higher Power This can only bring more suffering." IP No. 8,Just for Today Some days just aren't the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having t...
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February 15, 2019 An awakening of the spirit Page 47 "The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit." Basic Text, p. 49 Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we...
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February 14, 2019 Honesty and spirituality Page 46 "The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually." Basic Text, pp. 25-26 In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with ou...
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February 13 The ties that bind As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. Basic Text, p. 60 = Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an...
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February 12, 2019 Living in the moment Page 44 "We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present." Basic Text, p. 7 Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above....
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February 11, 2019A curse into a blessing Page 43 "We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover." Basic Text, p. 8 Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us,...
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February 10, 2019Fun! Page 42 "In recovery our ideas of fun change. " Basic Text, p. 107 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more...
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February 09, 2019Self-acceptancePage 41 "When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally probably for the first time." IP 19, Self-Acceptance From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart...
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February 8What is a sponsor?an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us.IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee...
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If you cannot read this message, then please go to http://www.jftna.org/February 7This is not a test...we have found a loving, personal God to whom we can turn.Basic Text, p. 27=Some of us come into recovery with the impression that lifes hardships are a series of cosmic tests designed to teach us...
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February 06, 2019I can't - we canPage 38 "We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie." Basic Text, p. 62 "I can't, but we can." This simple but profound...
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February 05, 2019Keep coming back!Page 37 "We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable." Basic Text, p. 83 Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that fi...
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February 04, 2019Feeling good isn't the point Page 36 "For us, recovery is more than just pleasure." Basic Text, p. 43 In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our...
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February 03, 2019We need each otherPage 35 "Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity creed, religion, or lack of religion." Basic Text, p. 9 Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be fou...
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February 02, 2019Goodwill Page 34 "Goodwill is best exemplified in service; proper service is 'Doing the right thing for the right reason.' " Basic Text, p. xv The spiritual core of our disease is self-centeredness. In dealing with others, the only motive our addiction taught us was selfishnessw...
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February 1HardshipsWe felt different.... Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction.Basic Text, p. 22=But you dont understand! we spluttered, trying to cover up. Im different! Ive really got it rough! We used these lines over and over in our active addiction,...
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January 31, 2019TrustPage 31 "Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery." Basic Text, p. 93 Learning to trust is a risky proposition. Our past experience as using addicts has taught us that our companions could not be trusted. Most of all, we co...
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January 30, 2019Giving it awayPage 30 "We must give freely and gratefully that which has been freely and gratefully given to us." Basic Text, p. 49 In recovery, we receive many gifts. Perhaps one of the greatest of these gifts is the spiritual awakening that begins when we stop using, growing stronge...
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January 29, 2019The First Step - an action step Page 29 "Do we understand that we have no real control over drugs?" Basic Text, p. 18 At first, many of us may have thought the First Step required no action-we just surrender and go on to Step Two. But Step One doesrequire action! The action we take in the F...
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January 28, 2019An every-day addictPage 28 "We can never fully recover, no matter how long we stay clean." Basic Text, p. 84 After getting a little time in the program, some of us begin to think we have been cured. We've learned everything NA has to teach us; we've grown bored with the meetings; and our s...
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January 27, 2019Learning how to live again Page 27 "We learn new ways to live. We are no longer limited to our old ideas." Basic Text, p. 56 We may or may not have been taught right from wrong and other basics of life as children. No matter, by the time we found recovery, most of us had only the vaguest idea of...
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January 26, 2019Self-centeredness Page 26 "The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness." Basic Text, p. 20 What is self-centeredness? It is our belief that the world revolves around us. Our wishes, our demands are the only ones worth consideration. Our self-centered minds b...
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January 25, 2019 An added gift Page 25 "We see it happening among us every day This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening." Basic Text p. 51 We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more a...
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January 24, 2019From isolation to connectionPage 24 "Our disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world." Basic Text, p. 4 Addiction is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and self. We hid. We lied....
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January 23, 2019Serenity check Page 23 "Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways." Basic Text, p. 95 Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather was, only to reply "It stinks"? When this happens, we are probably suffering from a lack of daily maintenance in our program. In...
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January 22, 2019The school of recoveryPage 22 "This is a program for learning." Basic Text, p. 16 Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share i...
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January 21, 2019Unity and uniformity Page 21 "Unity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous." Basic Text, p. 63 Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purpose-to recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive to fulfill the same purpose,...
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January 20, 2019One promise, many giftsPage 20 "Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise, and that is freedom from active addiction..." Basic Text, p. 106 Imagine how it might be if we had arrived at the doors of Narcotics Anonymous, desperate, wanting to stop using drugs, only to be met by a sale...
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