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Dave R · Dave R

The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse.Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often inte...

avid · avid

February 26 Remorse "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse." Basic Text, p. 38 Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to conside...

Dave R · Dave R

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=In Narcotics Anonymous, weve found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a dai...

sueb · sueb

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Dave R · Dave R

It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.Basic Text, p. 32=How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...

SABASTIAN · SABASTIAN

It s ben very difficut, for me to make changes. since losing my job, a year ago i had a ruotine going to workfoce central, getiinjg interviews. Gottired , stated haning out a coffe place in town. Met the wrong kind of people, but de[ in my mind these were thr people i was looking for , after bing out of the gam...

LizC · LizC

im using... peace out mofo's

Dave R · Dave R

Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy.Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...

Dave R · Dave R

Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.Basic Text, p. 15=In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love. When we started using, we introduced an influence into our li...

johnjames228 · johnjames228

One thing I like about recovery is that it's important to relax and take it easy. An addict goes through a lot of difficulty, using is an intense strain on the pscyhe, it's stressful on the brain and body. It hurts the checkbook too. Before getting clean there are a lot of ups and downs - wanting to stop...

Dave R · Dave R

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities. In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, don...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Im at school. I locked myself out of my truck. That HP my sister can come w the extra key. Wondering how everyone else is doing.....

sueb · sueb

my husband is in pain management. he locks his meds in a safe but i always seem to find a way to get at them.

johnjames228 · johnjames228

Really glad to find this online forum. I wanted to post something, so here are some notes I took from meetings I went to back in 2000 when I got clean:§ Repetition strengthens so repeat good things.§ Go to any length to stay clean.§ Do whatever it takes.§ Introduce a new element when you get sick and...

Dave R · Dave R

Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems.Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...

avid · avid

How many of us have worked ALL twelve steps....answering every question in the workbook, with an NA sponsor?

Dave R · Dave R

Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.Basic Text, p. 79=A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will b...

Raman · Raman

Have a great weekend,, full of recovery and happiness !

Dave R · Dave R

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 and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...

shanski · shanski

-- Edited by shanski on Friday 17th of February 2012 08:16:06 AM

Dave R · Dave R

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 we are as powerless over anothers addiction as we are over our...

Dave R · Dave R

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 arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. Or w...

Raman · Raman

R.I.P Whitney,,,,

Dave R · Dave R

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 were about to embark on a journey which would awak...

Dave R · Dave R

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 our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...

Raman · Raman

When love is not madness, it is not love. ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. ~Author Unknown We're all a little weird. And li...

Ruhig · Ruhig

13 days. Two meetings. Think I could be hiding behind "Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth" Contemplating literature, and on that one statement. Think I need to take a weekend off work. Working seven days a week for 6 months is starting to wear on my empathy and compassion...

Dave R · Dave R

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 occasional fact of life in Narc...

LizC · LizC

hey all, Ive been pretty down in the dumps lately. i found out 4 of my best friends started using i tried talking with them and trying to help and tell them its a bad idea but hey theyre addicts now they dont listen to anything. my boyfriend and i are at a weird point in our relationship. i try and have a conver...

allpowerless · allpowerless

I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease 10 years ago when I was 15. I didn't need pain medication for my illness until about 3 years ago. I had just gotten off my parents insurance and had no way to go to a GI doctor like I needed to, so, instead I bounced from ER to ER getting shots of dilaudid & sent home wit...

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	JFT February 26 Remorse (Preview) The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse.Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often inte...	Dave R	0	549	Feb 26, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT..February 26 ...Remorse (Preview) February 26 Remorse "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse." Basic Text, p. 38 Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to conside...	avid	0	424	Feb 26, 2012 by avid
	JFT February 22 God's will, or mine? (Preview) We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=In Narcotics Anonymous, weve found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Powers will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a dai...	Dave R	1	385	Feb 26, 2012 by kitty doyle
	how do you stop when you love the feeling.i haVE NO energy untill i use then i get my huose clean ect... HELP! (Preview) ?	sueb	6	533	Feb 26, 2012 by kitty doyle
	JFT FEbruary 25 Sick as our secrets (Preview) It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure.Basic Text, p. 32=How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...	Dave R	0	355	Feb 25, 2012 by Dave R
	making changes (Preview) It s ben very difficut, for me to make changes. since losing my job, a year ago i had a ruotine going to workfoce central, getiinjg interviews. Gottired , stated haning out a coffe place in town. Met the wrong kind of people, but de[ in my mind these were thr people i was looking for , after bing out of the gam...	SABASTIAN	2	319	Feb 25, 2012 by johnjames228
	so... (Preview) im using... peace out mofo's	LizC	5	470	Feb 24, 2012 by SABASTIAN
	JFT February 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice (Preview) Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy.Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...	Dave R	1	522	Feb 24, 2012 by sueb
	JFT February 24 A new influence (Preview) Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary.Basic Text, p. 15=In early life, most of us were capable of joy and wonder, of giving and receiving unconditional love. When we started using, we introduced an influence into our li...	Dave R	0	336	Feb 24, 2012 by Dave R
	Take it Easy (Preview) One thing I like about recovery is that it's important to relax and take it easy. An addict goes through a lot of difficulty, using is an intense strain on the pscyhe, it's stressful on the brain and body. It hurts the checkbook too. Before getting clean there are a lot of ups and downs - wanting to stop...	johnjames228	1	420	Feb 24, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 23 Messages and messengers (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.Tradition Twelve=The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities. In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, don...	Dave R	0	406	Feb 23, 2012 by Dave R
	How is everyone? (Preview) Im at school. I locked myself out of my truck. That HP my sister can come w the extra key. Wondering how everyone else is doing.....	Ruhig	6	390	Feb 23, 2012 by Ruhig
	i'm having a hard time staying clean with my drug of choice still in the house. (Preview) my husband is in pain management. he locks his meds in a safe but i always seem to find a way to get at them.	sueb	12	872	Feb 21, 2012 by kellyrae428
	Quotes From Meetings (Preview) Really glad to find this online forum. I wanted to post something, so here are some notes I took from meetings I went to back in 2000 when I got clean:§ Repetition strengthens so repeat good things.§ Go to any length to stay clean.§ Do whatever it takes.§ Introduce a new element when you get sick and...	johnjames228	3	446	Feb 21, 2012 by kellyrae428
	JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility (Preview) Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems.Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...	Dave R	0	361	Feb 20, 2012 by Dave R
	The 12 steps (Preview) How many of us have worked ALL twelve steps....answering every question in the workbook, with an NA sponsor?	avid	7	396	Feb 20, 2012 by bionic
	JFT February 19 Reservations (Preview) Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program.Basic Text, p. 79=A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will b...	Dave R	0	388	Feb 19, 2012 by Dave R
	Have a great weekend ! (Preview) Have a great weekend,, full of recovery and happiness !	Raman	0	393	Feb 19, 2012 by Raman
	JFT February 18 The recovery partnership (Preview) 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 and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...	Dave R	0	315	Feb 18, 2012 by Dave R
	Methadone withdrawal (Preview) -- Edited by shanski on Friday 17th of February 2012 08:16:06 AM	shanski	5	448	Feb 18, 2012 by BigV
	JFT February 17 Carrying the message, not the addict (Preview) 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 we are as powerless over anothers addiction as we are over our...	Dave R	0	355	Feb 17, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 16 Faithful feelings (Preview) 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 arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. Or w...	Dave R	0	302	Feb 16, 2012 by Dave R
	another one bites the dust !!! (Preview) R.I.P Whitney,,,,	Raman	6	346	Feb 15, 2012 by Raman
	JFT February 15 An awakening of the spirit (Preview) 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 were about to embark on a journey which would awak...	Dave R	1	323	Feb 15, 2012 by BigV
	JFT February 14 Honesty and spirituality (Preview) 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 our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...	Dave R	0	350	Feb 14, 2012 by Dave R
	Valentines quotes ! (Preview) When love is not madness, it is not love. ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. ~Author Unknown We're all a little weird. And li...	Raman	1	337	Feb 14, 2012 by BigV
	Just checkin in (Preview) 13 days. Two meetings. Think I could be hiding behind "Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth" Contemplating literature, and on that one statement. Think I need to take a weekend off work. Working seven days a week for 6 months is starting to wear on my empathy and compassion...	Ruhig	2	283	Feb 14, 2012 by BigV
	JFT February 13 The ties that bind (Preview) 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 occasional fact of life in Narc...	Dave R	0	330	Feb 13, 2012 by Dave R
	stupid life. (Preview) hey all, Ive been pretty down in the dumps lately. i found out 4 of my best friends started using i tried talking with them and trying to help and tell them its a bad idea but hey theyre addicts now they dont listen to anything. my boyfriend and i are at a weird point in our relationship. i try and have a conver...	LizC	11	617	Feb 13, 2012 by kellyrae428
	Just had major surgery (Preview) I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease 10 years ago when I was 15. I didn't need pain medication for my illness until about 3 years ago. I had just gotten off my parents insurance and had no way to go to a GI doctor like I needed to, so, instead I bounced from ER to ER getting shots of dilaudid & sent home wit...	allpowerless	4	440	Feb 12, 2012 by cdbuckberry
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