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Dave R · Dave R

We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and werent 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. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sham...

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

Have You? Noticed... Have you noticed?, or is it Just Me... The seasons changing oh so slightly.... Now here it is around 5:30 at night... The sun was gone there was no light..... Haven't you noticed, the birds singing... Or is that just my ears ringing..... Have you not seen the buds on the trees... And...

Dave R · Dave R

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, pitying ourselves for the condition it has l...

Dave R · Dave R

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 drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun battle...

Ruhig · Ruhig

Hi. Im not sure how to introduce myself, so excuse me for maybe coming off dumb. Part of me knows Im an addict. Part of me thinks im just a kid who got a little extensive in my experimenting. But in either case, it seems that the steps will help me do more than just get clean/sober. So Im trying to at least read...

Dave R · Dave R

When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time.IP No. 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 from the crowd. We had a hard time fit...

Dave R · Dave R

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 after your first meeting. Th...

Dave R · Dave R

Josh Hamilton, the star outfielder for the Texas Rangers who is recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, admitted to a slip (a few beers at dinner) last night. I'm not sure what his recovery program is, whether he is in a 12-step program or not. He has said publicly that his recovery is "Chri...

jewelsaha · jewelsaha

My name is Julie and I am an addict. Wow, so simple yet so hard. My original clean date was 4/15/92. I relapsed 10 yrs 11 months later. And havent found way back since. My life, is a mess, and Im tired of messing it up. I need help. And Im hoping I can find my way back home. Thanks for letting me share.

Dave R · Dave R

...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 something. This belief is readily apparent when something traumatic happens and we wail, My Higher...

Dave R · Dave R

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 cant, but we can. This simple but profound truth applies initially to our first ne...

Sent Via Email to All MIP members · John

Hello Everyone! I hope that the start of 2012 has shown to be a blessing to everyone who is registered on our site's message boards. As a registered member on our message boards, you may receive 3-4 emails per year. Your email account will not be slammed with a bunch of emails, nor will your em...

Dave R · Dave R

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 first meeting. What was it that kept us com...

Raman · Raman

Dave R · Dave R

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 feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel good...

Dave R · Dave R

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 didnt need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found in anyone from a different neighborh...

WorriedMum · WorriedMum

I don't know where to begin, but I will make it as short as possible. My 16 year old son (almost 17) was "experimenting" with pot almost a year ago. We (parents) found out about it. Read him his rights, he swore he'd never do it again.....well we all know how that goes, he did do it again, we submi...

Dave R · Dave R

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 selfishnesswe wanted what we wanted when we wante...

Dave R · Dave R

We 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, either trying to esca...

Dave R · Dave R

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 couldnt trust ourselves.No...

AnthonyG · AnthonyG

I have forgotten my name and pw for ages and could never get back in here . Good to see all . Much has gone on . Im single again . Im working tons again . Coming up on 18 months ................again . Went through 6 months of chemo therapy ( It worked ) . Im on track and digging recovery . I promis...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

so greetings to all...i havent posted for a minute so i thought i'd check in this time not just read whats posted. i have been moving into the next level of my journey with a new and more positive outlook thanks to the help of a movie i watched called "the secret" laws of attraction. so everyd...

Dave R · Dave R

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 stronger each day we apply the steps in our li...

Dave R · Dave R

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 actionwe just surrender and go on to Step Two. But Step One does require action!The action we take in the First Step will be evident in the way we live, even from o...

Dave R · Dave R

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. Weve learned everything NA has to teach us; weve grown bored with the meetings; and our sponsor keeps droning the same old refrain: ...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Morning and blessings of the day! Welcome to all newcomers those just coming around or just coming back.Welcome to those been around for few cups of coffee. Been pretty sick with walking pneumonia and bronchitis since New Years.Stopping in to see how all are doing ,just anit been writing.One thing t...

Raman · Raman

For all yew that like readin academic literature, here is one by me;

Raman · Raman

This has been a dark day for us. My younger brother is battling for life. He had too much to drink yesterday, and while walking back home, he collapsed. We attended on him and brought him home. I then phoned some doctor friends and they advised immediate hospitalization. I conveyed this to his wife wh...

bionic · bionic

At the advice of my grand-sponsor and sponsor I wrote a letter, signed it and dropped it off. Last weekend my fellowship helped me refine my amends to strip out all rationalization, excuses, blaming, bargaining and requests for acceptable responses. What was left was an arms-down admission of wron...

Dave R · Dave R

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 how to live. Our isolation from the rest of soc...

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	JFT February 12 Living in the moment (Preview) We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and werent 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. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sham...	Dave R	0	253	Feb 12, 2012 by Dave R
	Have You? Noticed... (Preview) Have You? Noticed... Have you noticed?, or is it Just Me... The seasons changing oh so slightly.... Now here it is around 5:30 at night... The sun was gone there was no light..... Haven't you noticed, the birds singing... Or is that just my ears ringing..... Have you not seen the buds on the trees... And...	Meditation Man	1	283	Feb 12, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 11 A curse into a blessing (Preview) 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, pitying ourselves for the condition it has l...	Dave R	0	259	Feb 11, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 10 Fun! (Preview) 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 drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun battle...	Dave R	1	373	Feb 10, 2012 by amanda56258
	Newbie...? (Preview) Hi. Im not sure how to introduce myself, so excuse me for maybe coming off dumb. Part of me knows Im an addict. Part of me thinks im just a kid who got a little extensive in my experimenting. But in either case, it seems that the steps will help me do more than just get clean/sober. So Im trying to at least read...	Ruhig	17	748	Feb 9, 2012 by avid
	JFT February 9 Self-acceptance (Preview) When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time.IP No. 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 from the crowd. We had a hard time fit...	Dave R	0	488	Feb 9, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 8 What is a sponsor? (Preview) 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 after your first meeting. Th...	Dave R	0	242	Feb 8, 2012 by Dave R
	Josh Hamilton (Preview) Josh Hamilton, the star outfielder for the Texas Rangers who is recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, admitted to a slip (a few beers at dinner) last night. I'm not sure what his recovery program is, whether he is in a 12-step program or not. He has said publicly that his recovery is "Chri...	Dave R	3	541	Feb 8, 2012 by BigV
	Less than 24 hours..... (Preview) My name is Julie and I am an addict. Wow, so simple yet so hard. My original clean date was 4/15/92. I relapsed 10 yrs 11 months later. And havent found way back since. My life, is a mess, and Im tired of messing it up. I need help. And Im hoping I can find my way back home. Thanks for letting me share.	jewelsaha	8	394	Feb 8, 2012 by BigV
	JFT February 7 This is not a test (Preview) ...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 something. This belief is readily apparent when something traumatic happens and we wail, My Higher...	Dave R	0	347	Feb 7, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 6 I can't--we can (Preview) 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 cant, but we can. This simple but profound truth applies initially to our first ne...	Dave R	0	288	Feb 6, 2012 by Dave R
	Sent Via Email to All MIP members (Preview) Hello Everyone! I hope that the start of 2012 has shown to be a blessing to everyone who is registered on our site's message boards. As a registered member on our message boards, you may receive 3-4 emails per year. Your email account will not be slammed with a bunch of emails, nor will your em...	John	0	291	Feb 5, 2012 by John
	JFT February5 Keep coming back! (Preview) 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 first meeting. What was it that kept us com...	Dave R	0	270	Feb 5, 2012 by Dave R
	Humility,, a viewpoint ! (Preview)	Raman	2	315	Feb 5, 2012 by Raman
	JFT February 4 Feeling good isn't the point (Preview) 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 feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel good...	Dave R	0	282	Feb 4, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 3 We need each other (Preview) 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 didnt need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found in anyone from a different neighborh...	Dave R	0	329	Feb 3, 2012 by Dave R
	Worried Mom - Advise, Help, what do I do ? (Preview) I don't know where to begin, but I will make it as short as possible. My 16 year old son (almost 17) was "experimenting" with pot almost a year ago. We (parents) found out about it. Read him his rights, he swore he'd never do it again.....well we all know how that goes, he did do it again, we submi...	WorriedMum	6	563	Feb 3, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT February 2 Goodwill (Preview) 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 selfishnesswe wanted what we wanted when we wante...	Dave R	0	302	Feb 2, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT February 1 Hardships (Preview) We 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, either trying to esca...	Dave R	0	315	Feb 1, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT January 31 Trust (Preview) 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 couldnt trust ourselves.No...	Dave R	2	289	Feb 1, 2012 by avid
	Long Time no see ........................... (Preview) I have forgotten my name and pw for ages and could never get back in here . Good to see all . Much has gone on . Im single again . Im working tons again . Coming up on 18 months ................again . Went through 6 months of chemo therapy ( It worked ) . Im on track and digging recovery . I promis...	AnthonyG	4	842	Feb 1, 2012 by avid
	just checkin in family (Preview) so greetings to all...i havent posted for a minute so i thought i'd check in this time not just read whats posted. i have been moving into the next level of my journey with a new and more positive outlook thanks to the help of a movie i watched called "the secret" laws of attraction. so everyd...	kellyrae428	5	447	Jan 31, 2012 by kellyrae428
	January 31 Giving it away (Preview) 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 stronger each day we apply the steps in our li...	Dave R	0	324	Jan 30, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT January 29 The First Step-an action step (Preview) 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 actionwe just surrender and go on to Step Two. But Step One does require action!The action we take in the First Step will be evident in the way we live, even from o...	Dave R	0	429	Jan 29, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT January 28 An every-day addict (Preview) 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. Weve learned everything NA has to teach us; weve grown bored with the meetings; and our sponsor keeps droning the same old refrain: ...	Dave R	0	370	Jan 28, 2012 by Dave R
	Welcome! (Preview) Morning and blessings of the day! Welcome to all newcomers those just coming around or just coming back.Welcome to those been around for few cups of coffee. Been pretty sick with walking pneumonia and bronchitis since New Years.Stopping in to see how all are doing ,just anit been writing.One thing t...	MIKEF	7	454	Jan 28, 2012 by BigV
	A paper I presented at a recovery symposium ! (Preview) For all yew that like readin academic literature, here is one by me;	Raman	9	402	Jan 28, 2012 by Raman
	We need your prayers ! (Preview) This has been a dark day for us. My younger brother is battling for life. He had too much to drink yesterday, and while walking back home, he collapsed. We attended on him and brought him home. I then phoned some doctor friends and they advised immediate hospitalization. I conveyed this to his wife wh...	Raman	6	333	Jan 28, 2012 by Raman
	made my first amends today... (Preview) At the advice of my grand-sponsor and sponsor I wrote a letter, signed it and dropped it off. Last weekend my fellowship helped me refine my amends to strip out all rationalization, excuses, blaming, bargaining and requests for acceptable responses. What was left was an arms-down admission of wron...	bionic	4	459	Jan 27, 2012 by BigV
	JFT January 27 Learning how to live again (Preview) 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 how to live. Our isolation from the rest of soc...	Dave R	1	468	Jan 27, 2012 by BigV
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