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Dental care, but beware !
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you know ,, I went to the dentist for a false tooth replacement. A false tooth had chipped off when I was eating with NA pals. A tooth had to be extracted and was not painful at that moment because of local anesthesia. But the pain came on strong when it wore off half an hour later. I was forced to take parace...
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JFT January 11 Faith
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As we develop faith in our daily lives, we find that our Higher Power supplies us with the strength and guidance that we need.Basic Text, p. 94=Some of us come into recovery very frightened and insecure. We feel weak and alone. We are uncertain of our direction and dont know where to go for answers....
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JFT January 10 Gratitude
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Im very grateful to have come to believe.IP No. 21, The Loner=Belief in a Higher Power can make all the difference when the going gets tough! When things dont go our way in recovery, our sponsor may direct us to make a gratitude list. When we do, we should include our faith in a Power greater than ours...
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Guidance
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Pill Addicted for the better part of 6 yrs. I have no idea who I am sober. I feel alone and beaten by my addiction. Keeps pulling me back even with the cry, screaming,puking,the cold sweats it doesn't matter. It's never satisfied. I need guidance on where to go, how to be but most importantly how to beat th...
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JFT January 9 Returning our sponsor's kindness
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Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor.Basic Text, p. 57=Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. Theyve done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recovery writing, t...
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i need all the advice I can recieve on dealing with my boyfriend's opiate addiction..
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I would like to try and keep this short but I feel it is neccasary to give some history in order to get a fair assessment.. I am 29 y/o, and in my early 20s for about 4 years I had a bad benzo addiction, and until i lost a friend & hit my own rock bottom, I got myself clean.. fast foward a year and half of sobrie...
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JFT January 8 Growing up
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Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth.Basic Text, p. 44=When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that theyve grown up in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder if were grownups yet....
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JFT January 6 "How does it work?"
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January 6How does it work?I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I dont.=What are the two favorite words of most addicts? I know! Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about whats wrong with us. But in and of itse...
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A Day At A Time - January 6, 2012
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A Day At A Time January 6, 2012 Reflection For The Day When I finally convince myself to let go of a problem that's been tearing me apart -- when I take the action to set aside my will and let God handle the problem -- my torment subsides immediately. If I continue to stay out of my own way, then solutions begi...
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emotions...
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feeling them....wow i cried over a cartoon pixar "up" who does this? sounds crazy maybe, but i gotta say i am so grateful to feel anything...so laugh if you will,,,i will too...because it was amazing to cry at a cartoon. Thank You God for this gift! Grateful!
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JFT January 7 "Recovery"
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Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known.Basic Text, p. 107=Few of us have any interest in recovering what we had before we started...
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higher power behind me...
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so i finished my 4th step at the ocean...with a power greater then me behind me. it was really spiritual at the ocean as powerful as the waves are rolling up on the sand, it added a visual of HIGHER POWER!. i just thought i'd remind myself of the way we do it in n.a. JUST 4 TODAY! i found this picture i hadnt se...
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Separating the sexes at meetings...????
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So I've always heard this stuff at meetings "men with men women with women". At my home group when a new or coming back person comes in they make separate meeting lists for men and women...one has only mens numbers and the other womens. Now I might be missing something but I see nowhere in...
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some people irritate the crap out of me....
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i really get irritated when someone comes into the rooms and thinks they need to change a program that has been working for those of us who really work an honest program. when they have an attitude that they need to fix the program for others because they arent working their own program. i guess i just...
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JFT January 5 Recovery at home
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January 5Recovery at homeWe can enjoy our families in a new way and may become a credit to them instead of an embarrassment or a burden.Basic Text, p. 104=Were doing great in recovery, arent we? We go to a meeting every day, we spend every evening with our friends in the fellowship, and every weekend we...
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happy new years...EVERYONE!
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just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy new years. hope the new year gives you many blessings and less stress and lots of love...one day at a time....best wishes love kellyrae2011 is just about over, and i have to say it was a year that changed my life over and over again. i lost friends but i gain...
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JFT January 4 The love the fellowship
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January 4The love of the fellowshipToday, secure in the love of the fellowship, we can finally look another human being in the eye and be grateful for who we are.Basic Text, p. 92=When we were using, few of us could tolerate looking someone in the eyewe were ashamed of who we were. Our minds were not occu...
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Clean and serene, 24 years as of this day !
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thanks for being in my recovery, yall at MIP.... My gratitude speaks when I share and I care the NA Way ! -- Edited by Raman on Wednesday 21st of December 2011 04:02:58 PM
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Love in the air
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It's like spring time here at the recovery house... People's hearts are all atwitter with romantic inclinations and love is in the air like the smell of sweet dafodils on a warm breezy day. LOL... Can I start that over? It was just a mens recovery house but then we opened a womens house and I stro...
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JFT January 3 Our greatest need
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January 3Our greatest needWe eventually redefine our beliefs and understanding to the point where we see that our greatest need is for knowledge of Gods will for us and the strength to carry that out.Basic Text, p. 48=When we first arrived in NA, we had all kinds of ideas of what we needed. Some of us se...
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happy new years/ what are you grateful for in 2011
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as we start another year i have started it clean can't say how long lost track but doin well i have a=over 6 months i believe but i came across a song that say its never too late so if you are new to the program don't give up hope yet there will be a seat waiting for you when you are ready guess you could say we'll l...
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A Very Happy New Year all !
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Hi,, I wish you all the best of recovery in 2012 ! In this leap year, Il aim to take that leap of Faith, a ian step out into the unknown spaces in my recovery. I want to be a better recovering addict than I was in 2011 ! And I know Il have your company and support, as you'll have mine !
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Happy New Year (video from John to you!)
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JFT January 1 Vigilance
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We keep what we have only with vigilance...Basic Text, p. 60=How do we remain vigilant about our recovery? First, by realizing that we have a disease we will always have. No matter how long weve been clean, no matter how much better our lives have become, no matter what the extent of our spiritual h...
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feeling like giving up
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first let me say hey as i am new to this board. i have been clean since may 10th but i havent really been working the program i go to meetings. i have a sponser but not good one that will push me and help me learn the program. this week my world has fell apart it seems. i am 20 years old i got out of prison almost a ye...
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december 28 2011
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8 months clean again on the 28th...happy belated birthday to new self....wtg me, keep it up...
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Horrid grief...Suggestions?
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Hi Family, I am in bad grief and want to know what "tools" are the best for overcoming great sadness, nearly bringing me to my knees. I guess the help i need is to deal with strong urges to use (medicate myself). I will feel better, I know, after I hear from a few of you. Thanks, Nikky
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JFT December 29 Through others' eyes
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December 29Through others eyesWhen someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive.... [But] if we truly want to be free, we will take a good look at input from fellow addicts.Basic Text, p. 36=At some point in our recovery, we come to the awkward realization that the way we see...
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