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Just need HELP :(
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My name is JoJo i am 24 and struggling with this horribe addiction agian :( I had 2 1/2 years clean with no methadone nor suboxone and had a relapse then got on the methadone clinic and for some reason i been having cocaine cravings bad i been clean off the opiates since march 2011 but these cocaine cravin...
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Emotional/physical/mental & spiritual acceptance of utter defeat!
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On this day ,December 2nd ,1984 ,6 months into my third marriage and the insanity of not only making the same mistakes and expecting different results,but knowing based on the evidence what the results would be I "came to" on the floor of a farm house in Rhinebeck New York, lifted my head and...
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Are you getting the most out of your Meditation ?
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Hi Friend,Have your meditations become routine and boring?Are you wondering where that feeling of bliss and excitement went?Meditation is the backbone of any spiritual practice, but it often becomes routine.Here are a few tips to make sure you are getting the most out of your meditations:Tip #1 M...
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JFT December 4 God’s will, not ours
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We know that if we pray for Gods will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think. Basic Text, p. 46 By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self-destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves. That...
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JFT December 3 Vision without limits
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Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life.Basic Text, p. 35=In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And thats all we could reasonably expect for the duration of o...
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JFT December 2 Recovery: our first priority
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December 2Recovery: our first priorityWe have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order.Basic Text, p. 82=Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: He yelled at me. She said this. My partner left. I got fired. We used these same excuses for not seeking hel...
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I POSTED MY BIOGRAPHY
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Ive never written one before but i feel pretty good about it. i hope you all can relate. i love n.a.
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JFT December 1 Life's rewards
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We begin to pray only for Gods will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling.Basic Text, p. 49=Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight As, a triple salary raiseall ours without effort, just for the asking.Now imagine the probl...
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Id rather say nothing,,,
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"If people thank im an idiot, Id rather say nothing than speak out and prove them right"
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How you can help this site today...
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Hi Everyone,As many of you know I broke both of my wrist, a hand and an elbow recently and therefore am not able to work my pressure washing and painting business right now, with one arm in a cast and the other in a particle cast. Therefore, I do not have the funds to pay all the expenses related to Miracles...
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JFT November 30 Sharing the real me
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Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone.Basic Text, p. 85=Intimacy is the sharing of our innermost thoughts and feelings with another human being. Many of us long for the warmth and companionship intimacy brings, but those things dont come without effort. In our addictio...
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looky what i did!
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it hurt a lot. Love- to remind myself that someone in this shit hole world loves me. and Hope- to never give up. just thought id share what i did on black friday
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Questions for the NA Purists
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The book ,It works how and why. Trad.11 pg.208 Each of us has our own life,our own words and our own story,all adding dimension and color to the message of our fellowship. After reading this NA tradition quote. Question ,Should NA members feel free to use thier own words? YES or NO Question,After readi...
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just another day...
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well its just another day, nothing to exciting happeningbut its another day clean and that makes this day new and fresh and worth so much. im sitting on the back porch watching my grandchildren play in the yard...and when i think back to the days i was sitting in a room all by myself wearing the same clot...
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error trying to join on line meeting, help please...
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I try to enter the meeting but get security errors, the a java error.
I can join other forums using java ok. what do I need to do?
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Just for today
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November 29, 2011Our Higher Power's carePage 347 "We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us." Basic Text, p. 58 Our program is based on the idea that the application of simple principles can produce profound effects in our lives. One such principle is that, if we ask, our Higher...
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JFT November 29 Our higher power's care
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We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us.Basic Text, p. 58=Our program is based on the idea that the application of simple principles can produce profound effects in our lives. One such principle is that, if we ask, our Higher Power will care for us. Because this principle is so basic,...
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11315 One Day at a Times (give or take for leap years:)
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December 16, 2010 I discovered this forum. No, my Higher Power guided me here. I want to thank you all for being here. This is where it's become a habit to start each day no matter what's happening. I thank you for helping me make it to today, 11/27/2011, my 31st NA Birthday. Damn crazy to even think. I'm a h...
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I was beyond human aide
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just a few days ago obsession swept threw me like fire I almost lost it all, the clall I made to the connection wasn't answered so I got in the shower under the cleansing water and talked with God, asked no I pleaded for the obsession to be removed by the time I stepped out of the shower it was but I felt a great...
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Grateful Weekend
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So Thanksgiving wasn't as bad as I expected. That's usually the way it goes. Thank God for NA. I had my escape plan in place and used it! :) My husband and I brought a meeting into the jail on Thanksgiving night. It was so spiritual... the guys in the jail had some serious GRATITUDE! It rocked! The g...
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I'm greatful for what I have, all of it !
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I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on...
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Hello everyone!!!
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Just stopping by to say hello. Sorry I haven't posted in a while!
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JFT November 28 Being ourselves
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To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves.Basic Text, p. 36=Humility is a puzzling concept. We know a lot about humiliation, but humility is a new idea. It sounds suspiciously like groveling, bowing, and scraping. But thats not what humility is at all. True humility is, s...
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Step Work Board Info
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http://stepwork.activeboard.comHi Fellow NA Members!We are working on bringing our Step Work Board to the forefront of this site again. This is where newcomers can learn about each of the 12 steps and old timers can share their experience, strength and hope related to them.This week we are sta...
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new to forum
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hi everyone, just found this forum, so grateful it exists. i got clean in june 1999 and am still clean. i moved over here with my partner four years ago. i love it here. i am struggling here as i cant seem to get to grips with the lingo h and i stopped going to meeting. i seem to have every excuse not to go.there...
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JFT November 27 Seeking God's help
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At times during our recovery, the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage.Basic Text, p. 26=When we take the Third Step, we decide to allow a loving Higher Power to guide us and care for us in our daily lives. We make the decision to allow this guidance and care into...
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Holidays can be......
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Morning and blessings of this day! Holidays are not always joyous and happy for all,but every day free of active addiction is always better than living in the grip...........If no one has told you they love you today, well I do....Pay it forward, help someone today and in God's (of your understandin...
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JFT November 26 Responsibility
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A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take the time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow.IP No. 8, Just for Today=Responsibility, responsibilitythe responsibilities of life are everywhere. Were supposed to wear seat belts. Wer...
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JFT November 25 Meditation
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Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us.Basic Text, p. 46-47=As our recovery progresses, we often reflect on what brought us to Narcotics Anonymous in the first place and are able to appreciate how much the quality of our lives h...
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The holidays...
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The holidays are typically a rough time of year for most folks. My favorite meetings are the ones that land on holidays. It seems that only the die-hards and those REALLY needing a meeting are there. It's my favorite! Snow storms are my favorite, too. We only live about 8 blocks from the meeting, so...
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