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amanda56258 · amanda56258

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...

Raman · Raman

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...

JoeB · JoeB

Just stopping by to say hello. Sorry I haven't posted in a while!

Dave R · Dave R

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...

John · John

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...

una · una

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

MIKEF · MIKEF

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

amanda56258 · amanda56258

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...

Dave R · Dave R

We entertained the thought that staying clean was not paying off, and the old thinking stirred up self-pity, resentment, and anger.Basic Text, p.102=There are days when some of us wallow in self-pity. Its easy to do. We may have expectations about how our lives should be in recovery, expectati...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

jUST WANTED TO WISH ALL A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING! aND TOn say i'm very GRATEFUL TO ALL THE TURKEYS WHO GAVE THEir lives to make these holidays what they are....YUMMY!

towey · towey

Hi everyone, I am new here, I am addicted to many things, and I need others to talk to. I keep leaving AA and relapsing, my husband hates AA and hates when I am in there, I truly love him but just want to talk to others who are addicts, please help me, I can be a good friend, sober!

Manon · Manon

thought I would give a quick update the relationship is still going strong to my suprise I am in awe of self as each day I learn to love me more as weell as him I know I am not as active as I used to be I have found a chat client that allows me to make friens so that I don't have to deal with alot of ppl and not isolate b...

Dave R · Dave R

The relief of letting go and letting God helps us develop a life that is worth living.Basic Text, p. 26=In our addiction, we were afraid of what might happen if we didnt control everything around us. Many of us made up elaborate lies to protect our use of drugs. Some of us manipulated everyone aroun...

Seeker · Seeker

Hi Fellow Brothers and sister's around the world. My Names Ridhwaan. I am a recovering addict who has been absinent from drugs/alchol for 6 month's n 4 day's. It's been a hectic journey 2 say the least, walking in2 a treatement center shattered and broken, moving from a place of dispair in2 a space of di...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

my youngest son (22) phoned me the other night and was upset because he isant finding a job like so many others. But he was going on about how it would be so much better to just start selling drugs like i would do to make ends meet he commented on how it worked for me...i had to laugh at him and let him know exac...

Jana · Jana

I have recently took myself of prescriptions drugs about a month ago and I am using willpower to stay clean. I just mentally feel like I am not progressing and it makes me feel hopeless. Can anyone give me any advice

Dave R · Dave R

As we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first.Basic Text, p. 86=No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationshipsall these are part of the life we fi...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Welcome to all,especially newcomers or those just starting to come around.I see we are back to 'GROUNDHOGS DAY" in some of our communications,been away for a minute.Today I thank my Higher Power,whom I choose to call God,for another opportunity to remain teachable, to practice tolerance ,...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

i got a call from him tonight and he is back on u.s. soil. our call was brief but full of love and hope. He is looking forward to seeing me when he gets back to md. my heart is feeling a whole lot less lighter tonight and can't wait to give him a big fat hug! i'm grateful and i'm blessed!

Dave R · Dave R

If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation.Basic Text, p. 35=Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel l...

BigV · BigV

I'd been there twice before a few months back, really enjoyed the pastor with a great sense of humor and a good message, I went with my ex girfriend who's becoming a christian, and we've been back and forth since and its still not working out. So anyhow i've had a resentment against religion lately, ang...

nezyb · nezyb

It was just about a year ago that my world started to cave in on me, my gig was just about up. My husband had been telling me for a couple of years how sick I was, that I was killing myself, that I had to stop or he was going to leave. So I'd stop for a while, or hide it better (yeah, right

), but I always went back...

kellyrae428 · kellyrae428

OUR BEST THINKING GOT US HERE.... That is one of the first things i heard in the rooms of n.a. and it seemed to be what i call a clarity statement . For one reason or another we come to n.a. but there is one reason that i keep coming back...because my best thinking wasnt good enough...my thinking was cloude...

Dave R · Dave R

We werent oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all.Basic Text, p. 89=There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places with someone who owned a nice car or...

Fiesty · Fiesty

HELLO EVERYONE..HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN AWHILE...ALL IS WELL WITH ME..LIFE IS STILL WONDERFUL AND SO GRATEFUL TO BE CLEAN..I TURNED 50 YEARS OLD YESTERDAY..STILL AT AWE..THAT NOT ONLY I AM CLEAN..BUT THE LOVE THAT I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE..I AM GRATEFUL..WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU A WONDERFUL JOU...

SickofitAll · SickofitAll

Last night I decided to stop with the pain meds I've been taking and abusing. I need help, man. I don't want to live this way. I don't want to be an addict. But I don't know if I'm strong enough to do it. I need to talk with people who know what I'm going through and how to get better. I need your help.

Dave R · Dave R

...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years.Basic Text, p. 88=Many of us attended our first meeting and, not being entirely sure that NA was for us, found much to c...

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	Grateful Weekend (Preview) 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...	amanda56258	2	235	Nov 29, 2011 by MIKEF
	I'm greatful for what I have, all of it ! (Preview) 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...	Raman	3	450	Nov 29, 2011 by Raman
	Hello everyone!!! (Preview) Just stopping by to say hello. Sorry I haven't posted in a while!	JoeB	4	266	Nov 28, 2011 by MIKEF
	JFT November 28 Being ourselves (Preview) 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...	Dave R	2	312	Nov 28, 2011 by kellyrae428
	Step Work Board Info (Preview) 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...	John	2	338	Nov 28, 2011 by Raman
	new to forum (Preview) 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...	una	4	297	Nov 28, 2011 by Tahir
	JFT November 27 Seeking God's help (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	235	Nov 27, 2011 by Dave R
	Holidays can be...... (Preview) 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...	MIKEF	3	242	Nov 26, 2011 by BigV
	JFT November 26 Responsibility (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	255	Nov 26, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT November 25 Meditation (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	234	Nov 25, 2011 by Dave R
	The holidays... (Preview) 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...	amanda56258	3	318	Nov 24, 2011 by Raman
	JFT November 24 Gratefully recovering (Preview) We entertained the thought that staying clean was not paying off, and the old thinking stirred up self-pity, resentment, and anger.Basic Text, p.102=There are days when some of us wallow in self-pity. Its easy to do. We may have expectations about how our lives should be in recovery, expectati...	Dave R	0	253	Nov 24, 2011 by Dave R
	HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL (Preview) jUST WANTED TO WISH ALL A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING! aND TOn say i'm very GRATEFUL TO ALL THE TURKEYS WHO GAVE THEir lives to make these holidays what they are....YUMMY!	kellyrae428	2	250	Nov 24, 2011 by Raman
	need someone to talk to that is not my enabling husband! :) (Preview) Hi everyone, I am new here, I am addicted to many things, and I need others to talk to. I keep leaving AA and relapsing, my husband hates AA and hates when I am in there, I truly love him but just want to talk to others who are addicts, please help me, I can be a good friend, sober!	towey	15	604	Nov 23, 2011 by bduck40
	just checking in (Preview) thought I would give a quick update the relationship is still going strong to my suprise I am in awe of self as each day I learn to love me more as weell as him I know I am not as active as I used to be I have found a chat client that allows me to make friens so that I don't have to deal with alot of ppl and not isolate b...	Manon	3	279	Nov 23, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 23 God's will (Preview) The relief of letting go and letting God helps us develop a life that is worth living.Basic Text, p. 26=In our addiction, we were afraid of what might happen if we didnt control everything around us. Many of us made up elaborate lies to protect our use of drugs. Some of us manipulated everyone aroun...	Dave R	0	270	Nov 23, 2011 by Dave R
	Living The Program (Preview) Hi Fellow Brothers and sister's around the world. My Names Ridhwaan. I am a recovering addict who has been absinent from drugs/alchol for 6 month's n 4 day's. It's been a hectic journey 2 say the least, walking in2 a treatement center shattered and broken, moving from a place of dispair in2 a space of di...	Seeker	3	310	Nov 22, 2011 by kellyrae428
	life on lifes terms... (Preview) my youngest son (22) phoned me the other night and was upset because he isant finding a job like so many others. But he was going on about how it would be so much better to just start selling drugs like i would do to make ends meet he commented on how it worked for me...i had to laugh at him and let him know exac...	kellyrae428	2	630	Nov 22, 2011 by avid
	I am feeling hopeless (Preview) I have recently took myself of prescriptions drugs about a month ago and I am using willpower to stay clean. I just mentally feel like I am not progressing and it makes me feel hopeless. Can anyone give me any advice	Jana	2	411	Nov 22, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT November 22 Foundation first (Preview) As we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first.Basic Text, p. 86=No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationshipsall these are part of the life we fi...	Dave R	0	330	Nov 22, 2011 by Dave R
	Morning! (Preview) Welcome to all,especially newcomers or those just starting to come around.I see we are back to 'GROUNDHOGS DAY" in some of our communications,been away for a minute.Today I thank my Higher Power,whom I choose to call God,for another opportunity to remain teachable, to practice tolerance ,...	MIKEF	1	216	Nov 21, 2011 by amanda56258
	my son is home from afganistan,,, (Preview) i got a call from him tonight and he is back on u.s. soil. our call was brief but full of love and hope. He is looking forward to seeing me when he gets back to md. my heart is feeling a whole lot less lighter tonight and can't wait to give him a big fat hug! i'm grateful and i'm blessed!	kellyrae428	3	346	Nov 21, 2011 by kellyrae428
	November 21 Letting our defects go (Preview) If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation.Basic Text, p. 35=Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel l...	Dave R	0	754	Nov 21, 2011 by Dave R
	Welp i went to church yesterday (Preview) I'd been there twice before a few months back, really enjoyed the pastor with a great sense of humor and a good message, I went with my ex girfriend who's becoming a christian, and we've been back and forth since and its still not working out. So anyhow i've had a resentment against religion lately, ang...	BigV	7	316	Nov 21, 2011 by Meditation Man
	How times change..... (Preview) It was just about a year ago that my world started to cave in on me, my gig was just about up. My husband had been telling me for a couple of years how sick I was, that I was killing myself, that I had to stop or he was going to leave. So I'd stop for a while, or hide it better (yeah, right ), but I always went back...	nezyb	4	290	Nov 21, 2011 by BigV
	OUR BEST THINKING GOT US HERE.... (Preview) OUR BEST THINKING GOT US HERE.... That is one of the first things i heard in the rooms of n.a. and it seemed to be what i call a clarity statement . For one reason or another we come to n.a. but there is one reason that i keep coming back...because my best thinking wasnt good enough...my thinking was cloude...	kellyrae428	4	803	Nov 21, 2011 by BigV
	JFT November 20 Finding fulfillment (Preview) We werent oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all.Basic Text, p. 89=There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places with someone who owned a nice car or...	Dave R	1	242	Nov 20, 2011 by kellyrae428
	checking in (Preview) HELLO EVERYONE..HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN AWHILE...ALL IS WELL WITH ME..LIFE IS STILL WONDERFUL AND SO GRATEFUL TO BE CLEAN..I TURNED 50 YEARS OLD YESTERDAY..STILL AT AWE..THAT NOT ONLY I AM CLEAN..BUT THE LOVE THAT I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE..I AM GRATEFUL..WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU A WONDERFUL JOU...	Fiesty	7	264	Nov 19, 2011 by LizC
	My first day (Preview) Last night I decided to stop with the pain meds I've been taking and abusing. I need help, man. I don't want to live this way. I don't want to be an addict. But I don't know if I'm strong enough to do it. I need to talk with people who know what I'm going through and how to get better. I need your help.	SickofitAll	9	456	Nov 19, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT November 19 The language of empathy (Preview) ...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years.Basic Text, p. 88=Many of us attended our first meeting and, not being entirely sure that NA was for us, found much to c...	Dave R	0	279	Nov 19, 2011 by Dave R
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