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Hello dear Fellow members, my name is Raman and I am an addict. Today I am feeling very happy. It is the 21st of December. I got clean 31 years ago on this date. I started using at a very young age. First it was fun and party but when the addiction set in, the ugly side of it became apparent. When I stopped for so...
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jftna.org/jft - 22. dec. 2018
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December 22A new way to liveWhen at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on as best we can to the bitter endsjails, institutions, or deathor find a new way to live.Basic Text, p. 87=What was the w...
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jftna.org/jft - 20. dec. 2018
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December 20, 2018Overcoming self-obsession Page 370 "In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession." Basic Text, p.97 Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-se...
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jftna.org/jft - 19. dec. 2018
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December 19, 2018Walking the way we talk Page 369 "Words mean nothing until we put them into action." Basic Text, p.58 The Twelfth Step reminds us "to practice these principles in all our affairs." In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem t...
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jftna.org/jft - 18. dec. 2018
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December 18, 2018The message of our meetings Page 368 "The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us." Basic Text, p.68 Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using ma...
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jftna.org/jft - 17. December 2018
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December 17, 2018Service motivesPage 367 "Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers." Basic Text, p. xxvi Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, t...
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jftna.org/jft - 16. December 2018
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December 16Where theres smoke...Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases.Basic Text, p. 84=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attend...
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jftna.org/jft - 14. December 2018
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December 14, 2018Addiction, drugs, and recoveryPage 364 "Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives." Basic Text, p. 20 Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us picture...
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jftna.org/jft - 13. December 2018
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December 13, 2018Membership Page 363 "There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using." Basic Text, p. 9 We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of life-our family members, old friends, and co-workers-could rea...
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how do fix character defects
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I'm new to this and need help with understanding character defects
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Six stages of change
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Prochaska's Model stipulates six stages: 1. Precontemplation - lack of awareness that life can be improved by a change in behavior; 2. Contemplation - recognition of the problem, initial consideration of behavior change, and information gathering about possible solutions and actions; 3. Prep...
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jftna.org/jft - 12. December 2018
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December 12, 2018Fear Of ChangePage 362 "By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Power's will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free." Basic Text, p. 16 Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our...
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jftna.org/jft - 11. december 2018
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December 11, 2018Misery is optional Page 361 "No one is forcing us to give up our misery." Basic Text, p. 29 It's funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than s...
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jftna.org/jft - 10. December 2018
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December 10, 2018Winners Page 360 "I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good...." Basic Text, p. 153 We often hear it said in meetings that we should "stick with the winners." Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identifi...
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jftna.org/jft - 9. December 2018
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December 09, 2018ListeningPage 359 "This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift." Basic Text, p. 107 Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the...
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jftna.org/jft - 8. December 2018
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December 08, 2018Calling a defect a defectPage 358 "When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life." Basic Text, p. 35 Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects mak...
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jftna.org/jft - 06. December 2018
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December 06, 2018Romance and recoveryPage 356 "Relationships can be a terribly painful area." Basic Text, p. 82 Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerable-these ar...
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jftna.org/jft - 05. December 2018
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December 05, 2018Those who want to recover Page 355 "We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]." Basic Text, p. 10 How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we don't know! Because we cannot rea...
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jftna.org/jft - 04. December 2018
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December 04, 2018God's will, not oursPage 354 "We know that if we pray for God's 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 interes...
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jftna.org/jft - 3. december 2018
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December 03, 2018Vision without limits Page 353 "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 that's all w...
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One more year in daily Recovery
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Each year and in humble gratitude and God's grace and mercy I post my story.Thank you Lord for each day that has led to decades of uninterrupted daily recovery. It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening.I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more...
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jftna.org/jft - 02. December 2018
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December 02, 2018Recovery: our first priority Page 352 "We 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 excuse...
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Reqeuest for group conscience on technical improvements
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Please visit the MIP NA business forum to participate in a group conscience about technical improvements to the MIP NA site.-- Hidden/Freetime-- Your WebHelper Team
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jftna.org/jft - 01. December 2018
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December 01, 2018Life's rewardsPage 351 "We begin to pray only for God's 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 raise-all ours without effort, j...
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jftna.org/jft - 30. November 2018
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November 30, 2018Sharing the real mePage 348 "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...
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jftna.org/jft - 29. November 2018
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November 29, 2018Our 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 Power will c...
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jftna.org/jft - 28. November 2018
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November 28, 2018Being ourselves Page 346 "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 that's not w...
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jftna.org/jft - 27. November 2018
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November 27, 2018Seeking God's helpPage 345 "At times during our recovery, the decision to ask for God's 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 d...
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jftna.org/jft - 26. November 2018
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November 26, 2018ResponsibilityPage 344 "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, responsibility-the responsibilities of life are everywhe...
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jftna.org/jft - 25. November 2018
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November 25, 2018MeditationPage 343 "Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us." Basic Text, pp. 46-47 As our recovery progresses, we often reflect on what brought us to Narcotics Anonymous in the first place and are able to apprec...
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