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Dave R · Dave R

Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift.Basic Text, p. 107=Neglecting our recovery is like neglecting any other gift weve been given. Suppose someone gave you a new car. Would you let it sit in the driveway until the tires rotted? Would you just drive it, ignoring routine m...

amanda56258 · amanda56258

I need to be honest with someone. I was working on a project at work that's really out of my field of expertise. There are parts I do really well, and there are parts where I am totally clueless. Honestly, it intimidates the hell out of me. So I put it off. Now it's past due. I've already given every exc...

Meditation Man · Meditation Man

Dave R · Dave R

Prayer takes practice, and we should remind ourselves that skilled people were not born with their skills.Basic Text, p. 46=Many of us came into recovery with no experience in prayer and worried about not knowing the right words. Some of us remembered the words wed learned in childhood but weren...

PAR · PAR

Hi all, Justed wanted to let you know I attended my first NA meeting tonite. The whole way driving there I was having to fight the urge to call one of my dealers to get pot and just zone out. It was an inner struggle for sure but in the end I went to the meeting and I am so glad I did. I met two ladies whom have been s...

Dave R · Dave R

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.Serenity Prayer=Recovery involves change, and change means doing things differently. The problem is, many of us resist doing things differently; what w...

LizC · LizC

well last night i was rushed to the ER. I had 3 seizures in an hour. they ran some tests and said the results should be back soon. im kind of scared. i already have a ton of health issues. what if this one is death? ha i wasnt afraid of death when i tried to kill myself multiple times but why am i scared now? i feel...

cheri1960 · cheri1960

if so please advise

Raman · Raman

A song composed and there's my sax solo on it.....

cheri1960 · cheri1960

-- Edited by cheri1960 on Monday 19th of September 2011 02:37:11 AM

Dave R · Dave R

One of the most profound changes in our lives is in the realm of personal relationships.Basic Text, p. 57=Recovery gives many of us relationships that are closer and more intimate than any weve had before. As time passes, we find ourselves gravitating toward those who eventually become our frie...

PAR · PAR

Physically, I am beginning to feel better but emotionally I seem to be a wreck. I'm sure the lack of sleep contributes to my emotions as does the lack of opiates...its very hard to take on all these feelings when I am so used to being numb. My marriage is in trouble, finances are in trouble, very few friend...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Morning and blessings of this day! Today we will be putting on a fundraiser for our Albany,New York Area (ABCD) Convention.... A .SPEAKER JAM FROM 1;oo pm until 7;oo pm with speakers coming from thr u out the Tri-State Area.I will be selling tickets for food and drink and we will have a dance at 7;00 (...

Dave R · Dave R

We may think that we have done enough by writing about our past. We cannot afford this mistake.Basic Text, p. 32=Some of us arent too keen on writing out our Fourth Step; others take it to an obsessive extreme. To our sponsors growing dismay, we inventory ourselves again and again. We discover ev...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Good morning and blessings of this day ! Welcome Newcomers and those who may be here for the first time or just coming back!Welcome to those working toward that fit spiritual condition,this daily reprieve working your process to the best of your ability. If you have relapsed,keep in mind that it is im...

catherine28 · catherine28

When I first came into the rooms,I reaLLy didn't quite get that statement. But as it is written in our BASIC Text 5th Edition pgs xv-xvi is where our predecessors start expressing the purpose of the book and the program. This is a WE program, whether WE go to actual physical meetings or go to an onli...

PAR · PAR

Hi! A friend of mine referred me to this forum and I have hope that it will help in my recovery. My name is Paula and I am fourty-two years old. I have spent my entire adult years dealing with one addiction or another. In 1996, I was in a severe car wreck which has left me in a great deal of pain. So, I have been on...

catherine28 · catherine28

"Before coming to the Fellowship of N.A., we could not manage our own lives. That's the first sentence in our N.A. literature. Pretty powerful,it was for me. I remember my first meeting, and how it was this very reading that got me crying and thinking;This was me!! I didn't know how to live withou...

Dave R · Dave R

Emotional balance is one of the first results of meditation, and our experience bears this out.Basic Text, p.47=Though each of us defines emotional balance a little differently, all of us must find it. Emotional balance can mean finding and maintaining a positive outlook on life, regardless o...

JSuttonBaines · JSuttonBaines

Alright, this may sound like a very unorthodox question. But, I've recently (two weeks ago, actually) been released from a treatment center, I did four months inpatient, preceeding to that I was incarcerated for eight months in the Winnebago County Jail. Anyhow, I was wondering, when they say that...

Narcotics_Anonymous · Narcotics_Anonymous

Greetings!

fairoakschris · fairoakschris

Hi, my name is Chris and I'm a 35 year old male addict seeking a sponsor in the Sacramento, Fair Oaks, and Folsom areas. I desperately need a sponsor to begin working the 12 steps and am ready to commit/submit to this process. Please know that I am an atheist, however, I was raised Catholic and I am open...

Dave R · Dave R

...we think that if we can just get enough food, enough sex, or enough money, well be satisfied and everything will be alright.Basic Text, p. 80=In our addiction, we could never get enough drugs, or money, or sex, or anything else. Even too much was never enough! There was a spiritual emptiness in...

Dave R · Dave R

September 14Secrets are reservationsEventually we are shown that we must get honest, or we will use again.Basic Text, p. 85=Everyone has secrets, right? Some of us have little secrets, items that would cause only minor embarrassment if found out. Some of us have big secrets, whole areas of our li...

Dave R · Dave R

We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs.Basic Text, p. 13=Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know were not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched all our lives for something to make us all right, t...

Rob84 · Rob84

Hi Everyone, My name is Rob and I have been a sober memeber of AA for 27 years (been participating in the MIP AA board for 2 yrs) and am now 51 yrs old. I did plenty of drugs back in the day and got sober with many young people who probably did more drugs than drinking (very few NA meetings back then). I live in...

LizC · LizC

i remember this day. i was in 5th grade art. they told us to close the door, turn the lights off, and turn the tv on. i was 10 years old sitting there, staring at the tv with tears streaming down my face as i watched the horror of these buildings collapsing only thinking about all the people inside. my mom cam...

dano72 · dano72

My name is Dan and I am an addict (opiates, alcohol, etc). I have 3 weeks clean and would like to move into sober living by October 1st. I am not in rehab at this time (I cant afford it, but I would go if I could). I did do a 30 day rehab 9 years ago. I have been attending AA meetiongs almost every day. I do n...

MIKEF · MIKEF

We arrived safe and sound from Florida late last night(around 2:15 P.M.(PLANE WAS LATE.No specific flooding on roads home to Poughkeepsie ,so that was a blessing.Baby was great on 3 hour flight and slept in my wifes lap all the way.My son in law had to be back to LOWE'S to work at 4:00 a.m so he had a rough n...

Dave R · Dave R

My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought Id be without drugs. =Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence once they quit using. That fear is far fro...

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	JFT September 22 Keeping the gift (Preview) Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift.Basic Text, p. 107=Neglecting our recovery is like neglecting any other gift weve been given. Suppose someone gave you a new car. Would you let it sit in the driveway until the tires rotted? Would you just drive it, ignoring routine m...	Dave R	1	374	Sep 22, 2011 by Raman
	Honesty through Anonymity (Preview) I need to be honest with someone. I was working on a project at work that's really out of my field of expertise. There are parts I do really well, and there are parts where I am totally clueless. Honestly, it intimidates the hell out of me. So I put it off. Now it's past due. I've already given every exc...	amanda56258	5	465	Sep 22, 2011 by Raman
	Have A Nice Day (Preview)	Meditation Man	2	471	Sep 22, 2011 by Raman
	JFT September 21 Prayer (Preview) Prayer takes practice, and we should remind ourselves that skilled people were not born with their skills.Basic Text, p. 46=Many of us came into recovery with no experience in prayer and worried about not knowing the right words. Some of us remembered the words wed learned in childhood but weren...	Dave R	1	348	Sep 21, 2011 by Mike M
	Attended my first NA meeting! (Preview) Hi all, Justed wanted to let you know I attended my first NA meeting tonite. The whole way driving there I was having to fight the urge to call one of my dealers to get pot and just zone out. It was an inner struggle for sure but in the end I went to the meeting and I am so glad I did. I met two ladies whom have been s...	PAR	5	763	Sep 21, 2011 by amanda56258
	JFT September 20 Courage to change (Preview) God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.Serenity Prayer=Recovery involves change, and change means doing things differently. The problem is, many of us resist doing things differently; what w...	Dave R	1	346	Sep 20, 2011 by Mike M
	sounds like life to me (Preview) well last night i was rushed to the ER. I had 3 seizures in an hour. they ran some tests and said the results should be back soon. im kind of scared. i already have a ton of health issues. what if this one is death? ha i wasnt afraid of death when i tried to kill myself multiple times but why am i scared now? i feel...	LizC	8	682	Sep 20, 2011 by BigV
	is it possible to get a sponsor on this forum? (Preview) if so please advise	cheri1960	11	641	Sep 20, 2011 by Raman
	When things go wrong,, you make me strong ! (Preview) A song composed and there's my sax solo on it.....	Raman	14	616	Sep 20, 2011 by Raman
	hi new to this forum (Preview) -- Edited by cheri1960 on Monday 19th of September 2011 02:37:11 AM	cheri1960	6	567	Sep 19, 2011 by PAR
	JFT September 18 Honest relationships (Preview) One of the most profound changes in our lives is in the realm of personal relationships.Basic Text, p. 57=Recovery gives many of us relationships that are closer and more intimate than any weve had before. As time passes, we find ourselves gravitating toward those who eventually become our frie...	Dave R	0	345	Sep 18, 2011 by Dave R
	Emotions (Preview) Physically, I am beginning to feel better but emotionally I seem to be a wreck. I'm sure the lack of sleep contributes to my emotions as does the lack of opiates...its very hard to take on all these feelings when I am so used to being numb. My marriage is in trouble, finances are in trouble, very few friend...	PAR	4	491	Sep 17, 2011 by Dave R
	ABCD Convention (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! Today we will be putting on a fundraiser for our Albany,New York Area (ABCD) Convention.... A .SPEAKER JAM FROM 1;oo pm until 7;oo pm with speakers coming from thr u out the Tri-State Area.I will be selling tickets for food and drink and we will have a dance at 7;00 (...	MIKEF	1	463	Sep 17, 2011 by avid
	JFT September 17 Going beyond step five (Preview) We may think that we have done enough by writing about our past. We cannot afford this mistake.Basic Text, p. 32=Some of us arent too keen on writing out our Fourth Step; others take it to an obsessive extreme. To our sponsors growing dismay, we inventory ourselves again and again. We discover ev...	Dave R	0	343	Sep 17, 2011 by Dave R
	Welcome to another opportunity! (Preview) Good morning and blessings of this day ! Welcome Newcomers and those who may be here for the first time or just coming back!Welcome to those working toward that fit spiritual condition,this daily reprieve working your process to the best of your ability. If you have relapsed,keep in mind that it is im...	MIKEF	1	373	Sep 16, 2011 by BigV
	The IMPORTANCE of SHARING YOUR EXPERIECES,STRENGTHES,and HOPES (Preview) When I first came into the rooms,I reaLLy didn't quite get that statement. But as it is written in our BASIC Text 5th Edition pgs xv-xvi is where our predecessors start expressing the purpose of the book and the program. This is a WE program, whether WE go to actual physical meetings or go to an onli...	catherine28	6	705	Sep 16, 2011 by catherine28
	Newbie here! (Preview) Hi! A friend of mine referred me to this forum and I have hope that it will help in my recovery. My name is Paula and I am fourty-two years old. I have spent my entire adult years dealing with one addiction or another. In 1996, I was in a severe car wreck which has left me in a great deal of pain. So, I have been on...	PAR	17	808	Sep 16, 2011 by avid
	Why Are We Here???? (Preview) "Before coming to the Fellowship of N.A., we could not manage our own lives. That's the first sentence in our N.A. literature. Pretty powerful,it was for me. I remember my first meeting, and how it was this very reading that got me crying and thinking;This was me!! I didn't know how to live withou...	catherine28	4	1251	Sep 16, 2011 by avid
	JFT September 16 Emotional balance (Preview) Emotional balance is one of the first results of meditation, and our experience bears this out.Basic Text, p.47=Though each of us defines emotional balance a little differently, all of us must find it. Emotional balance can mean finding and maintaining a positive outlook on life, regardless o...	Dave R	0	363	Sep 16, 2011 by Dave R
	Question relating to the Higher Power (Preview) Alright, this may sound like a very unorthodox question. But, I've recently (two weeks ago, actually) been released from a treatment center, I did four months inpatient, preceeding to that I was incarcerated for eight months in the Winnebago County Jail. Anyhow, I was wondering, when they say that...	JSuttonBaines	10	862	Sep 16, 2011 by Raman
	Announcing: The Skype 24/7 Marathon Meeting! (Preview) Greetings!	Narcotics_Anonymous	2	564	Sep 15, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	Humble athiest seeking sponsor (Preview) Hi, my name is Chris and I'm a 35 year old male addict seeking a sponsor in the Sacramento, Fair Oaks, and Folsom areas. I desperately need a sponsor to begin working the 12 steps and am ready to commit/submit to this process. Please know that I am an atheist, however, I was raised Catholic and I am open...	fairoakschris	4	378	Sep 15, 2011 by Raman
	JFT September 15 Filling the emptiness (Preview) ...we think that if we can just get enough food, enough sex, or enough money, well be satisfied and everything will be alright.Basic Text, p. 80=In our addiction, we could never get enough drugs, or money, or sex, or anything else. Even too much was never enough! There was a spiritual emptiness in...	Dave R	0	397	Sep 15, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT September 14 Secrets are reservations (Preview) September 14Secrets are reservationsEventually we are shown that we must get honest, or we will use again.Basic Text, p. 85=Everyone has secrets, right? Some of us have little secrets, items that would cause only minor embarrassment if found out. Some of us have big secrets, whole areas of our li...	Dave R	2	377	Sep 14, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT September 13 Something different (Preview) We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs.Basic Text, p. 13=Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know were not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched all our lives for something to make us all right, t...	Dave R	0	323	Sep 13, 2011 by Dave R
	Heroin/Drug question (Preview) Hi Everyone, My name is Rob and I have been a sober memeber of AA for 27 years (been participating in the MIP AA board for 2 yrs) and am now 51 yrs old. I did plenty of drugs back in the day and got sober with many young people who probably did more drugs than drinking (very few NA meetings back then). I live in...	Rob84	6	508	Sep 12, 2011 by Dave R
	this day in history (Preview) i remember this day. i was in 5th grade art. they told us to close the door, turn the lights off, and turn the tv on. i was 10 years old sitting there, staring at the tv with tears streaming down my face as i watched the horror of these buildings collapsing only thinking about all the people inside. my mom cam...	LizC	6	445	Sep 12, 2011 by Dave R
	questions about sober living (Preview) My name is Dan and I am an addict (opiates, alcohol, etc). I have 3 weeks clean and would like to move into sober living by October 1st. I am not in rehab at this time (I cant afford it, but I would go if I could). I did do a 30 day rehab 9 years ago. I have been attending AA meetiongs almost every day. I do n...	dano72	2	486	Sep 12, 2011 by amanda56258
	Morning! Blessings of this day (Preview) We arrived safe and sound from Florida late last night(around 2:15 P.M.(PLANE WAS LATE.No specific flooding on roads home to Poughkeepsie ,so that was a blessing.Baby was great on 3 hour flight and slept in my wifes lap all the way.My son in law had to be back to LOWE'S to work at 4:00 a.m so he had a rough n...	MIKEF	2	300	Sep 12, 2011 by Raman
	JFT September 12 New horizons (Preview) My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought Id be without drugs. =Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence once they quit using. That fear is far fro...	Dave R	0	301	Sep 12, 2011 by Dave R
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