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JFT August 26 Tenth step inventory
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We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step Ten=A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two key Tenth Step questions are,...
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Needing insight about meth/alco users behaviors!
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My al/ad daughter is currently living with me until her apt. become available on the 1st. Long story short, I've been detaching from her for the past year due to her active using, she lost her apt. most of her belonging, car, and kids. Her 16 y.o. son is staying with me, her 6 y.o. dr. is staying with her f...
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Clarity Statements
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I received The NA Way Magazine in the mail today (written 16 September 2001). As I browsed through it, I stopped to read the response from H&I Slim. In it was a reference to clarity statements used in Narcotics Anonymous meetings and H&I panel presentations. I would like to express my opinion...
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JFT August 25 The ninth step--reclaiming life
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We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past.Basic Text, p. 42=When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clean up that wreckage, amend our past, and...
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new to the program
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hi im todd ive been battling addiction for 6 years now, ive tried an outpatient program and have put several poriods of being clean together only to relaps again, im working with a therapist for the addiction and issues with my childhood and thought i would try the online meetings, im a single father an...
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JFT August 24 Seeking God's will
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We learn to be careful of praying for specific things.Basic Text, p. 46=In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for ourselves. We expected mira...
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JFT August 23 Decision-making
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Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.Basic Text, p. 90=Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulting in self-destructive a...
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room needed to share at convention
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hi all, I have a friend coming out for the convention from New York Wednesday through Sunday that needs a room to share. She has 20 years clean and on a budget so if you have an open spot or know someone who does, give me a shout. H
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I'm Alive - Who Would Have Thought?
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I Am Alive Who Would Have Thought? I come here to speak only of Gratitude of a new life that Ive been able to find through doing the things that have been asked of me. I come here never thinking that a Junkie like myself would be able to have another Chance at Recovery. Almost 2 1/2 years ago when my Sister Mar...
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JFT August 22 Contribution
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We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others.Basic Text, p. 58=To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a unique quality to off...
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lost
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im depressed. and just about ready to give up. i know what yall are gunna say. work the program, call people, go to a meeting, blah blah blah but im just not worth it. i really thought this time through be the last of starting over but i just cant do it. im not strong enough. everything thats going on in my li...
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JFT August 21 Friendships
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Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life.IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understanding of what it take...
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JFT August 20 Facing death
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Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one...Basic Text, p. 102=Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our g...
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JFT August 19 First things first
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We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves.Basic Text, p. 56=Its been said that recovery is simpleall weve got to change is everything! That can seem a pretty tall order, espec...
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The message is hope the promise is freedom
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That any addict can stop using, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live. The message is hope the promise is freedom.... So If the message is hope what is the message of hope? How is it obtained? SPECIFICALLY Thanks! -jon
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August 15, 2011 Happy Anniversary to me!
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Wow... I haven't been on so much lately because I decided to make my world right again and had to switch over to some live counselling. My son is still bringing me to my knees but alas!! 17 years of sobriety is here!!!! Yeah me!  This has been the most agonizing year ever but I made it... I can't b...
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Just wanted to share
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Hey, I'm an addict called Amanda. Just wanted to share a little bit about what's going on - the good and the bad. I'm working my 8th step. First time for me. 4 years clean, a few 4th and 5th steps but nothing past step 7 yet. Needless to say, my list is a monstrosity. I have a sponsee that just emailed me, ba...
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I found this in a book I ordered from amazon.com and it really helps me hope it will help someone else
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God before I think about the twnty-four hours ahead,please direct my thinking. I ask it to be divorced from self pity,dishonest or self seeking motives.Help me employ my mental faculties with assurance. Thank you God for me brains to use. Please place my thought-life on a much higher plane. Clear my...
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JFT August 18 How long do I have to go?
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The way to remain a productive, responsible member of society is to put our recovery first.Basic Text, p. 106=The meetings have been great! Each night weve attended, weve gathered with other addicts to share experience, strength, and hope. And each day, weve used what weve learned in the meeti...
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It's a very hard day but I'm still clean
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Have you ever had a day where you woke up and things didn't seem to be looking up for you. It's a long hard struggle you have no one to talk to no one to call on just you. In this world of people but you've been isolated for so long it's hard to speak up or speak out, it's hard to give or get a hug, it's hard to say ov...
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Please guide me
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I became the mother of a drug addict last July 2010. I have no previous knowledge of drug addiction. I have carried my daughter's burden, and can't do it anymore. Where can I turn on any of these forums to find other mothers like myself? Somewhere I can tell my story and get some help/advice? I just can't d...
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broken promises
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Please don't say you are going to ring us then don't, please don't say "we should catch up soon" then not arrange to do just that, please don't say that you will be in touch, that you miss us then never speak to us. Please don't say you are a friend then ignore email. For someone who is alienated t...
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Our purpose is to remain clean, just for today, and to carry the message of recovery.
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When you run out of reasons to stay clean go back to the basics and this is our basic truth, purpose and reason. I have used this many times over when I felt like going and using, it was all i had and it gave me just enough purpose. We're all important. -- Edited by BigV on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 12:43:...
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Work woes !!
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That ole devil called anger paid an un-annouced, unwelcome visit on Sunday nite at work. there I was, havin had a great week, bein quite popular with the folks I played my music for, the monthly cheque came in, I did NA homegroup and MIP regularly, and had good vibes with my ma and girl and alll was well. Bu...
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JFT August 17 Tell the truth
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A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover.Basic Text, p. 83=Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. As using addicts, we hid as much of the truth about ourselves from as much of the world as we possibly could. Our...
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Recovering addict new member
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Surrendering to God's will.
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Hi I'm Ned I'm a new recovering addict
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I have been attending meetings for almost a month now. I don't speak I listen, this month is a very emotional month for me. 8/2/03 my son died 8/2/03 my daughter went to prison for manslaughter of my son,8/12 is her birthday 8/23 is his birthday, last yr I was in a car accident that left me with a crushed ne...
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I thought I would never want to use again.
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About one month ago everything came crashing down. The story is not new. Secretly using, got in legal trouble, everything comes out, blah blah blah. What I thought was different was that I had lived most of my life without a drug problem. My addiction kicked in 4 years ago (I am now 46). So when every...
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Trying to start over determined...
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Hey all, My name is Melanie and I am an addict. As of now I have been clean 39 hours and the withdraws aren't too bad but bad enough for me to freak out about it. For people to notice I am shaky luckily I have been sick for a few days so I blamed it on being weak from being sick. I am hoping to find some friendly fon...
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New To Site
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I am a newcomer to this site but not to Recovery. I have been looking for a new site that has more recovery and I found this one this evening. So far I really like it here and amazing enough I have seen a lot of board softwares but I don't think I have seen any one such as this, so that makes it a little more fres...
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