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JFT August 16 Up or down
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This is our road to spiritual growth. We change every day.... This growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer.Basic Text, pp. 37=Our spiritual condition is never static; if its not growing, its decaying. If we stand still, our spiritual progress will lose its upward momentum....
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new here
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Been attending na meetings since April this year. I'm having a hard time finding a sponser. I'm very shy so I haven't ventured to meetings in other towns and it seems there just isn't enough people in my town with enough clean time that I can relate with. I read and study a lot, but I know me. I think like an a...
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JFT August 15 Over time, not overnight
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We found that we do not recover physically, mentally, or spiritually overnight.Basic Text, p. 28=Have you ever approached a recovery celebration with the feeling that you should be further along in your recovery than you are? Maybe you have listened to newcomers sharing in meetings, members w...
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JFT August 14 Letting go of our limitations
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We dont have to settle for the limitations of the past. We can examine and reexamine our old ideas.Basic Text, p. 11=Most of us come to the program with a multitude of self-imposed limitations that prevent us from realizing our full potential, limitations that impede our attempts to find the valu...
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a situation using facebook within the fellowship
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i have recently been elected as public relations chairperson of the kettle moraine area in wisconsin, and a suggestion was made to me about maybe using facebook to establish a group forum. i investigated it and found it to be quite simple to set up, and therefore went ahead with it. the group page is s...
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Working the steps / sponsor
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So I am going to local NA meetings and also plan on attending an AA meeting today to see if that fits (thanks to everyone for responding to my other post about NA vs. AA). Last night at the NA meeting I went to, a couple of people had talked about how they had not been to a meeting in a while and realized that the...
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Epiphany
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I am not here to save the world my HP who i choose to call God his son was sent here for that now i can quit trying to save the world and work on me!
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JFT August 13 Difficult people
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By giving unconditional love... we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual.Basic Text, p.103=Most of us have one or two exceptionally difficult people in our lives. How do we deal with such a person in our recovery?First, we take our own inventory. Have we w...
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JFT August 12 Enough!
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Something inside cries out, Enough, enough, Ive had enough, and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step toward dealing with their disease. =Have we really had enough? This is the crucial question we must ask ourselves as we prepare to work the First Step in Narcotics A...
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Must be a God thing!
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Today is my 90 day mark. As a gift, God seems to have sent me my first sponsee! I got a phone call this morning from a newcomer I'd approached at Monday night's meeting. For some reason, out of a list of 20-something women, she called me this morning, when on day 5 of no drugs or alcohol, she was struggling. I...
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torture.
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well i just got home from my family vacation. going anywhere with my family is like being chained to your worst enemies. my family does not get along with each other at all. and being gone with them for a week makes me want to strangle myself. we have nothing in common and have a secret hateful relationshi...
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what doesn't kill us makes us stronger
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we all know that am a week from a realpse but the question i didn't answer was what triggered me the honesty this program requires is honesty to self even which for me is a rough one honest with you not so much an issue...now this is not saying i don't take resposibilty for my actions and so forth but my doct...
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JFT August 11 Active listening
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Through active listening, we hear things that work for us.Basic Text, p. 102=Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of the therapeutic value of one addict helping another, we must learn to listen actively.What is active listening...
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f**ckin perfect
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDlOD1Hw9k&feature=relmfu
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Step 1 - two very strong words, powerless and unmanageable
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Ok, being new to this and without a sponsor I am just trying to dig around for information and understanding. I look at Step 1, "We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable" and see two very strong words that when I think about truthfully, I can't...
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AA meetings too / instead?
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Hi, So as I attend more NA meetings the NA beleif that alcohol is a drug too is heavy on my mind. I am torn between my feeling about that idea and my general desire to be successful in my recovery. Part of my conflict is the idea that if alcohol is something I have to avoid, then would I not benefit from go...
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JFT August 10 Regular prayer and meditation
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August 10Regular prayer and meditationMost of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we wont be hurting as often or as intensely.Basic Text, p. 44=Regular prayer and meditation are two more key elements in our new pattern of living. Our active addiction was more than just a b...
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I trust in an HP..that is so huge...
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JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT..AS I WAS READING SOME OF SHARING..IT REMINDED HOW GREAT MY HP IS IN MY LIFE..WHEN I SURRENDERED A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS AGO..MY HP WAS THERE ..IN THE MIDST OF MY DARKNESS..SEE I BELIEVE EVERYONE IS NOT EQUIPPED TO GO TO THE PIT OF DESPAIR WITH ANOTHER HUMAN BEING ...BUT GOD...
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one week
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no matter what might be going on in my head i am one week clean fighting my demons once again clean no escape for me not today...its been a challenging weekend as my thought are craving a slow ride rapids are all i see in front of me... i know have always known i don't fight this alone many of you have been with...
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JFT August 9 The power of love
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We begin to see that Gods love has been present all the time, just waiting for us to accept it.Basic Text, p. 46=Gods love is the transforming power that drives our recovery. With that love, we find freedom from the hopeless, desperate cycle of using, self-hatred, and more using. With that love, w...
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A newcomers ramble – where next?
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Hi everyone. I am new to this. I have attended several NA meetings in my local area now. But mostly I arrive, listen, and leave. So I can't really say I am truly participating. I don't feel as though my recovery is started yet as I am using Suboxone for a bit longer. I guess from what I have read and hea...
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July 30th...Fairytale
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HELLO EVERYONE..WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ...THE DAY WAS PERFECT..MY PARTNER AND I HAD OUR CEREMONY..IT WAS TRULY A FAIRYTALE...I WOULD PUT PICS UP ..BUT EVERYONE MAY NOT BE AS OPEN ..SO DON'T WANT TO PUSH ANYTHING ON ANYONE..IF YOU WANT TO SEE PICS..YOU CAN FRIEND ME ON FB. email: fiestybrighteye@y...
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JFT August 8 Responsible recovery
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August 8Responsible recovery...we accept responsibility for our problems and see that were equally responsible for our solutions.Basic Text, p. 97=Some of us, well accustomed to leaving our personal responsibilities to others, may attempt the same behavior in recovery. We quickly find out i...
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womens retreat sept 16 17 18 can you help me?
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I cant find a listing for how to reach the organizers of this retreat please help me i need to register and get attendance info
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If you could only say ONE thing to a newcomer what would it be?
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I would say "keep coming back" how about you?
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I am trying to detox myself and I am scared.
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Been decreasing my medications that I have been on for a long time. My tolerance increased so my medicine use has increased to the point that I don't remember a lot of things. This is the end of the road for me.
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from my poetic mind
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Fall nears evidence by the dead leaves gathiering in the coradoares in which i live... Words boggle my poetic mind as seasons begin to change into the the season in which i feel most vibrant... Old friends New friends coming outta the wood work,as the State Fair comes and goes... Old faces familar smel...
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years after the fact...
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sitting her watching movies to take up time in this broken souled addict watching "fear" and one of the many songs that (doc) referred me too is in the soundtract i hear it in the background realizing his riddles are still unravling part of me filled with fear part of me hurting so bad inside s...
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A note to newcomers
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I have noticed that there have been a number of newcomers to this forum. This is wonderful, but several of you have only made a post or two on an existing thread. There is nothing wrong with this except that you may not get much of a welcome, and we don't get a chance to get to know you. Why not start a thread an...
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JFT August 7 The gratitude list
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We focus on anything that isnt going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives.Basic Text, p.80=Its easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, were grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an unasked favor, we...
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