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Dave R · Dave R

Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis.Basic Text, p. 42=Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little a...

Nessa · Nessa

Hello everyone. As a last resort I decided along with attending Nar-Anon meetings that I would reach out to people that may be experiencing or might be just as confused as I am about the disease. I've been married for almost 3 years, (8/8) would have been our third anniversary. My husband has been cl...

Dritter220 · Dritter220

Hello everyone! My name is Devon and I'm 21yrs with 2 kids. I have tried every drug to name, except actual heroin, and I suffered from a strong pill addiction for over a year. I started June last year. Was clean Dec & Jan 10-11. Then when I went back to my hometown started up again, and I just changed my e...

Dave R · Dave R

As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.Basic Text, p. 39=Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair and heal our...

Fiesty · Fiesty

I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE..THAT RECOVERY BRINGS FORTH AN AWARENESS OF SELF..AND OF A HP IN YOUR LIFE...AND WITH THAT I AM ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD PRACTICING THE PRINCIPLES OF RECOVERY..I HAVE BEEN CLEAN BEFORE WITH NO RECOVERY..AND WHAT I WAS AN ADDICT NOT USING BUT STILL VERY MUCH ACTING OUT..MULTIPLY REL...

Dave R · Dave R

July 28Secrets and intimacyWe feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.Basic Text, p. 32=Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of suc...

recoverywendy · recoverywendy

My recovery journey has not been easy! I am writing about daily life, living life on life's terms, taking the good with the bad! 6 months ago my life was in shambles, I was a complete and utter wreck! Today I have more Hope and Faith than any of my other attempts at Recovery! Thanks to God, Na, and The pre...

Raman · Raman

Recovery to me is great pleasure,, no turks, no fear of being chased, no bad deals etc. There are times however, when I need to do those things that are important but which sometimes I dont feel like doing !!! Like sometimes, I just sit and pray and Meditate, though the addicts saying "whats the us...

amanda56258 · amanda56258

Well, 4 years into recovery and I'm trying (with my husband, one of his sponsees, my ex-sponsor, and two of my sponsees) to quit smoking. This disease really blows. I feel like a freakin newcomer. Relapsing here and there, on drug replacement therapy (patches), and totally forgetting the whole f...

Dave R · Dave R

After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us.Basic Text, p. 10=A newcomer walks into his or her first m...

recoverywendy · recoverywendy

I am new to the NA way of life! I live in a small town! I had 3 years of revovery then I relapsed! I started my recovery journey in Alcoholics Anonymous to whom I will b forever grateful! My dillema is that I want to serve the NA program by knowing the NA way to do that! There are a lot of anti AA arguments in my ar...

Raman · Raman

Im still stuck financially.. Im not broke, thank God no. But stuck because three financial decisions made were good but keep me from taking money out for three years. And then work was slack and I did not do any marketing, so Im in a bind now. Credit card payments, car loan instalments, daughters school...

Dave R · Dave R

Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives.Basic Text, p. 22=Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual hole inside us. ...

MIKEF · MIKEF

AMY WINEHOUSE R.I.P.........It doesn't have to be like this, No addict need ever die from the horrors of addiction.That is the promise of Narcotics Anonymous, our message is hope and the promise of freedom from active addiction. i'm out.................

thomas_hobbit · thomas_hobbit

im gonna try to give a quick background and sum up my question: ive got 15 months clean, ive been a gsr fer my home group fer about 4 months, and i helped my sponsor and a few others start up a new meeting in out area which i am secretary for... i have an intense passion for trying to help others, especially oth...

Dave R · Dave R

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Step Twelve=There is no such thing as a failed Twelfth Step call. Even if our prospect doesnt get clean, we have accomplished two purposes. W...

viablex1 · viablex1

First time I have seen those on here.

Dave R · Dave R

For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one.Basic Text, p. 82=As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark of life remaining. That spark, our spirit, wants to survive. Narcotics Anonymous nurtures that spirit. The love of the fellowship quickly fans that spa...

Dave R · Dave R

July 24The masks have to go...we covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. The masks have to go.Basic Text, p. 33=Over-sensitivity, insecurity, and lack of identity are often associated with active addiction. Many of us carry these with us into recove...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Blessing of another day! Saturday morning, lucid, aware and having put on "my armor of God, ready to "live" another day. It was not always like this for this addict. There were many Saturdays I missed ,being caught in the grip of our terrible disease and being sick, unconscious or ju...

Dave R · Dave R

July 23Surrendering self-willWe want and demand that things always go our way. We should know from our past experience that our way of doing things did not work.Basic Text, p. 93=All of us have ideas, plans, goals for our lives. Theres nothing in the NA program that says we shouldnt think for oursel...

DavidS · DavidS

First, this is not spam. My name is David S and I have been in recovery for the last 13 years.Having cerebral palsy, dealing with drug addiction, living through two open-heart surgeries and my own death, I have decided to take a leap of faith and write my autobiography.Please check out my video at the l...

Dave R · Dave R

If, after a period of time, we find ourselves in trouble with our recovery, we have probably stopped doing one or more of the things that helped us in the earlier stages of our recovery.Basic Text, p. 95=Surrender is just for newcomers, right? Wrong!After weve been around awhile, some of us succum...

LizC · LizC

will i ever be happy? this constant depression is killing me inside and out. i am out of the hospital but i feel like i could live in a hole where no one knew where i was and curl up and die. the love of my life is moving 300 miles away, and that is just not helping the situation at all. i have been in my room laying...

Dave R · Dave R

Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities.Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our accomplishment. Perhaps when...

Dave R · Dave R

We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.Step One=The First Step begins with we, and theres a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, we ga...

Manon · Manon

i have moved into my new place can't say if i l ike it yet or not finacially with no more room mate is a bit of an issue but bright side dramas gone i am as ok as i can be for the moment going thru some med changes but thought i owuld let ppl know i am still here

MIKEF · MIKEF

Yes the 'MONKEY' was left in the woods.A beautiful turnout ,wonderful mesages of hope and fredom from active drug addiction throughout the day. Food, fun and fellowship,a brightening of the spirit and an opportunity to get to know people you see all around sharing but not really getting to know a lit...

Fiesty · Fiesty

HELLO ALL - I WANT TO STAY ACTIVE AND CARRYING A CLEAR NA MESSAGE ON THIS BOARD..HERE TO REMIND AND HOPEFULLY BRING TRUTH.."WE DO RECOVER"..IT IS SO TRUE..ONE DAY AT A TIME...WE CAN ONLY STAY CLEAN ON A DAILY BASIS..IN THE BEGINNING THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME..I THOUGHT ONLY IN TERMS OF NOT...

Raman · Raman

Please read this; it is the latest in NA literature, pending approval in WSC upcoming.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	July 30 Regular inventory (Preview) Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis.Basic Text, p. 42=Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined ourselves as little a...	Dave R	0	470	Jul 30, 2011 by Dave R
	Not sure if... (Preview) Hello everyone. As a last resort I decided along with attending Nar-Anon meetings that I would reach out to people that may be experiencing or might be just as confused as I am about the disease. I've been married for almost 3 years, (8/8) would have been our third anniversary. My husband has been cl...	Nessa	6	560	Jul 29, 2011 by MIKEF
	I'm New! IDK where to intro... (Preview) Hello everyone! My name is Devon and I'm 21yrs with 2 kids. I have tried every drug to name, except actual heroin, and I suffered from a strong pill addiction for over a year. I started June last year. Was clean Dec & Jan 10-11. Then when I went back to my hometown started up again, and I just changed my e...	Dritter220	18	873	Jul 29, 2011 by Raman
	JFT July 29 Expectations (Preview) As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.Basic Text, p. 39=Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair and heal our...	Dave R	0	457	Jul 29, 2011 by Dave R
	clean time does not equate recovery (Preview) I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE..THAT RECOVERY BRINGS FORTH AN AWARENESS OF SELF..AND OF A HP IN YOUR LIFE...AND WITH THAT I AM ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD PRACTICING THE PRINCIPLES OF RECOVERY..I HAVE BEEN CLEAN BEFORE WITH NO RECOVERY..AND WHAT I WAS AN ADDICT NOT USING BUT STILL VERY MUCH ACTING OUT..MULTIPLY REL...	Fiesty	3	2026	Jul 28, 2011 by Nessa
	JFT July 28 Secrets and intimacy (Preview) July 28Secrets and intimacyWe feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.Basic Text, p. 32=Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of suc...	Dave R	0	496	Jul 28, 2011 by Dave R
	Just for Today I have 6 months(actually as of July 25th) (Preview) My recovery journey has not been easy! I am writing about daily life, living life on life's terms, taking the good with the bad! 6 months ago my life was in shambles, I was a complete and utter wreck! Today I have more Hope and Faith than any of my other attempts at Recovery! Thanks to God, Na, and The pre...	recoverywendy	5	486	Jul 27, 2011 by Dave R
	Please share, how recovery also includes,,,,, (Preview) Recovery to me is great pleasure,, no turks, no fear of being chased, no bad deals etc. There are times however, when I need to do those things that are important but which sometimes I dont feel like doing !!! Like sometimes, I just sit and pray and Meditate, though the addicts saying "whats the us...	Raman	10	637	Jul 27, 2011 by Raman
	I hate this disease... (Preview) Well, 4 years into recovery and I'm trying (with my husband, one of his sponsees, my ex-sponsor, and two of my sponsees) to quit smoking. This disease really blows. I feel like a freakin newcomer. Relapsing here and there, on drug replacement therapy (patches), and totally forgetting the whole f...	amanda56258	4	588	Jul 27, 2011 by Raman
	JFT July 27 We do recover (Preview) After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us.Basic Text, p. 10=A newcomer walks into his or her first m...	Dave R	0	514	Jul 27, 2011 by Dave R
	Na service guidelines (Preview) I am new to the NA way of life! I live in a small town! I had 3 years of revovery then I relapsed! I started my recovery journey in Alcoholics Anonymous to whom I will b forever grateful! My dillema is that I want to serve the NA program by knowing the NA way to do that! There are a lot of anti AA arguments in my ar...	recoverywendy	6	1280	Jul 27, 2011 by recoverywendy
	Still in a financial jam,,, (Preview) Im still stuck financially.. Im not broke, thank God no. But stuck because three financial decisions made were good but keep me from taking money out for three years. And then work was slack and I did not do any marketing, so Im in a bind now. Credit card payments, car loan instalments, daughters school...	Raman	19	792	Jul 27, 2011 by Raman
	JFT July 26 Unconditional surrender (Preview) Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives.Basic Text, p. 22=Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual hole inside us. ...	Dave R	0	437	Jul 26, 2011 by Dave R
	The disease takes another!! (Preview) AMY WINEHOUSE R.I.P.........It doesn't have to be like this, No addict need ever die from the horrors of addiction.That is the promise of Narcotics Anonymous, our message is hope and the promise of freedom from active addiction. i'm out.................	MIKEF	17	871	Jul 26, 2011 by Raman
	need advice on service work (Preview) im gonna try to give a quick background and sum up my question: ive got 15 months clean, ive been a gsr fer my home group fer about 4 months, and i helped my sponsor and a few others start up a new meeting in out area which i am secretary for... i have an intense passion for trying to help others, especially oth...	thomas_hobbit	11	557	Jul 25, 2011 by thomas_hobbit
	JFT July 25 Twelfth step failure? (Preview) Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Step Twelve=There is no such thing as a failed Twelfth Step call. Even if our prospect doesnt get clean, we have accomplished two purposes. W...	Dave R	0	435	Jul 25, 2011 by Dave R
	whats up with the spam posts? (Preview) First time I have seen those on here.	viablex1	1	493	Jul 25, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT July 22 Spiritual death (Preview) For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one.Basic Text, p. 82=As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark of life remaining. That spark, our spirit, wants to survive. Narcotics Anonymous nurtures that spirit. The love of the fellowship quickly fans that spa...	Dave R	1	564	Jul 24, 2011 by viablex1
	JFT July 24 The masks have to go (Preview) July 24The masks have to go...we covered low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. The masks have to go.Basic Text, p. 33=Over-sensitivity, insecurity, and lack of identity are often associated with active addiction. Many of us carry these with us into recove...	Dave R	2	471	Jul 24, 2011 by Dritter220
	Wasn't always like this! (Preview) Blessing of another day! Saturday morning, lucid, aware and having put on "my armor of God, ready to "live" another day. It was not always like this for this addict. There were many Saturdays I missed ,being caught in the grip of our terrible disease and being sick, unconscious or ju...	MIKEF	1	525	Jul 23, 2011 by Raman
	JFT July 23 Surrendering self-will (Preview) July 23Surrendering self-willWe want and demand that things always go our way. We should know from our past experience that our way of doing things did not work.Basic Text, p. 93=All of us have ideas, plans, goals for our lives. Theres nothing in the NA program that says we shouldnt think for oursel...	Dave R	0	412	Jul 23, 2011 by Dave R
	Im writing my autobiography recovery books autobiography NA addiction (Preview) First, this is not spam. My name is David S and I have been in recovery for the last 13 years.Having cerebral palsy, dealing with drug addiction, living through two open-heart surgeries and my own death, I have decided to take a leap of faith and write my autobiography.Please check out my video at the l...	DavidS	1	6538	Jul 22, 2011 by Raman
	JFT July 21 Surrender is for everyone (Preview) If, after a period of time, we find ourselves in trouble with our recovery, we have probably stopped doing one or more of the things that helped us in the earlier stages of our recovery.Basic Text, p. 95=Surrender is just for newcomers, right? Wrong!After weve been around awhile, some of us succum...	Dave R	3	626	Jul 21, 2011 by MIKEF
	its raining (Preview) will i ever be happy? this constant depression is killing me inside and out. i am out of the hospital but i feel like i could live in a hole where no one knew where i was and curl up and die. the love of my life is moving 300 miles away, and that is just not helping the situation at all. i have been in my room laying...	LizC	14	706	Jul 21, 2011 by MIKEF
	JFT July 19 Fulfilling our dreams (Preview) Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities.Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our accomplishment. Perhaps when...	Dave R	3	596	Jul 20, 2011 by avid
	JFT July 20 Step One (Preview) We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.Step One=The First Step begins with we, and theres a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, we ga...	Dave R	0	476	Jul 20, 2011 by Dave R
	a quick update (Preview) i have moved into my new place can't say if i l ike it yet or not finacially with no more room mate is a bit of an issue but bright side dramas gone i am as ok as i can be for the moment going thru some med changes but thought i owuld let ppl know i am still here	Manon	4	549	Jul 19, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	Left it there(long time ago) (Preview) Yes the 'MONKEY' was left in the woods.A beautiful turnout ,wonderful mesages of hope and fredom from active drug addiction throughout the day. Food, fun and fellowship,a brightening of the spirit and an opportunity to get to know people you see all around sharing but not really getting to know a lit...	MIKEF	3	497	Jul 19, 2011 by Fiesty
	CARRYING A CLEAR NA MESSAGE...IT'S IMPORTANT (Preview) HELLO ALL - I WANT TO STAY ACTIVE AND CARRYING A CLEAR NA MESSAGE ON THIS BOARD..HERE TO REMIND AND HOPEFULLY BRING TRUTH.."WE DO RECOVER"..IT IS SO TRUE..ONE DAY AT A TIME...WE CAN ONLY STAY CLEAN ON A DAILY BASIS..IN THE BEGINNING THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME..I THOUGHT ONLY IN TERMS OF NOT...	Fiesty	5	1021	Jul 18, 2011 by deana66
	"Living Clean" draft. (Preview) Please read this; it is the latest in NA literature, pending approval in WSC upcoming.	Raman	2	1163	Jul 18, 2011 by Raman
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