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JFT April 30 God does for us
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Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for ourselves.Basic Text, p. 99=How often have we heard it said in meetings that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves? At times we may get stuck in our recovery...
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Happiness and Joy
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As I was reading my spiritual writings today I was looking at two of the emotions of our lives Happiness and Joy. We all want to be happy I believe,I see visions of christmas gifts, walking with our loved ones, laughter ,vacationing away from work,chasing elusive dreams,spending money,collecti...
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JFT April 28 Who really gets better?
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We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change.Basic Text, p. 55=When new in recovery, most of us had at least one person we just couldnt stand. We thought that person was the rudest, most obnoxious person in the program....
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JFT April 29 "What if..."
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April 29What if...Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands of our Higher Power.Basic Text, p. 94=In our active addiction, fear of the future and what might happen was a reali...
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just checking in
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things have been a bit rocky in the house hold even have had to take the room mate to therapy with me too establish time outs and boundry issues so its been rough the thing that gets me the most is that ths time out word we chose is being used as a way to avoid issues instead of working them out *grrrr* I am frust...
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New Recovery Blog
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I just started my own blog to document the stages of my recovery. I'm hoping some people will read it regularly... http://pmd-air.blogspot.com/ It's my truth, i'm no different than any of you, but you might get something out of it, and if you like it, spread the word... It's free, I just want to share...
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JFT April 27 Recognizing and releasing resentments
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We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today.Basic Text, p. 29=Many of us had trouble identifying our resentments when we were new in recovery. There we sat with our Fourth Step in front of us, thinking and thinking, finally deciding that we jus...
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Fun in recovery
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hey guys Just wanted to share how my life in recovery is going. I went to a recovery hockey tournament on the weekend. it was absolutly amazing that that many people in recovery coming together to play hockey. it was neat that before the game both teams stood in a circle and said the serenity prayer...
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30 minutes of silence
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I remember about 10 years ago I was away on a Mens Retreat In Lancaster Pennyslvania and part of our morning meditations were before breakfast(that was 7;00 a.m.) to find a quiet place and get with God(of my understanding) for at least half an hour. It was summer and I was in training for a fall Maratho...
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I'm new to na and sobriety and would love to tlk to people about the program
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Well I am very new to na, and need guidance and suggestions on how to help my self stay sober. I'm 17 years old with a 3 yr old son. I have Alot of struggles in life and a painful past. I've been to jail and rehab and I've hit rock bottom I was gone 6 months and had six months of sobriety and within 3 months of being...
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Pain meds and addicts question
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Hi. I'm an addict with 82 days clean. I got detoxed off my drug of choice the opiate-based pain killer Ultram 82 days ago after going into the hospital as an attempted suicide patient. I didn't mean to detox, they just did that to me once they ran a tox screen and found the ultram. Question is, I was put on th...
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Events coming up
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I wanted to let everyone know in case you didn't already; In the great Pacific NW, Mens Fireside Retreat is happening at Camp Angelos May 20,21,22. I believe there is registration packets online. As well as WNIRCNA 26 which will be held on May 27,28,29 at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. Reg...
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A better way to live!
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By asking the God of my understanding to show me how my misguided thinking leads me down the path of fear and worry and by knowing that no problem is bigger than my ultimate Higher Power, lets me know I am loved and I experience peace in my times of trial.Through this grace I will try ,to the best of my abilit...
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Thank you all for your great patience
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tolerance and acceptance, most of you are further along then me not that this is a race or anything cuzz i'd loss and i accept that LOL I just want to acknowledge you all and thank you.
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Don't look back
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One of the things that was pivotal in my recovery, was the decision to say good-bye to all of my old friends. That was a tough decision for many years, that I was reluctant to make. There were so many good times we had had, that I did not want to leave them or the memories behind. Bad idea. It has been one of the...
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JFT April 26 Self-acceptance
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The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery.IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance=Most of us came to Narcotics Anonymous without much self-acceptance. We looked at the havoc we had wreaked in our active addiction, and we loathed ourselves. W...
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Who is The Serenity Prayer to?
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Many people in NA feel that the removal of references to Jesus Christ from The Serenity Prayer makes it to whomever the god of their understanding is. That is their intent. But, is it welcomed in that vein by the spirit that created us? If the spirit that created us is the Judeo-Christian god, and is the f...
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Its about spiritual principles
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and mine are being tested LOLOLOL so whatchit i am a power greater then you here , just on this board and i do have the power to make you vanish, so keep it in mind. Buh Bye
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does smoking pot kill your sex drive???????
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hi, its been quite a while since i have visited. my husband has been doing well up until recently. last few weeks hes been smoking daily again. i know that unless he gets help this will always be the case and unless i leave him i just have to accept it. he goes well and then falls back into the same old pattern...
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The god of The 3rd Step
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If at the opening of a meeting, or at any time in my day, or life..., I were to say 'A Hymn to Amun-Ra' with the frequency that The Serenity Prayer is recited..., will the spirit that created all life be offended if it turns out that He is not Amun-Ra? If I remove all obvious references to Amun-Ra from that hy...
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90 Days!!!!!!!
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Today I have 90 wonderful, spiritual, NA packed days of clean time. It's all because of following the suggestions given to me by men who had something I wanted. Go to as many meetings as possible, Get a Home Group, Get a Sponsor, Do Step work with that Sponsor, Get involved with service work, and share my...
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The Serenity Prayer
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How many times do we hear it said that NA is not religious, and that no one is going to decide for us what our concept of God is going to be? Can anyone explain how The Serenity Prayer is to anyone other than the Christian god just because the references to Jesus Christ have been removed? And why it is said tha...
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Huge Success
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I wanted to let everyone know that I did get a new meeting started tonight and it was a huge success. Thank you for all your support. NA Rocks!!!!
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JFT April 25 Embracing reality
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Recovery is a reality for us today.Basic Text, p. 101=Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape lifes pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our troub...
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A spiritual reminder for me!
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Over the last few days of seeing my grandchild born on Wednesday(my 6th) and visiting my son(24) recovering Heroin addict in Rehab(yesterday) rather than jail, a day before his birthday, I feel the spiritual presence of my Higher Power working in my life.. I know that there is no real spiritual perso...
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well i did it!
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I finally made it a whole year clean. technically a year and a day because as of right now its 1:02 am. For those who really know me know that this is a biggggggggg success! I came here a stubborn, hopeless, suicidal, very heavily using drug addict. Ive had people yell at me, get mad at me, tell me i need ange...
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JFT April 24 Twelve steps of life
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Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful.Basic Text, p. 8=Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, our lives were centered around using. For the most part, we had very little energy left over for jobs, relationships, or other a...
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N.A. is the way
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I got in some trouble way back when, I thought it was minor that's how I'll begin, It seems to have followed me all around, I just can't beat it ,its takes me down, You think I would get it after all my shame My mind doesnt listen it's all just a game, How can I get well if i wont even try It's not till I got burned t...
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I'm hope this is a good place....
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I guess I should say that I've been using Tramadol for 1+ years now. I stopped cold turkey (yes, I know the dangers now). I've been doing as much online reading (when I'm physically able) and research as possible, something I highly suggest for those that don't have the option of rehab or a good support...
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JFT April 23 A God of our own understanding
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Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean.Basic Text, p. 25=Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power. For a lot of us, however, God is a troublesome word. We may doubt the existence of any sort of Power greater than ourselves. Or we may reme...
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