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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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my sobriety
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My Sobriety I'm so happy to be alive, Staying clean is how I survive, I can't believe how good I feel, I have ups and downs and it's not a big deal, I enjoy the sunsets and the singing birds, It's more than I expected I'm at a loss for words, I often wonder why it took so long, It does't matter for now I belong, I'...
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Think I figured how to do pictures!
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Jaelyn/Devon,MY SON IN LAW,wonderful young man and my YOUNGEST DAUGHTER,sARAH! SEE IF PICTURE WORKED,mY WIFE ONLY LOADED A FEW SO FAR!
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Frustrated!!
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I'm having trouble Not wanting pills when I get upset or angry...at the moment its with my husband and im just trying my best to get my mind off of it bc a lot of people have been irritating me today and i don't really have anyone else to talk to! Trying to stay strong and use my tools! Wish I could be like my hus...
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New
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My name is Amanda, I was addicted to hydrocodon about 4 years ago and did suboxone therapy then and was clean since. Up until last October when I hurt my foot. I Was prescribed tarmadol when I asked for non narcotic pain pills. I had no idea tramadol was so addictive. After going through about 50 tablets i...
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Link to a new recovery site for addicts
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Here is a link to new recovery site www.navoices.com -- Edited by cdbuckberry on Friday 22nd of April 2011 04:15:31 AM
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A New Recovery Site
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I would like to invite all to checkout this new recovery site ... http/www.navoices.com -- Edited by cdbuckberry on Friday 22nd of April 2011 02:48:35 PM
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JFT April 22 Traveling the open road
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This is our road to spiritual growth.Basic Text, p. 37=When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We werent going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didnt think we had much to live for. Little di...
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HELP!!!
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Hi really going through tough times right now cant seem to find a glimmor of light. i am in constant conflict with my spirituality and in struggles with fatherhood, manhood, and being a good and responsible husband. all seems lost, back at home with mom and jobless. HELP!!!!
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God's miracle of life!
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Thanks for prayers and thoughts for our family.Last night at 10:00 oclock ,God has brought us Jaelyn Amiah McNeil(she said I could break her anonymity :)),(our little JAM!), into the world. Baby was 5lbs and 12 ounces of shimmering light and we are all truly blessed.My daughter is okay ,has to stay ex...
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in times of illness
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was prolly the most effective thing I have read whenI started dealing with all htese health issues. Due to these health issues my roomate is regulating my pills atm due tho the fact that all I wanna do is hide from the real world and sleep. So my docs are setting up safety plans so that another acciedal ove...
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update
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just thought I would check in Depression seems to be taking hold as I am going thru alot ofhealth issues trying my best to keep my chin up I am still clean I struggle with desires of bsing numb other than that I am ok to apoint but didn't want neone to worry so I thought to update my status
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My Past, Present & Future.
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Growing up My life wasnt so fair, my dad was always drunk and my mom was in and out of my life and always on drugs and never kept her promises I swore I never was gonna be like my parents, we always moved from home to home and sometimes lived under the bridge, all I knew was drinking and drugs I grew up around it,...
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"It works if you work it"
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Get the book. Check. Read the book. Check. Go to meetings. Check. Get a sponsor. Check. Work the steps. Not so much. Then I look at todays JFT and it talks about footwork, like actually doing the steps. Just what I needed to read today, as it has been a struggle this past week. I would have 90 days tomorrow,...
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JFT April 20 Detachment
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Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves.=Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away.We pray that our family members will j...
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Six Months Clean and Sober
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Hello Everybody. As of yesterday, I have 6 months clean and sober. I have mostly just done it by being on this message board and reading literature and the NA Books. I have been to about 5 or 6 in person meetings. I don't have a sponsor yet so i have not formally worked the steps yet. I do have a higher po...
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JFT April 21 Fear
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We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using.Basic Text, p. 22=Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldnt be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discover...
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Jaelyn Imminent!
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Please join us todayin thought and prayer as my 23 year old daughter is in hospital because of something similar to Toxsemia(swelling etc).Doctors are going to induce labor and baby will be born couple weeks early.God's plan is in place,my wife at hospital,slept overnite,my son is in a Rehab ,rathe...
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Goodbye to the Fags
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Ok day seven with out the ciggies and I'm ready to rip heads off shoulders. Thank God for the serenity prayer.......
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On line meetings
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There has been alot of newcomers visiting us recently asking about on line meetings. This is troubling to me. Isolation is a fundamental symptom of our diesease. I can see how online meetings can support the disease rather than recovery. I know there are those who are housebound or live hundreds of m...
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Question about online meetings from a newbie
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Hello to all. I'm new to this website and 59 days clean. I'm trying to attend meetings and would like to take advantage of the online meetings here. When I try to access the chat site or meeting site I get an active X control on my computer. Is this why I can't access it? I'm not good with computers so I need so...
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JFt April 19 Footwork
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So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor.Basic Text, p. 34=When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsorall the things other peopl...
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How do you make ammends to yourself?
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I have a decent measure of peace about the ammends i needed to make to others. But I have harmed myself too. How does one go about making ammends to themselves?
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Clonidine
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Hi, I have been off of percocet for two weeks and and still withdrawing hard. I was on 20mg per day. Does that make sense? Also does anyone know if there are any negative aspects of clonidine??? Thanks SO MUCH. I feel like I'm losing my mind and have considered giving up!
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one man's will to survive
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People don't understand the shit that I've been though......... they've taken away everything from me.. So I taking to many pills to ease the pain. It's been hard for me to find myself again. I was so angery at the world. for me that was a dangerous place to be. for months i was caught in the middle and half...
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loving me
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hello my NA family - I have been off this site for a while - All has been well. staying clean and living life - Well I quit my job and started out in another venture - which I am totally ok with. I held onto a job way to long..talk about loyalty to a fault..that would be me..but thru working steps, working wi...
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JFT April 17 Priority: meetings
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I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule.=Some of us attended me...
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Thank You
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I want to thank everyone for their input. I've gotten feedback from a lot of people in my community and i think this will be a well supported and much needed meeting for recovery. Again, thank you for the support.
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JFT April 18 "I understand"
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We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.Step Seven=Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, thats when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that shortco...
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I think I pissed some people off last night...
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This is gonna get long-winded... We had a "meeting of the minds" last night with 10 women at Perkins. We are starting a women's NA meeting in our town next week and did some finalizing of details. This was fantastic. Then someone made the comment about wanting to use the group instead of get...
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