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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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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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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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