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amanda56258 · amanda56258

Last night at the "meeting before the meeting" at our local coffee shop, a friend of mine from out of town stopped in. Boy did he shock the hell out of me. His roommate, who was his "recovery brother," had 8 years clean and decided earlier this month that he was going to start drin...

Dave R · Dave R

With the world in such a turmoil, I feel I have been blessed to be where I am.Basic Text, p. 145=Some days it doesnt pay to turn on the news, we hear so many stories about violence and mayhem. When we used, many of us grew accustomed to violence. Through the fog of our addiction, we rarely got too distur...

Dave R · Dave R

In time, we can relax and enjoy the atmosphere of recovery.Basic Text, p. 56=Imagine what would happen if a newcomer walked into one of our meetings and was met by a group of grim-faced people gripping the arms of their chairs with white knuckles. That newcomer would probably bolt, perhaps mutter...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them.IP No. 16, For the Newcomer=Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems...

Dave R · Dave R

...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean.Basic Text, p. 132=Any lengths? newcomers ask. What do you mean, any lengths? Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to drive many miles to get drugs? Ye...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Morning! WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY OF "LIFE" living the NA way. My son (25,on april 25th)returned from a 21 day bid at a rehab center (3rd time there) for a probabtion violation from last year when he picked up again after being placed on 5 years.(not being violated and sent to due his time is a mi...

Dave R · Dave R

Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers.Tradition Five=Our home group means a lot to us. After all, where would we be without our favorite NA meeting? Our group sometimes sponsors picnics or other activities. Often, home group members get tog...

6Jax6 · 6Jax6

It has been 5 years 10 months and 20 days since I stopped using heroin. Honestly, the hardest thing I have ever accomplished. Dealing with all the terrible decisions that I made during the time I was using has been a difficult to say the least but now those choices are having an impact on my daughter and th...

Dave R · Dave R

My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way.Gratitude Prayer=The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of gratitude arent limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed. More fr...

John · John

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Dave R · Dave R

There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles.Basic Text, p. 18=When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlying this programa...

Brandi65 · Brandi65

Ok..I've been around a few 24 hours and I'm still having a time with this..I understand the concept of that statement, that we are not responsible for how another person feels...but.. (always a but right? =) ....there was a situation in which something was said in a meeting that was very insensitiv...

Dave R · Dave R

Being involved in service makes me feel worthwhile.=When most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous, we had very little self-worth left to salvage. Many members say that they began to develop self-esteem through being of service early in their recovery. Something just short of a miracle occur...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

MIKEF · MIKEF

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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....

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Manon · Manon

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...

paulyd707 · paulyd707

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

drugfree · drugfree

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...

MIKEF · MIKEF

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...

Sierra · Sierra

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...

kelly1889 · kelly1889

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...

SeanK_VancouverWA · SeanK_VancouverWA

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...

MIKEF · MIKEF

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...

BigV · BigV

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.

Lop Dexter · Lop Dexter

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Lop Dexter · Lop Dexter

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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	Kinda bummed out (Preview) Last night at the "meeting before the meeting" at our local coffee shop, a friend of mine from out of town stopped in. Boy did he shock the hell out of me. His roommate, who was his "recovery brother," had 8 years clean and decided earlier this month that he was going to start drin...	amanda56258	3	1006	May 7, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT May 7 Turning turmoil into peace (Preview) With the world in such a turmoil, I feel I have been blessed to be where I am.Basic Text, p. 145=Some days it doesnt pay to turn on the news, we hear so many stories about violence and mayhem. When we used, many of us grew accustomed to violence. Through the fog of our addiction, we rarely got too distur...	Dave R	0	1256	May 7, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT May 6 Are we having fun yet? (Preview) In time, we can relax and enjoy the atmosphere of recovery.Basic Text, p. 56=Imagine what would happen if a newcomer walked into one of our meetings and was met by a group of grim-faced people gripping the arms of their chairs with white knuckles. That newcomer would probably bolt, perhaps mutter...	Dave R	0	944	May 6, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT April 9 Acting out (Preview) We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them.IP No. 16, For the Newcomer=Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems...	Dave R	1	668	May 5, 2011 by peachz
	JFT May 5 Any lengths (Preview) ...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean.Basic Text, p. 132=Any lengths? newcomers ask. What do you mean, any lengths? Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to drive many miles to get drugs? Ye...	Dave R	1	698	May 5, 2011 by FreedomDove
	REMAINING VIGILANTE! (Preview) Morning! WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY OF "LIFE" living the NA way. My son (25,on april 25th)returned from a 21 day bid at a rehab center (3rd time there) for a probabtion violation from last year when he picked up again after being placed on 5 years.(not being violated and sent to due his time is a mi...	MIKEF	2	1098	May 4, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 4 What about the newcomer? (Preview) Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers.Tradition Five=Our home group means a lot to us. After all, where would we be without our favorite NA meeting? Our group sometimes sponsors picnics or other activities. Often, home group members get tog...	Dave R	1	949	May 4, 2011 by MIKEF
	Its been a bad day (Preview) It has been 5 years 10 months and 20 days since I stopped using heroin. Honestly, the hardest thing I have ever accomplished. Dealing with all the terrible decisions that I made during the time I was using has been a difficult to say the least but now those choices are having an impact on my daughter and th...	6Jax6	3	1320	May 3, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT May 3 Sharing our gratitude (Preview) My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way.Gratitude Prayer=The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of gratitude arent limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed. More fr...	Dave R	0	1102	May 3, 2011 by Dave R
	Welcomed home by my dogs... (video) (Preview) [video=]	John	2	1166	May 2, 2011 by FreedomDove
	JFT May 2 Just maybe... (Preview) There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles.Basic Text, p. 18=When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlying this programa...	Dave R	2	1201	May 2, 2011 by MIKEF
	Not responsible for other peoples feelings.. (Preview) Ok..I've been around a few 24 hours and I'm still having a time with this..I understand the concept of that statement, that we are not responsible for how another person feels...but.. (always a but right? =) ....there was a situation in which something was said in a meeting that was very insensitiv...	Brandi65	2	1329	May 1, 2011 by Brandi65
	JFT May 1 Self-worth and service (Preview) Being involved in service makes me feel worthwhile.=When most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous, we had very little self-worth left to salvage. Many members say that they began to develop self-esteem through being of service early in their recovery. Something just short of a miracle occur...	Dave R	1	1145	May 1, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT April 30 God does for us (Preview) 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...	Dave R	2	1065	Apr 30, 2011 by MIKEF
	Happiness and Joy (Preview) 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...	MIKEF	2	1110	Apr 30, 2011 by Ruthy
	JFT April 28 Who really gets better? (Preview) 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....	Dave R	4	1368	Apr 30, 2011 by Mike M
	JFT April 29 "What if..." (Preview) 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...	Dave R	2	1401	Apr 30, 2011 by Mike M
	just checking in (Preview) 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...	Manon	4	1106	Apr 29, 2011 by cdbuckberry
	New Recovery Blog blog (Preview) 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...	paulyd707	2	1362	Apr 28, 2011 by proudmommy08
	JFT April 27 Recognizing and releasing resentments (Preview) 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...	Dave R	5	1344	Apr 28, 2011 by Brandi65
	Fun in recovery (Preview) 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...	drugfree	4	1263	Apr 28, 2011 by avid
	30 minutes of silence (Preview) 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...	MIKEF	1	1142	Apr 28, 2011 by avid
	I'm new to na and sobriety and would love to tlk to people about the program (Preview) 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...	Sierra	8	761	Apr 27, 2011 by Brandi65
	Pain meds and addicts question (Preview) 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...	kelly1889	5	1072	Apr 26, 2011 by kelly1889
	Events coming up (Preview) 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...	SeanK_VancouverWA	0	1114	Apr 26, 2011 by SeanK_VancouverWA
	A better way to live! (Preview) 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...	MIKEF	1	1205	Apr 26, 2011 by BigV
	Thank you all for your great patience (Preview) 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.	BigV	1	1333	Apr 26, 2011 by MIKEF
	Don't look back Let the past go (Preview) 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...	Lop Dexter	2	1247	Apr 26, 2011 by Dave R
	JFT April 26 Self-acceptance (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	1056	Apr 26, 2011 by Dave R
	Who is The Serenity Prayer to? Deep thinkers only please (Preview) 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...	Lop Dexter	13	1776	Apr 26, 2011 by avid
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