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Gratitude
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Well, my dad had back surgery yesterday and it went really well. They had to scrape bone (due to arthritis) and fuse two vertebrae. It took forEVER, but we were finally able to see him after about 6 hours. Seeing my dad, 61, sitting in a hospital bed, getting fed ice chips by my mom, and really unable to...
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went to the doctor
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went to my primary as wella s my shringk in the past couple of day s been a busy week I am cancer free but have done permant damage to my lungs due smoking almost everthing I could get my hancds on I aCOPD which is not new for me the shring is tapering me off some un safe medicines for good reason and losses of tim...
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finding myself confused
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well my best friend is here I am seeing her live her life as if her ex-husband doesn't or never exsisted I have always known her as a couple with her husband now I see guys coming to visit and her getting the attention I used to when I was active in my own life and I find myself jealous the thought came to me in a d...
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JFT March 11 Lightening the load
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March 11Lightening the loadIt will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives...Basic Text, p. 38=Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructiv...
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Have to face life on lifes terms today
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My dying Aunt, going up to visit with her a bit before she falls into coma from cancer. She's unable to eat after radiation treatment, her asophogus is destroyed and she's chosen not to take a feeding tube so she's losing strength. I just hate this fact of life, it has to be faced with acceptance, it is li...
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toooooooday!
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todays my birthday! im the big 2 0. no more teenage years. its time to grow up and start being an adult. haha who am i kidding! i will never grow up. but i will not use, i will not use, i will not use on my birthday! once i get past my 21st then its off to the most useless birthdays of my life. well except 25 then i ca...
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newcomer question: spring break
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Hi everyone. I'm a newcomer with 38 days clean. My husband has been supportive though in the beginning he said I needed to do 90 in 90 or he would divorce me. I am happy in my recovery and have met an amazing support group of women.
My problem is that my husband is resenting my recovery because I have asked...
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JFT March 10 Our own recovery
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March 10Our own recoveryThe steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible.Basic Text, p. 19=Theres lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great...
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JFT March 9 Small things
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March 9Small thingsIn the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills.Basic Text, p. 90=Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget al...
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trust issues
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man I think too much!!!!! seems as if the trust I once had started to build I am losing I don't know why for istance my roomie has been with me here for a bit all of a sudden I am wondering if he takes stuff all of a sudden all the stuff I have here is MINE I feel like a toddler I am not used to sharing my house with any...
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corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Im so Excited my friends I have to tell you that on Friday my kids will be home for good........ Such great news for me and my family, and I want to say thank you all for sharing your stories and letting me share mine its been wonderful and I will continue to be on here but just want you all to kno how much I appre...
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cant wait no longer
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the time is so close i just want my kids home already and i know it will be crazy just me and two kids and i got one more on the way but i am strong and i can do it and i have alot of people to help me out so i know i will be ok.
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WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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since I know I cannot do it alone I wanted to thank My mip family faor being here for me as I sit at my 30 day mark its been rough trying to get to this point so thank you family alone I can't together we can!
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JFT March 8 Learning to love ourselves
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March 8Learning to love ourselvesWhat we want most is to feel good about ourselves.Basic Text, p. 101=Well love you until you can learn to love yourself. These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerlythe day when well know how to love ourselves.Self-esteemwe a...
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new
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Good Afternoon everyone. i am new here. Been smoking weed for many many years and I nNEED to stop. It makes me lazy and grumpy afterwards. Also I feel guilty after i smoke. I need some encouragement from people who understand what it's like to quit. Thanks xoxo
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Happiness came from taking a break !!!
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Me and my lady love,, I swam she sunbathed She read on the beach while I Meditated............... Then I thought "This must be heaven" That last nite, she lay on my lap and looked at the stars while I played "What a wonderful world" and it felt just like that,,, indeed !
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JFT March 7 Priorities
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March 7PrioritiesThe good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean.Basic Text, p. 43=Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps weve found our soul mate, built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our relationships with our f...
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OMG!!!!The day finally came!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well I just wanted to post that my kids are home yaaaaaaay! And everything is going well for us were just trying to get settled in. and go over a few rules cuz they still will be commin out checking just to make sure we are doing what were suppose to. And that the kids are happy. buts its okay cuz Im clean and th...
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getting closer
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well my kids just left for the weekend and they will be home for good in one more week cant wait.
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almost
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it's almost the 8th which means I will have 30 days I know no fronts but it has been awhile since I have been able to say I have built up this much time ever since the suicide attempt over the past 2 1/2 years i had 3 years prior but I am back and just about on my feet I am looking forward to living with my bff part of...
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JFT March 6 Rationalizing away our recovery
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March 6Rationalizing away our recoveryAs a result of the Twelve Steps, Im not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself. =We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become...
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JFT March 3 Relapse
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March 3RelapseThere will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most.Basic Text, p. 81=If were contemplating a relapse, we should think ou...
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Recovering Addict With No Where Else to Turn
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First, let me tell you about myself... My name is Richie, I am 28 and I am a recovering addict. I have a beautiful 2 year old son and four year old daughter and am trying to get better for them. When I talk to my children every evening they ask me when their Daddy will be coming back home... I do not know what t...
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JFT March 5 From rude awakening to spiritual awakening
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March 5From rude awakening to spiritual awakeningWhen a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope.Basic Text, p. 82=Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that ru...
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a bit overwhelmed
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things just seem to keep iling up on myi am drowning in debt may have to file bank rupsy spelling is way off I am weary I wanna sleep all day just so I don't havre to deal with the world but life continues whether UI sllep or I am awake
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just another update
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My health is getting worse they want to do a byopsy of black spots in my lungs to rule out Cancer. I am about to go thru back surgery to fix some disks that are either dehydrated or bulging my hydro nepherosis ??? is cause issues again I also have to streghthen my bladder sling there are some other reconstr...
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a bit of a giggle to start your day!!!
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Finally figured out why I'm fat! The shampoo I use in the shower that runs down my body says "FOR EXTRA VOLUME & BODY." I'm going to start using DAWN dish soap. It says "Dissolves fat that is otherwise difficult to remove".
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JFT March 4 The process
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March 4The processThis program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process.Basic Text, p. 127=In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowin...
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recovery and relationships
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Hello All, I'm here to tell you just because he's got years of recovery doesn't make him easy to live with. he's got 28 years and I had 11 and went back out on RX meds I'm clean again but we fight like cats and dogs. He's always taking my inventory. I'm tired and sad,Na advice?
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Question About Forgiveness
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As I work my recovery I keep coming up against one individual, a sibling, that I cannot find the willingness to forgive. I've tried an inventory where I look for what defects of mine had a role in the offenses but I was just a kid. Most of us illegal drug addicts had a 'mentor'; someone who showed us how t...
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