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happy thanksgiving
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I" have decided to go to my families for the holidadys even getting to prepare my favorite homemade pasta salad I am kinda excited about ppl eating something i made I like to cook more so when other can appriciate it with me and it's healthy but mom and I are both diabetic and are going to bite our togu...
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JFT November 25 Meditation
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November 25MeditationQuieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us.Basic Text, pp. 46-47=As our recovery progresses, we often reflect on what brought us to Narcotics Anonymous in the first place and are able to appreciate how much th...
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JFT November 24 Gratefull recovering
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November 24 Gratefully recoveringWe entertained the thought that staying clean was not paying off, and the old thinking stirred up self-pity, resentment, and anger. Basic Text, p.102 = There are days when some of us wallow in self-pity. Its easy to do. We may have expectations about how our lives...
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Gratitude / Happy Holidays
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HELLO EVERYONE - TODAY I FEEL GRATEFUL - THAT I AM ABLE TO EXHALE AND IT'S NOT CRACK - I AM GRATEFUL THAT I CAN GO TO MY FAMILY / FRIENDS AND FEEL UNASHAMED - I AM GRATEFUL THAT NA IS HERE FOR ME - AND I AM NO LONGER ALONE - I AM GRATEFUL THAT DEGRADATION, AND DISPAIR IS NO LONGER PART OF MY LIFE - THAT I CHOSE LIFE - I...
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Let's hear from the lurkers
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there are people who for whatever reason visit this forum but rarely ever post.It would be great to hear from you today.give us a shout out!
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JFT November 23 God's will
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November 23 Gods willThe relief of letting go and letting God helps us develop a life that is worth living. Basic Text, p. 26 = In our addiction, we were afraid of what might happen if we didnt control everything around us. Many of us made up elaborate lies to protect our use of drugs. Some of us manipula...
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holiday blues
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The holidays are nearing and the blues are following every yearI seem to go thru this I get depressed and my anxiety gets woese knowing I have to be around the family I distryoed at one point theyare willing for me to come back in to thier homes and want me to be a part of I have always felt like I am walking on e...
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health continues to get worse
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I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes 2 my numbers are eith er reall y low or off the charts I am scared just another piece of baggage for someone thatI might want in my life to deal with I am scared yes I tend to ocd about my health at least that is what my mother would tell you they told me when I got the g...
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JFT November 22 Foundation first
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November 22 Foundation firstAs we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first. Basic Text, p. 86 = No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationshipsall th...
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Honosty is an issue for me
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Hi, I am new to this but have to turn somewhere for help. I am a member of AA and have not had a drink of alcohol in 3 1/2 years. I am also under the care of a psychiatrist who perscribed me concerta a few years ago when asked. 2 years ago I had a stroke and they took me off that med. I have still been taking it i...
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Newbie here
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glad to find the site;3+yrs clean.best wishes to everyone here.
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JFT November 20 Finding fulfillment
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Finding fulfillmentWe werent oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all. Basic Text, p. 89 = There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may have wished we could trade places with someone wh...
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meeting
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my comp security prevents the meeting application.any help with this?
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I am looking for an online meeting!
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hello my name is Sandra an i am very new to this site and NA an i am looking for a online meetin i would like to try it... is there one tonite? and i am only 46 days clean and i am stuck at my house i want dearly to contect with humans!!! some one please let me know....
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JFT November 21 Letting our defects go
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November 21 Letting our defects goIf [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation. Basic Text, p. 35 = Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are tot...
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depression does not wanna give
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thoughts are outta control wondering how I got this far kjowing that 3 days b4 my 36th bday I wasn't supposed to be here anymore my last attempt was in july http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF4IpD1idpo -- Edited by Manon on Thursday 18th of November 2010 01:39:14 PM
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JFT November 19 The language of empathy
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November 19 The language of empathy...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years. Basic Text, p. 88 = Many of us attended our first meeting and, not being entirely sur...
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Emotional Wreck.
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I am new to this site, and thank god I found it. I have been clean for 4 years now. I went to outpatient treatment but in retrospect all they really did for me there was help me get off the drugs. There was no talk of the emotional wreckage that would follow and I find myself struggling day in and day out. I...
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need to make a change
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hello this is my first time on here i reaaly jus need some people who undersatnd what im feeling well i have had a problem wit pain pills for a few yrs off and on but ive always been able to control it but it seems to be getting the best of me now see i just had a c section and i had to take them so i felt like i had a goo...
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Success in studies !!!
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Thanks for being supportive in my recovery my friends and Fellows.. I want to share that Ive sent in my dissertation. Now Im wait for the award.. Possible because of NA....
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JFT November 18 Self-discovery
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November 18 Self-discoveryThe Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent their recurrence. Basic Text, p. 42 = Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped by our experiences. Some of our experiences have made us better people; others have caused us shame or embarras...
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Ohio Convention of NA We stand on N.A. unity
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Ohio Convention of NA We stand on N.A. unityHello everyone: this convention is a first where NEOASCNA & TASNA join together to bring you OCNA XXIX!! pleas take the time to look over the flyer and if you would copy it for your area and home groups and or give it to your areas webmaster. if you have any qu...
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JFT November 17 Walking through pain
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November 17 Walking through the painWe never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass. Basic Text, p. 82 = It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still dont feel any better. It will pass, a little voice tells you. When...
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i am ready to say i need help...
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its been three years.. it is beyond my controll and i hate who i am. who have i become. i need help today. now. where am i and who have i become??? i want to do outpatient because i can not leave my job or family. I am so scared!
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Service is strengthing my recovery
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letting you peeps know that I am here, checking in, things are good and life is good, thanks NA for showing me a new way to live.......I have an area meeting tomarrow, I am in service to NA and I will probably get nominated to be the helpline co-chair for our area. I am from Southern Michigan by the way, hom...
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IMMUNE TO OTHERS POISON
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(I REFER BACK TO THIS OFTEN)Personal importance,or taking things personally is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about"me"..This is a lot of work for me cause I 'ALWAYS TOOK THINGS PERSONALLY(still do at times).......A life lon...
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God Grant Me the Serenity....
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Jeeez Louise....have you ever had to actually stay away from certain live NA metings because of the over-emphasis on "drug nostalgia" and lack of attention to getting clean, staying clean, working the steps & living a program of recovery? AAAARRRGGGHHH That should be the LAST pl...
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Im So Lost..
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I use to be in NA and CMA i havn't been to a meeting in almost a year. I wanna get back in it before my life goes down the shi%ter. .. is there anyone i can talk to?!
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JFT November 16 Alone no more
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November 16 Alone no moreWe gradually and carefully pull ourselves out of the isolation and loneliness of addiction and into the mainstream of life. Basic Text, p. 37 = Many of us spent much of our using time alone, avoiding other peopleespecially people who were not usingat all costs. After years o...
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JFT November 15 Letting go
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November 15 Letting goTake my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live. Basic Text, p. 26 = How do we begin the process of letting our Higher Power guide our lives? When we seek advice about situations that trouble us, we often find that our Higher Power works through others. When...
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