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Just for today texts?
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Anyone know how to get the JFT daily reading sent to my cell as a text?
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Trusting in my Higher Powers plan!
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I share this because it has been a concern and I free myself by sharing not only with my God but with the fellowship.(not all things,some are just for my sponsor) As we close our meetings in upstate New York ,taking a moment in reflection of the sick and suffering in and outside of the rooms and to the &q...
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wanting to intergrate
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I have this person who is staying with me and says he is trying to help me by saying I don't need my meds that I deal with things by medicating he says he conquered it without but i don't think he realizes what he is saying or how he is saying it I just wanted to help now I am being yelled at on my bday and this day ha...
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Sick
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I am sorry I havent been on lately,I have been dealing with alot in the past week. Last Sunday I had recieved a call from my cousin in Buffalo,New York stating that I had a double death in the family. The deaths were 3 days apart and then last Monday I had an ovarian cyst burst inside me and cause me an excruit...
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Welp heres how i see it today LOL
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Lifes a bowl of cherrys, with pits, enjoy the cherry and quit bitchin just spit that damn pit out and keep it simple. I'm headed to San Francisco for a few days post up some pics once I get back, I love the architecture there and the food oh my the food everything else should be burned LOLOLOL, bye.
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meeting
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I was there to chair the meeting tonight no one showed I need some willingness to try to get this meeting on its feet but icannot do it alone!
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I don't need anger management I just need ppl to stop pissing me off
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okay I have been around ppl for 16 hour days after being in my room for over a year I am so ready for sunday to come to and end the pay check is nothing compared to the drama from the company I work for so I will be relaxing all wekk thank god I am grateful that itried and suceeded in a short term job but I found out r...
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JFT OCtober 14 The end of loneliness
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October 14 The end of lonelinessWith the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness. = Addiction is a lonely disease.We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones.Many of us are driven to Nar...
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JFT October 13 Making a difference
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October 13 Making a difference Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person. Basic Text, p. 104 = Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget trying to make a...
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Locating sponser
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Seeking s sponser for the baltimore, md area
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JFT October 12 Being right
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October 12 Being rightWhen we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we dont have to argue our point of view.... We no longer have to be right all the time. Basic Text, p. 58 = Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be right. Inse...
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JFT October 11 Eyeglasses and attitudes
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October 11 Eyeglasses and attitudes Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes. Basic Text, p. 55 = In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we understan...
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well...
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I made it thru yesterday was a wierd day but I am still clean and doin ok have a friend staaying for a bit then they will be moving on to Colorado bout a month they are alot like me has a hard time seeing my anxeties but hoping they will adjust Ienjoy having some one around just wondering wtf Iwas thinking bu...
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october 11th
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this is a stressfull day in my mind cause this is the day I overdoes (purposly) to end it all last year thoughts of death still dance about in my brain wondering why it didn't work...cause for so long I was mad and disappointed that i didn't suceed but now after working the fair I know I can conquer my fears t...
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Newcomer
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Hello everyone, I have been in recovery(off and on) since 2002. I relapsed march 2009 and it's going down hill fast. There is an AA here in my town but they tend to get mad if people discuss addiction to drugs. I understand it's all an addiction but I do not drink, never have, I just don't like the taste and...
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getting my head right
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sorry guys that i was gone for so long had to sort a few things out i am not in the best of ways but i am safe sometimes making ammends then take the heat for them is what you have to doit still does'ntmake you feel anybetter
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JFT October 10 Consequences
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October 10 ConsequencesBefore we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking. Basic Text, p. 90 = Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do wh...
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We keep what we have,,,,
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We keep what we have only by giving it away; so be careful what you give because what you give is what you keep !!!!
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JFT October 9 Order
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October 9 OrderWe emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief. Basic Text, p. 97 = Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves.But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is in order...
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quick update
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believe it or not I am not stuck in the house atm I have been working the fair still clean can you believe I am around ppl its nice to see a part of my old self before all the anxiety I did not want you to worry I am doing well and enjoying llife as a productive member of society I amtoo am a MIP there is hope yet fai...
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I need support to stay clean
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New to this
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I am an ICU RN that just two weeks ago got caught taking percocet, also taking it from pyxis at work. I live in AZ, work, or used to work for a major health care system here. I was terminated but told I could come back in 3 mos after I went thru treatment. Is there anyone here that lives in AZ, specifically t...
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JFT October 8 A new pattern of living
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October 8 A new pattern of livingWe suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have. Basic Text, p. 78 = Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaninga dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program gives us a new...
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Move aside ,AND LET THE WORK BE DONE!
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My 24 year old family member and his 23 year old girlfriend have decided to have the child she conceived, I am very happy for them. Most here know my situation with this family member a hard core Opiate abuser and so is his girlfriend. He is on Methadone(100 mg a day and she on I believe 50)They are now...
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JFT October 6 Amends without expectations
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October 6 Amends without expectationsProjections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing. Basic Text, p. 39 = The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder wha...
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New Member to Board
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Hello, all! I'm a new member to the board, though I've been in recovery for seven years. With my school schedule, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to make meetings on any kind of regular schedule. I understand that you all host meetings, and I would love to be a part of them a couple of nights a we...
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JFT October 7 Depending on our higher power
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October 7 Depending on our Higher PowerAs recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him. Basic Text, pp. 71 = For many addicts, rebelliousness is second natu...
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26 years clean today!
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I have 26 years clean today! Zowee!
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Newbie - Addict. :)
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I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself. My name is Elisse and I am an addict in recovery,and my drug of choice is powder cocaine. The first time I have ever done this was back when I as 16 years old. Well I have left it alone up until December of 2009.I started up again after I was incacerated for 3r...
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JFT October 5 Ask for mercy, not justice
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October 5 Ask for mercy, not justiceMany of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim. Basic Text, p. 38 = Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and sp...
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