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keeping it simple..
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I read an article today in the paper about a famous (Australian) addict and blaming his despicable behaviour to this addict tag.It got me thinking about myself and NA.Do I keep it too simple, or maybe I'm just not a 'true' addict. To most people on here alarm bells must be ringing. But do people that keep...
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JFT August 26 Tenth Step
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August 26 Tenth Step inventoryWe continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten = A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two k...
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JFT August 25 Reclaiming life
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August 25 The Ninth Stepreclaiming lifeWe are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past. Basic Text, p. 42 = When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clea...
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Puttin' it out there again
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Thanks everyone for sharing here and giving me the feedeback that you do. I'm staying out of the relationship that wasn't good for me and am sort of sitting on my hands. I feel just a little raw on the inside and it's just because I am not getting my way. Not because there was a real loss. Thanks everyone for...
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Top of my mind.
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these are a few of my favourite things,,,,,,(not raindrops on roses,,but thats good too). Spent the evening at the dance performance by my daughter and her dance school.,,,very Indian but elements of fusion..... Jammed at a memorial for a woman that was a great event organizer; then she decided to d...
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come to realize...
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not everything is what it seems to be I have also realized that when Iam not posting is when my mind starts to race and the insanity sets in so maybe I'll re start the jokes or maybe quotes dunno but posting is keeping me sane since this is the on;y revoery area I have due to some underlying issues having prob...
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my update
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Hey everyone , so my job is going really well and I haven't found it very triggering. If you don't remember I"m working at a pharmaceutical company. Life has been going along fairly smoothly. The other day my character defects really came out and I had a blow out fight with my partner. I was...
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He's back
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Hey everybody! I'm back from my mountain vacation. It was great to beat the heat but I soooooooo need to get back into my recovery routine.Hope all is well with each of you.
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Trying to find a sponsor
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I just moved from California to Michigan and am setting myself up in the meetings in my area. so far so good. Except that I am having a very difficult time finding a sponsor. In the 4 years that I have been in the rooms I have nearly always had a sponsor. Until now. It is weird not working a step and I know that I...
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JFT August 24 Seeking God's will
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August 24 Seeking God's willWe learn to be careful of praying for specific things. Basic Text, p. 46 = In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for our...
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today
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today so far was a good day....i went to my brother house for awhile an he gave me a hug which is weird...my brother is def not the person who would hug...he told me he is so proud of me for trying the best i can...it felt good to hear tht from him...im living just for today.....so now im back at my moms listen t...
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NA Quote
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"Once you're a pickle... you can't be a cucumber again..." It says so much, with out say hardly anything at all.....
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Looking for some help finding an online group
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Hello friends,Why do I say friends? Because we are all in this together and we can't do it alone. I am a medical professional and I am looking to find an NA group online that is for medical professionals or a group that is mainly geared for people who are addicts that are in the medical field. I would app...
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today
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today was a little better....i didnt give in last night which is amazing....i really want this i do..but then another part of me just wants to say fuck it and go back out....i hope these cravening will stop soon
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JFT August 23 Decision-making
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August 23 Decision-makingBefore 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 = Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulti...
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please help me...
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my name is Sean I'm 21 years old..iv been battling this horrible sickness since i was 15.. it sometimes seems like its a lost cause for me....i started off with pot an drinking..and it was off to the races...iv pretty much have done ever god forsaken drug there is.it didn't get bad till i moved to PA to my u...
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Over a year.
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Two years ago, I was sitting on the floor of a dirty motel bath tub with a glass plate covered in cocaine somewhere outside of Orlando. My clothes were big and dirty, my hair was oily and messy, my eyes were surrounded with yellowish black circles. I thought this was totally okay. That I was still in co...
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Letting go of the things that I want to do isn't always as easy as it sounds
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I'm going to put this out there and I hope I can get support on it. I am extremely afraid of being alone, and am living alone right now. I've done it a year or so a couple of times in the past but really those times have been just between relationship periods. I made the phone call I said I wouldn't make a few w...
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It's real simple
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Stop using one day at a time. Surrender your will and life over to the direction and guidance of God ( or higher power if you choose ). Get some human being to guide you along with the 12 steps ( first 3 are decisions the last 9 are action steps and take a little work ). Practice the spiritual principles in al...
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JFT August 22 Contribution
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August 22 ContributionWe recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others. Basic Text, p. 58 = To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a...
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why
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why cant i do anything right...every cell in my body is screaming right now to go out an use...i dont want to at all..but i cant take this...im sick an tired of hurting peolpe..i feel like i should just disapper from everyone..and they would be better off with out me... -- Edited by log666 on Saturday 21...
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3 weeks, bored & depressed, mind if I listen to myself type?
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I'm not new to the 12 steps, I'm generally an AA fellow due to my local small town AA homegroup bieng 7 days a week. I've had a couple good runs of clean time, once five years and once seven. I'm working with my previous aa sponsor again, he knows me well, we click, he's a great example & not afraid t...
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joke 4 8/21
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A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking. After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the b...
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JFT August 21 Friendships
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August 21 FriendshipsOur friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understa...
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joke of the day
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A blonde went to a hair dresser's one day, listening to a walkman. The hair dresser asked her what she wanted, and the blonde replied, "I need to get my hair trimmed, just make sure that you do not take these headphones off." The woman looked at the blonde, surprised, but did as she was told. Wh...
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I'm not crazy I'm just a limited edition
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went to the shrink yesterday nothing but good news meds are on track levels are perfect no changes needed yay!!! I am learning to live clean once again I can actually give a clean UA now YAY!!!! so no complaints really I am actually for the first time in a long time grateful to be alive and kicking My COPD is...
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A trip well done !!
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Hi guys, just an update on my weekend. As RCM from this area, I led a few addicts on an outreach to a place 200 miles away. One old timer ( this was the 4th time in going on that trip), two panel leaders, two repeat travellers and one new comer was the team. The trip began Friday morning.. Then on Saturday and S...
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August 20 Facing death
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August 20 Facing deathOften we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one... Basic Text, p. 102 = Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, f...
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August 19 First things first
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August 19 First things firstWe apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves. Basic Text, p. 56 = Its been said that recovery is simpleall weve got to change is everything! That can seem...
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rewards
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The rewards of na recovery : I have a family again, my kids like me and so does my husband, people like me to be around, I just started my own business, i have a clear mind, i know how blessed i really am, i like myself, i pray for more reasons than to get out of a jam or to get more drugs, i don't say one last time,...
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