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"Speaker Jam"
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Man ,it was toasty,but blessed.I bought a ton of coffee and stuff but didn't use a lot this round,way too hot I guess for coffee drinkers.I cut back to about 5 cups myself!!! The message was clear and we still had approx. 200-250 addicts come and go!..The primary topic was 'the message is Hope and the PRO...
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Take a rest!
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We are in anticipation of our house for sale possibly closing this Friday ,the 23rd.We are appox. 80% moved into our house for rent but still kind of in limbo waiting patiently.My early readings today say:Let all that I am wait quietly before God,for my hope is in Him(your own concept of God).He alone i...
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July 18, 2010 The gift of desperation
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July 18, 2010The gift of desperationPage 208 "Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until, in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics Anonymous." Basic Text, p. 13 When we think of being desperate, we envision an undesirable state: a poor, bedraggled...
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Hello Higher Power, its me...
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its me, your favorite misfit. I give it all up to you today. Will you help me please, to make it thru this day? I surender this day. i like it when u are in control. it works beter that way. in case no one told you, I need you. GBU....
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I can't believe how smoothly this month has gone mentally pain wise i was in the hospital for 14 days trying to see wht this new problem with my hernia is gonna do I have a week worth of test they just don't wanna do surgery if thier is another way to deal with it that is a good thing tho cause I hate going under b...
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July 16, 2010 Self-esteem
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July 16, 2010Self-esteemPage 206 "Deep inside, I had feelings of inadequacy and inferiority." Somewhere along the way, many of us developed strong feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. Deep inside was a voice that continually cried out, "You're worthless!" Many of us l...
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July 17, 2010 Using our "using dreams"
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July 17, 2010Using our "using dreams"Page 207 "Do we fully accept the fact that our every attempt to stop using or to control our using failed?" Basic Text, p. 19 The room is dark. Your forehead is bathed in cold sweat. Your heart is racing. You open your eyes, sure that you've jus...
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seemsI need a bit of gratitude
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I can't seem to have much to complAIN about of course I am in pain but that is life I am grateful that it could always be worse I am grateful my fammily is mending I am grateful to have a nice boyfriend who deals with all of us quite well I'm not sure he know the honest truth about me but in time and some things are...
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How will I ever get through this?
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I can barely see because my eyes are so swollen from crying but it won't stop. I need someone who's a parent of teenage daughter's to tell me the truth. Will they ever really forgive me? It's getting worse not better. My youngest dd turned 16 and didn't even want me to go w/ her to get her license. As mos...
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What is the best way for me to help?????????
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My husband and I are trying to reconcile after being separated for the last 5 months. When he was asked to leave 5 months ago it was due to his addictions ( oxy's mostly) but will do anything. He wen't to a 21 day rehab program during our time apart and said he had never felt better. He relapsed about 3 weeks o...
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July 15, 2010 Relations with others
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July 15, 2010Relations with othersPage 205 "We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all." Step Eight All human beings struggle with self-centeredness. The chronic self-centeredness that lies at the very core of addiction makes that struggle...
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Raman I need your sax for this one see what you can do?
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hey I wrote another poem that is how the first song was made and to me is very profound can you put music to it you are allowed to change the words not the message: To be above everything & everybody no one to yell and scream no pain no tears with that comes no laughter to be heard no joy to see kinda bland it...
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Need help
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I don't know where to turn to. I've been abusing over-the-counter Mucinex DM for the dextromethoraphan in it, taking up to 800 mg a day of it. I have two young girls and a boyfriend in my home that I hide it from. I want to quit for my girls. I have social anxiety and depression and take medications for it b...
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Today,lets exercise our trust
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Today I hear" And we know in all things the God of our understanding works for the good of those who love Him ,who have been called according to His purpose" When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets very dark,we don't throw away the ticket and jump off. We still sit and trust the engineer....
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Saturday Speaker Jam!
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This Saturday,the 17th of July,Our Saturday homegroup 'Men Do Recover"once again presents our quarterly "speaker jam" Format 2;00 p.m.. until 12:00 p.m, speakers from all around Tri-State area(NY/NJ/CONN) ,12 speakers, will share 1/2 hour each,with breaks in between and fol...
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Relapse
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My boyfriend has relapsed and I am at my wits end as what to do. Do I take his phone calls?, do I respond to his texts,do I get mad and yell at him? Not sure if I am supposed to be doing tough love or telling him to come home and try to get clean. I am so scared of losing him and want to help but it seems like that is...
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couple days ago I saw over 25
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people viewing this place WOW comeon folks post lets get this place rockin, it's an excellent forum and place to give and get support, we could be another earthgroup LOLOL.
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Please excuse,,,,
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A man and his wife were working in their garden one day and the man looks over at his wife and says: 'Your butt is getting really bigger I mean reeeally big. I bet your butt is bigger than the barbecue.' With that, he proceeded to get a measuring tape and measure the grill and then went over to where his...
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have not been around much
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had a few procedures to relieve pain and then ended up in worse pain to find out something is cutting the blood flow to my stomach apperantly that is critical they post poned the surgery to fix this and have decided to do more test... so I wait... I hate waiting "the addict" in kme lol anyway jul...
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need help, terrified of meeting, terrified to stop
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i have been keeping a secret from everyone one in my life, i am a daily user. Vicodin, Xanax, Adderall, usually a combo of the three, and ambien to sleep. I've built up quite a tolerance, and live in daily shame. I am a 27 year old female, and to the outside world I am a happy, beautiful lively person. In...
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Where is my subscribed topics at?
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I know I have a few from the past. Would like to check in on them. UPDATE: found it trying to delete this topic... cant find it -- Edited by gettingbackup on Monday 12th of July 2010 06:41:57 PM
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July 14, 2010 An "inside Job"
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July 14, 2010An "inside Job"Page 204 "Social acceptability does not equal recovery." Basic Text, p. 22 One of the first things that happens to many of us in recovery is that we start to look better. We get healthier; we bathe; we dress more appropriately. And without the goadin...
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Well i can't prove it you guys will have to take my word for it
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I have 4 years clean and sober today WOO HOO and it just keeps getting better.
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Ran out of my Pain Meds- HELP!
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I have been on oxycontin and Norco for just over 2 years (due to a bad accident). As the doctor has lowered my dosage the past 3 months, my need has increased. I have obviously built up tolerance plus, in honesty, I have not been taking them the way they are prescribed (won't go into detail so as not to tri...
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Understanding God’s Plan
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I do not understand God; the entire concept of a spiritual being is beyond my understanding or comprehension. Therefore, when I refer to God I mean the God of my understanding. Today, I have a personal relationship with the God of my understanding. This God is real within my mind and heart. Things have...
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taking a trip
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i am going to colorado on the 15 th and at first i was a little stoked on the trip but as he time to leave comes i find that going out of my comfort zone and back to a place that has always been a free for all zone to me with drugs i am starting to get worried i want to go and see family and friends i havent seen in a lon...
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unhealthy relationships
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Hello Family grateful addict thanking god for all of us who were able to stay clean one day at a time I would like to share my experience on unhealthy relationships which can be not just only romantic but can also be dealing with relationships with family, friends, relatives, co-workers , your e...
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July 13, 2010 Humility in action
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July 13, 2010Humility in actionPage 203 "If we are hurting, and most of us do from time to time, we learn to ask for help." Basic Text, p. 83 Sometimes recovery gets downright difficult. It can be even more difficult to get humble enough to ask for help. We think, "I have all this time cle...
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i want to be one of them...
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i want to be one of them that say... i am so grateful i didnt have to use today... i wan to say 'i am so grateful i didnt pick up this morning' i am at bottom. so many 'false botttoms'. kept waiting for the one that i KNEW was bottom. im here. i am here. why was i driven down so far? i guess so i can now go up? not BACK u...
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Message from a friend in Virginia!
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A beautiful slide show of "the seasons of life" sent by a friend(a normie") started my day today along with my spiritual readings. The ending message of the slide show says ASPIRE, TO INSPIRE ,BEFORE YOU EXPIRE!!!! A great goal for each and every day! Have a blessed and prod...
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