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June 29, 2010 Keeping recovery fresh
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June 29, 2010Keeping recovery freshPage 187 "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." Basic Text, p. 84 After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big d...
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Reincorporating a Recovering Love One !!
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This question has been plaguing my mind lately. My husband is a recovering addict and is not able to assume full responsibility for his roll in our family. He has made giant strides in his recovery but I realize that he still has a long ways to go. Al-Anon has taught me to put aside my expectations as it per...
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June 30, 2010 Maintaining the foundation
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June 30, 2010Maintaining the foundationPage 188 "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future." Basic Text, p. 96 The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we d...
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A need for honest, intimate communication...
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June 29More Than FourHow can love survive in such a faceless age? -from "Forgiveness," by singer/songwriter Don HenleyThe Center for Lifestyle Management reported that the average American couple spends approximately four minutes a day in meaningful conversation. This is a soberi...
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This board an all day meeting for me
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First of all let me say that this board has been real fuel for my program. I say often (and loud) that I've been clean a long time. It is because of you people that I am not dead or even worse, still alive and active in the insanity of my narcotic addiction. I don't need to mention my drug (or drugs) of choice, b...
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Quote For Today !
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I read this in another group and wanted to share it with all of you. I love the words and hope you find comfort in them as well. "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to...
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Cultivating generosity
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One of the character defects that I'm trying to overcome is being sort of a cheapskate.I'm not working and my resources are modest, but I cling to money in a self centered way. I love it when I feel and act with prudent generosity. I feel that my spiritual growth is directly related to a generous spirit...
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Just for today
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Our controlling attitude can easily drive away the newcomer. Yes just for today we will stop trying to control the newcomer with the clarity statement.We can see now through the na traditions that na should not try to control any of its members for now we know that all na members and especially new come...
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I just feel like saying God Bless you all and thanks so much
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for your sharing an support here, this is a form of service so yeah it counts LOL. HAve a good week ahead.
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Mini 4th Step help
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can explain to me how to do a mini 4th step. Can't get a hold of my sponsor at the moment. Thanks in advance.
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just a update
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I am actually doin well there is hope faith is being restored this weekend has been really good for me and there is nothing to complain about I start Tulsa University in the fall to finish getting my interpreter license I am nervous but Iam excited too this week has just been full of blessings s for that Ia...
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June 27, 2010 Change and growth
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June 27, 2010Change and growthPage 185 "When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth." Basic Text, p. 36 Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth towa...
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Anticipating the good.
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Input from my secular friends in recovery !!! Anticipating the Good Anxiety About Change Changing the labels used to identify feelings changes perspective. For instance anxious butterflies in the stomach becomes eager expectation. When going through changes in life, the natural respon...
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coming back
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last may 16th i received my first year coin, two days later i relapsed. in the 5 weeks following i have relapsed 3 more times. i came here for more recovery. last night i was reading someone's story on here about how they relapsed and i was astonished on how much love everyone here gave them. no lecturing ,...
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Nagging problem.
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I have this problem which keeps re-occuring to me, and it burns me up every time it does, last night I went to a Hispanic NA convention on Hollywood Beach Florida, as I entered the main ball room where the main meeting was under way, I ran face to face into this lady member of the area where I attend n/a m...
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Be not anxious!
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Its amazing even when things are going well how we can wake up any given day,feel unsettled,anxious,wired! or just plain out of sorts.Welcome to the day huh!But one of my many favorite spiritual writings tell me"Do not be anxious about anything,but in everything,by prayer and petition,wit...
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Just for today
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We give thanks to god for he alone tried his best to show us how to share our varied experience at na gatherings through the many editions of the na texts over the years,. We thank god for tying to teach us edition after edition. Our higher power kept showing us the na way even thow we refused to admit,we giv...
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June 25, 2010 Not just lucky
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June 25, 2010Not just luckyPage 183 "The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief." Basic Text, p. 25 Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find r...
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Just for today
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June 26, 2010 Surrendering self-will
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June 26, 2010Surrendering self-willPage 184 "Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression." Basic Text, p. 27 Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven p...
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STANDING GUARD AT THE DOOR OF MY MIND!
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Things that happen,even if it was meant to hurt,cannot reach me if I stand guard at the door of my mind! Some of your hurts you have cured And the sharpest ,you even survived But what torments of grief you've endured From evils that never arrived! Emerson! HOW MANY TIMES HA...
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selflessness
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Heres what i've learned in the last 10 month. If i'm selfless I cant be hurt and I wont hurt others. Thats it from me for now
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Just for today
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We give thanks to god for allowing na as a whole to tolerate our miss givings. We give thanks to god for putting alcoholics and addicts in our lives that help show us the way,clean and sober the na way.
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June 24, 2010 Tolerance
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June 24, 2010TolerancePage 182 "...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." Tradition Twelve Sometimes it's hard to accept others' character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their...
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another look inside my head
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Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. In the International St...
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WHEW!!!!!!!!!!
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OK guys - talk about darkness - It showed up in my life and truly has been for a few weeks - but I keep plugging - encouraging and seeking to tell the truth about me - Father's Day was tough - both my real father and my stepfather have passed - I really never felt true sadness for me losing them - (yes sadness for...
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letting go
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as most know I have been dealing with extreme drama in my life the past year a little over I wanted to say thanx to all that supported me thru the hell Iam still going thru due to after affects... Cool thing is I showed up at my shrink (the good one) with everyword the man that tore my life apart and shreddde...
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Saying the Serenity 108 times,,,
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Took a cue from old Indian texts and decided to recite the Serenity prayer 108 times, in order to deal with a very long time resentment that surfaced again. I began the chant in the "I" context,,,like God grant me the serenity,,,,,,,,,,,,etc. And know what ? By the time I got to 48 recitation...
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I have come to believe...
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I have to have a power greater than my self that can and will restore me to sanity and could and would if he were sought I know there is some AA ion there not by fault just that was my gateway drug therefore that is where Iatarted my hands are shaking sot=rry for the typos I journaled today something stuck out...
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Away from internet for a while
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Not 2 worry-out of town w/out access for several days.
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