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Thanks for being here!
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Once again I made it through a week clean, and without acting on behaviors that I don't want to re-visit. I have a home group and always felt this relief when I got there after a tough time at work. The presence of this board and you people who share your lives on it have really made my days easier to stay emot...
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The other side of me,,
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hmm, the place where I live,,,the desk where i sit and spaces that Im in....
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jealousy and insecurities
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I am dating a new guy we have been together since b4 july started met earlier in the summer little did I know he had a woman staying with him she still thinks they are together and she knows nothing of me. He stays here most nights; Although he lives in the front of the complex in his own apt. he is a good man and...
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it's contagious
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I am overwhelmed by all the procedures for my health and my mental health wondering if it will ever slow down God Ihope so but what do you do when you are so angry at the god of your choosing you have lost faith?things just keep coming I feel like george bush dodging those damn shoes where is my god? not secre...
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STOP!
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STOP! IF NO ONE TOLD YOU THEY LOVE YOU TODAY...WELL I DO AND THERE AINT NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT :) FIND SOMEONE TODAY,AND TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM JUST AS YOU ARE LOVED........LOVE CAN CONQUER ALL!
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just beginning
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i have recently been sober and went through detox. may 25th is my sobriety date. this sunday is my 60 days. i only go to NA meetings once a month because of the travel. i was wondering about any great books i can get on line. also if anyone has any good NA quotes or any sayind that would help me through my times...
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Surrender
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Surrender Daily Reflections Friday, July 23, 2010 When you surrender to God, you surrender to everything in this universe. ~ Chariji
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July 23, 2010 Surrendering self-will
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July 23, 2010Surrendering self-willPage 213 "We want and demand that things always go our way. We should know from our past experience that our way of doing things did not work." Basic Text, p. 93 All of us have ideas, plans, goals for our lives. There's nothing in the NA program that says we...
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July 22, 2010 Spiritual death
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July 22, 2010Spiritual deathPage 212 "For us, to use is to die, often in more ways than one." Basic Text, p. 82 As newcomers, many of us came to our first meeting with only a small spark of life remaining. That spark, our spirit, wants to survive. Narcotics Anonymous nurtures that spirit. Th...
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A father's joy
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This morning as I checked my mail before work,I get a message from my 22 year old daughter.It says"dad/mom I was going thru my journal when I was 12 and I thought I write you this poem.It talked of how she wanted to make amends for her actions that eventually led us to having her become a ward of the sta...
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Jesting and laughing,,
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hey guys, just sharing a joke, thought things were getting a bit heavy. Nothing like a bit of humour to lighten the situation eh ?? please dont mind,,, Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who remaine...
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Will I ever stop craving it?
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I have been clean for over two years now. I have seperated myself from everyone who is involved with meth or cocaine. Every day seems to be a struggle for me. It has been over two years now and there is not a day where I would turn it down if it were offered to me. How long will this last? I ask people I know who ha...
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where is my line?
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Hey everyone So here is my little dilemma that I would appreciate some advice on, or someone share their experience with it. So I was working in the auto industry and I recently lost my job. I depend on my job to survive in life and since I was not making good money I was really living cheque to cheque...
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How to be completely honest and anonymous?
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Let's face it. The people we came in contact with during our active years know or suspect that we had a substance abuse problem.They may wonder, gossip, or even point blank ask us.There are important reasons why many of us need to remain anonymous.So how does one practice the essential spiritual pri...
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GROWTH
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TODAY I GOT TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH AND REALLY STAND IN IT..ONE OF OUR IN/OUT MEMBERS CAUSED A SCENE - BOY DID I GET EXCITED INSIDE - (DRAMA) BUT I SAT - THEN COMPASSION CAME OVER ME FOR THE ADDICT WHO STILL SUFFERS AND THE REALITY - "THIS SHIT AIN'T NO GAME" IT'S LIFE AND DEATH - AND IF WE DON'T GET TH...
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July 21, 2010 Surrender is for everyone
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July 21, 2010Surrender is for everyonePage 211 "If, after a period of time, we find ourselves in trouble with our recovery, we have probably stopped doing one or more of the things that helped us in the earlier stages of our recovery." Basic Text, p. 95 Surrender is just for newcomers, righ...
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Healing my brokenness
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Morning everyone! here we go again!!(God's grace) "The next time I am with my friends,I will listen to myself speak and focus on the ways that I might be trying to hide my own brokenness" Today I will set out to have' no more lies,no more pretense.I will work to tell everyone the truth.In God...
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Overwhelming myself as a way to cope with/avoid life.
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Everyone: I think I have developed a way of coping with life, and avoiding happiness, by staying not just busy but overwhelmed. I have a wonderful life and an excellent relationship and lots of friends! Still inside the old message: Not enough, comes up. I'm busy as hell, still sometimes getting the m...
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i hate people
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my little friend was just diagnosed with bi polar and shes having a hard time and im trying to be supportive of her because im really her only friend left and sometimes she just pisses me off soooooooo bad that i blow up in her face. but ya know she just texted me and said she wanted to cut because her therap...
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moral dilema
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I wanna quit my job but if I do I won't make thru the month and have my basic needs whats bad is my job causes more probs I have a new boyfriend and being an escort is not what I wanna do I hate it and only 50 short to having what i need but since i isolate and mom doesn't know i work and is in a finacial bind as well I a...
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July 20, 2010 Step One
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July 20, 2010Step OnePage 210 "We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable." Step One The First Step begins with "we," and there's a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. A...
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The Best Deal on the internet
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http://www.na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/BT6E_Webposting.pdf
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life is really bout to change
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well the extra cash I have been making is no more I quit today so now its just disability and mom has my accounts so I will be fine just no extra fun stuff o well just a small price tro pay to be an active member of society all in all it will be better for me
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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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amazed
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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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