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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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New to site. and im scared
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Hi, Im new to this site but im very interested in what it has to offer. Heres my story. I started using pills at 18. my boyfriend at the time got me hooked on first mainly benzos but it quickly turned to opiates the year i started college. oxycontin was the first one i ever had and after that night i remember t...
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Just for today
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Just for today We will learn to accept the NA Traditions. Pg 208, Each of us has our own life, our own words, and our own story, all adding dimension and color to the message of our fellowship. Just for today we will encourage all na members to feel free to use their own words at an na gathering. Just for toda...
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June 23, 2010 Surrender
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June 23, 2010SurrenderPage 181 "We didn't stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness...When we were beaten, we became willing." Basic Text, p.20 Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most...
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Blessings, Blessings, Blessings !!!
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My God,, you folks can work miracles on a shy addict like me. Your sharings have given me confidence.. That's why I keep coming back !!! There I was,, playing at this paty of page 3 folks and in walks our movie hero. Now Im shy,, self concious and all. Then this guy wishes the host, hostess and few other and t...
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Happy 20th Birthday to my home group
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My home group had our 20th anniversary Broohaha last weekend and it was well attended. We have an anniversary committee that meets most of the year and we spend alot of time planning the anniversary and discussing it in GC. Many arguments over having it in a hotel, like a convention and the ego that must...
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" You can't handle the truth"
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went to the shrink yesterday hoping to get some answers on why Iam the way I am and what do we do to fix it well the doc basically said you are not ready for the truth but I am getting there he expressed that I am not ready but getting closer to being able to process the process in which my life has turned for a lit...
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one last post and this is gonna be hard
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I am saying goodbye to MIP it has been suggested by ppl in my life I needed to leave as soon as I was being stalked I said "NO MIP IS MY HOME" I was taught no one should run you away from like home group as this is mine. But this person has had control a little over a year of my life and I must at least go a...
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June 22, 2010 Acepting life as it is
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June 22, 2010Acepting life as it isPage 180 "In our recovery, we find it essential to accept reality. Once we can do this, we do not find it necessary to use drugs in an attempt to change our perceptions." Basic Text, p. 90 Drugs used to buffer us from the full force of life. When we stop using dr...
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June 21, 2010 New levels of honesty
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June 21, 2010New levels of honestyPage 179 "We have been experts at self-deception and rationalization." Basic Text, p. 28 When we come to our first meeting and hear that we must be honest, we may think, "Well now, that shouldn't be too difficult. All I have to do is stop lying."...
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June 20, 2010 Meditation for beginners
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June 20, 2010Meditation for beginnersPage 178 "For some, prayer is asking for God's help; meditation is listening for God's answer...Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us." Basic Text, pp. 46-47 "Be patient...
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Happy Fathers Day!
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My dad left on May 4th 1983, one and a half years before I got clean.I miss him dearly and today I will write him a letter and bring it to the grave site,tell him some jokes,tell him I love him and remember all the good times we had.I will not regret the years I was "out on the tiles' and purposely lost con...
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Rigidity.....
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In my home group, actually an AA group, we as a home group have made a commitment to the "open" in "open meeting". That of course is not the case in all AA meetings. I've been to open meetings where any discussion other than alcohol is shut down quickly. Almost hostile fashion i...
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WHAT WOULD MY HIGHER SELF SAY?
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I have been thinking and doing this myself - whenever stuck in my head or with people, places or things - I have to revert to something higher than me - Not only do I go to my HP but I have to really convince myself their is a Higher Self within me - (which is my HP) but sometimes I have to get on mind level (ration...
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Client Picnic
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Every year where I work(going on 32 years) Abilities First,we put on a christmas party and a summer picnic for our consumers(I still use the word clients cause I serve them and work for them) more "language stuff,anyway today is the day.We have our usual band memebers,a guitarist I played in ma...
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June 19, 2010 A sense of humor
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June 19, 2010A sense of humorPage 177 "We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free." Basic Text, p. 107 The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter...
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June 18, 2010 Indirect amends
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June 18, 2010Indirect amendsPage 176 "Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people." Basic Text, p. 41 When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didn't always know precisely whom we had injur...
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taking responsibility for my part
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as some know this has been one hell of a year I am sorry once again for my probs will continue to post after my head clears i am confused atm don't know who is who nemore I love ya'll see ya when the clouds clear RAYNE ty gramps your words helped -- Edited by Manon on Friday 18th of June 2010 09:53:18 AM
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How About a Sunday Meeting here at MIP Chatroom?
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Dear family, how about starting the Sunday NA meetings at least, here at the MIP Chatroom? Is one on already? Can we go about this and see what happens? We can share the responsibility, we can have 2 members taking up Chairing the meeting, taking turns every alternate week. We can have a greeter who will...
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All inclusive,,addicts from all religious backgrounds (or none at all)
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"Anyone may join us, regardless of religion (or lack of religion)"
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Recovery in the Old Testament
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In the interest of rigorous honesty I am a Christian and my higher power is the Lord Jesus Christ. Was going into and through my addiction. Learned that in many ways I was "working" my relationship with Christ as an addict. Well at least tried to do so.... Your higher power is of course yo...
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Growing an NA area
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Hi! I've been talking to people in my area for about a year about how to grow our area. NA in our state has not grown in over ten years, and in fact seems to have diminished somewhat. Fewer people stand as GSRs and ASC members in the last five years than ever. Before I ask for ideas on how to grow NA in my area, le...
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Wherever I go,,, there I am !!!
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There You AreWherever you go, there you are. -AnonymousMy friend left his lucrative practice as an electrician to move to a remote jungle section where he rents a tiny ramshackle cabin for a hundred dollars a month and collects unemployment. He did some electrical work for me because he needed t...
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Please help me come with ideas! How can the Area Service Committee be of service to the NA Groups?
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Hi! I'm in my local Area Service Committee as an admin committee member, and most of the groups are apathetic about the ASC. I want them to know what the ASC is there to serve and service their needs and help NA grow in the area. I was wondering if you guys, especially the OCMs, can give me three to six sugges...
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June 17, 2010 Walls
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June 17, 2010WallsPage 175 "Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us." Basic Text, p. 83 Many of us came to NA emotionally shattered. Years of using people and allowing them to use us had taken their toll on our ability t...
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Breaking news !!!( or is it really ????)
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This is an exact copy of the mail I got from a friend at WSO/NAWS,,,, "Hello Raman. Thank you for contacting NA World Services. The clarity statement or identity statement, as it is sometimes called, has many variations. Most can be tied to a World Service Board of Trustees bulletin titled Som...
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