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94 days today...
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I'm so happy and proud of myself. But there's a few things bugging me... 1) My mother is constantly inviting me to family cookouts which consist of lots of drinking. She doesn't know about my addiction (although knew I was using), so she doesn't understand why I quit drinking. I'm not ashamed of who I am...
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wish I could just spill the beans
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for reasons of anonimty there is alot I can't say about this past year I wish that I could just tell the world what has happened so that Ican process. But my hands are tied I dop start therapy Monday and I am scared to death. I don't know if I wanna know if he loved me or it was just a game it has been sureal going...
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June 06, 2010 Recovery doesn't happen overnight
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June 06, 2010Recovery doesn't happen overnightPage 164 "The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living." Basic Text, p. 99 After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal probl...
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UNITY
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togethere we can do what we can not do alone together we stand divded we fall unity is the best cure for fusses or disagreaments so in saying this Bruce you should focus on simularities not differences
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June 05, 2010 Honest prayer
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June 05, 2010Honest prayerPage 163 "Although honesty is difficult to practice, it is most rewarding." Basic Text, p. 96 How difficult we find it to be honest! Many of us come to NA as confused about what really happened in our lives that it sometimes takes months and years to sort it all out....
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get over the bull
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come on guys we have all let this guy rent space in our heads just let it go he will not make any meaningful recovery until he changes his ways but lets not lose our recoveries over this remember the serenity prayer and let it go
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June 04, 2010 Build, don't destroy
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June 04, 2010Build, don't destroyPage 162 "Our negative sense of self has been replaced by a positive concern for others." Basic Text, p. 16 Spreading gossip feeds a dark hunger in us. Sometimes we think the only way we can feel good about ourselves is to make someone else look bad by compar...
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Have you been part of H&I Service?
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As a newcomer, along with the GTLS, there was another handbook that I was given by an oldtimer, the H&I Handbook! I was told that this was the most rewarding part of service that would help me immensely in my recovery. I've been part of H&I service since I was a few months old. I took up as Panel Lea...
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Looking for Female sponsors in the Payson AZ area
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Hi all, my name is Gino and I work for Horizon Human Services in Payson Az. I've called the Hotline and nobody seems to know what area covers us here in the mountains, so I figured I'd post on here and see if I get a response. I am a behavioral health technician and we work with a lot of substance abuse. The...
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LET'S SHOW THE WAY!
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SHOW THE WAY TO LIVE EVERYDAY,IF NECESSARY,USE WORDS! HAVE A BLESSED AND PRODUCTIVE DAY!
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stability
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finally me and the doc got my meds straight so far although with therapy and having to process this last year might stir up alot I will be buying extra klenex for this month I don't know if Ican handle the truth now that I stop and think about it for awhile... this person said I could leave things in the mail b...
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Had a great meeting!
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Caught up between some pending work and the evening NA meeting, I chose to take off for the meeting last evening. A call from a Homegroup member, and another member dropping by at my place wanting to make a meeting did me in. I am glad I chose to make the meeting. It was a Step Study Meeting and it was on the 3r...
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June 03, 2010 Direct and indirect amends
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June 03, 2010Direct and indirect amendsPage 161 "We make our amends to the best of our ability." Basic Text, p. 40 The Ninth Step tells us to make direct amends wherever possible. Our experience tells us to follow up those direct amends with long-lasting changes in our attitudes and our be...
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Convention in India,,,
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Hi folks, check this out.
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Raman
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The End
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I know most stories start with " Once apon a time" but you have read the story I have been going thru a tad bit ovver the past year its seems to be over I have mixed emotions about that I still have yet to process with a therapist but that should be happening this next week I think that will be the beg...
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Dishonesty
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I live in a fairly small town, there are only a few meeting locations, and it's generally the same people at each meeting, though over this last year I've discovered a very significant amount of people have been lieing about their clean time, some of these people are going up and getting their 10 year.....
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learning how
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Im trying to learn a new way,but things are not going to good. Been sick most of the time & my soul mate keeps telling me Im just not pushing my self. How do you know when your right or the person whose around you every day is on to something? You know I've not been to trust worthy(to myself or others).
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not five min.s ago
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I'm trying to stay clean.I'm trying to learn a new way. I belived my life was getting better and now I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel any more. I pray to my HP for strength to get me to the point where I can see the light. My old man just started working and the guy he has been working for helped us get...
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GROUNDHOGS DAY with bill murray!
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Did anyone ever see this movie?? :)
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being a contrary person
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i have found over the years that i have to watch for who i am attracted to as a new friend it seems that the ones i am attracted to at first generally turn out to be the people i need to stay away from and the people who i don't really like at first are the people i need to cultivate friendship with i guess it is my...
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slowing down
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slowing down is a big thing to me my disease just don't quit so i take a step back have a good breath read a little blue book get my head right then i go out and do the things normal people take for granted being ever vigilant that i don't run into the slackwarts and get side trcked i have fun with my addictions l...
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June 01, 2010 Keep coming back
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June 01, 2010Keep coming backPage 159 "We don't have to be clean when we get here but, after the first meeting, we suggest that newcomers keep coming back and come back clean. We don't have to wait for an overdose or jail sentence to get help from Narcotics Anonymous." Basic Text, pp. 10-11 V...
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June 02, 2010 Sick and tired
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June 02, 2010Sick and tiredPage 160 "We wanted an easy way out...When we did seek help, we were only looking for the absence of pain." Basic Text, p.5 Something's not working. In fact, something's been wrong for a long time, causing us pain and complicating our lives. The problem is that, a...
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Newcomer.. Seeking guidance. Please help.
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Hi everyone. My name is Amanda and I am an addict. I have been sober for 66 days but have never attended an actual NA meeting. I want a life of sobriety and wellness, but I am mostly confused with and afraid of these next steps that lay before me, which I'm sure is a natural feeling for anyone in recovery. I am...
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I don't have to be right anymore.
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From the step working guide pg 23 "It seems that we are especially vulnerable to self will when things are going well. We cross the fine line that divides humble and honest pursuit of goals from subtle manipulation and forced results. We find ourselves going just a little too far in a discussio...
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this is jayson cole
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i found out that i had a hole in my heart. and had surgery to fix it. they think that is what cause so many strokes over the months. i have been clean for almost three years but it still sometimes scares me. i will bee in the meeting room after 9:00 pm central this weekend if anybody wants to come and talk. i...
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May 30, 2010 Loneliness vs. being alone
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May 30, 2010Loneliness vs. being alonePage 156 "Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone." Basic Text, p. 85 There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Lo...
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May 31, 2010 Keep it simple
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May 31, 2010Keep it simplePage 156 "We live a day at a time but also from moment to moment. When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably." Basic Text, p. 99 Life often seems too complicated to understand, especially for those of us who've dodged it for s...
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My thoughts thru the weekend!
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Memorial Day! This holiday weekend will bring many to the highways still caught in the grip of active addiction and driving while blind.(vehicular missles)Stay extra vigilante,thank the God of your understanding you are clean and free and also to take a moment to reflect on all who have served,...
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May 29, 2010 Carry me
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May 29, 2010Carry mePage 155 "We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us." Basic Text, p. 58 We all have times when it seems as though our lives are falling apart. There are days, or even weeks, when it seems that everything that can go wrong is going wrong. Whether it's the loss of...
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