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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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update
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depression is lifting pain not so bad isolating still but doing alot better
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Help!!!
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Ok here is the deal.... I have almost 3 years recovering. Our area NA organization is having its river run camping this weekend. There will be 150 plus people. I was asked to be the speaker on friday. Any ideas on how to keep the speach going? I will talk about my gratitude to NA and my new friends. I w...
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Have a wonderful weekend
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To All my NA family - Have a wonderful holiday - Stay safe - and clean - :)
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May 28, 2010 As we understand
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May 28, 2010As we understandPage 154 "We examined our lives and discovered who we really are. To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves." Basic Text, p. 36 As using addicts, the demands of our disease determined our personality. We could be whoever or whatever we need...
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Sexual unmanageability !
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After a year of total celibacy, i resorted to self help in sexual matters and this is very frustrating. Dosent wok and keeps me frustrated and feeling weird and in low self-esteem. Im thinking too much about it, Im afraid to try and make out with my dates and dont have a steady girlfriend to share energy w...
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Thought Id share this pic...
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Here I am at this famous fashion shop,, blowing my guts out. Thanks Goodness I was well applauded all the way,,,I think that clean time and recovery speak for themselves.
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May 26, 2010 The Power in the group
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May 26, 2010The Power in the groupPage 152 "Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us...We can call it the group, the program, or we can call it God." Basic Text, p. 24 Many of us have a hard time with the idea of a Higher Power until we fully accept the depth of our own powerlessness over add...
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half way house in florida
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does anyone have a suggestion for a good half way house for females on the east or west coast of florida. thanks everyone.
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Dynamite!!!!
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alright I need help..how the heck do i get the dynamite off next to my name.? i figured i figure it out by now,but that area of my frontal lobe must still be missin in action :) thanks,,,..ain't a big deal im just curious even how it got there.......
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May 27, 2010 Meeting the day's challenge
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May 27, 2010Meeting the day's challengePage 153 "...The decision to ask for God's help is our greatest source of strength and courage." Basic Text, p. 26 A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or b...
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May 25, 2010 "Good" and "bad" feelings
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May 25, 2010"Good" and "bad" feelingsPage 151 "A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow." IP No. 8, Just for Today Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what...
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Beautiful Day In Alaska
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Just wanted to share with my NA Family - Today in Anchorage, AK is beautiful and the last few days its been sunny and warm - If any of you get a chance please contact me and come see GOD's country. As for me it's getting better - the other day I was pretty evil but got thru it - PMS AGAIN! Just continued doing wh...
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New Member ~Clean date is Today 5/24/10
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Hi my name is Rose Today I realized I have no control over addiction~ I thought I could control and have lied to myself that i am sober but just use to relax, denial to myself, and i am reaching out to anyone, just anyone to have faith in me or remind me that I can be addiction free. i did this before. I keep try...
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Making Amends
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I was hoping to get some input on how to make an amends without being on step 9. The person I want to make amends to is my previous sponsor, I've only worked the steps to step 6, and it was with this person. The reason I want to make an amends now is because I'm moving to a new town, and I don't think I'll ever have...
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health
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well i finally have a little time in recovery and life was getting better went for a routine health check with my cardiologist and found that i have some severly clog arteries and they are going to do an agio on me in a few days had ameet with my pain managment guy but i am still really bugged about this not th...
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Few new faces!
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Hello everyone! Today's 'Walkway across the Hudson" was a wonderful low keyed event.The media was absent(I believe it was requested)and like my friend Raman had said ,just a group of addicts from all walks and fellowships taking a 3.5 mile walk together.Thanks for everyone's input on public...
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What helped you most as a newcomer?
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For me, some of the tools of the NA Program that helped me a lot were... - making NA meetings, a lot of them, as many as I could on a daily basis - spending time with members/fellowship in the daytime as much as possible - making online meetings and being an active part of the online message boards such as thi...
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5 Things I'm Grateful for Today
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I'm part of this gratitude list where everyday, all members post a minimum of 5 things that we are grateful on that day... participating in this gratitude list group was a transformation of sorts for me, having to think of 5 things that I could be grateful for at the end of each day, it left me with a lot of c...
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The Dangerous Defect of Gossip
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There is a saying that listening to gossip is gossip. How true! If there were no listeners, there would never be any gossip. Some of us who pride ourselves in refraining from gossip may still have a problem with it. It's possible we still keep ears open for any juicy gossip that could fall our way. We migh...
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Paths of Recovery
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Ever wondered what "Self, Society, Service, God" in our NA medallions meant? PATHS OF RECOVERY! Self - Twelve Steps Society - Twelve Traditions Service - Twelve Concepts God - Spiritual Tenets
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Communicating With Care In Your Heart
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Something that a member passed on to me this morning. It made a deep impact on me today. Thank God, I received it this morning. Another caring gesture by my Higher Power perhaps... Thought I could share it with all of you... In all communication, there is one thing that each and every one us requires. We a...
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May 17, 2010 "Defects"
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May 17, 2010"Defects"Page 143 "We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." Step Six After taking the Fifth Step, many of us spend some time considering "the exact nature of our wrongs" and the part they'd played in making us who we were...
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Hello
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Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself... I'm Reesa. Addict age 24 (wow, looks different in writing). 77 days sober. I guess what prompted me to come here, as opposed to another board I frequent, was I wanted more thoughts on something. Yesterday, I drove to the beach (about 3 hours away) to just have som...
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