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Wow I think its been over a year
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I am just happy to know that there are more and more new members.. And I want all of you to know I'm gonna Love you until You love yourself, then I know I will Love you even more. Hang in there , I PROMISE, IT WILL PASS! send me a email I will mail you back. skydove@myself.com
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June 08, 2010 The only requirement
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June 08, 2010The only requirementPage 166 "This program offers hope. All you have to bring with you is the desire to stop using and the willingness to try this new way of life." IP No. 16, For the Newcomer From time to time we wonder if we're "doing it right" in Narcotics Anonymou...
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Get it over with Bruce.
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The end of that act Bruce. Youve seen the whole of this forum, to a man/ woman disagree with you. Yes I dis-agree to,,, with the ways you adopt to address issues. "Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a ne...
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OK, the email worked - Shame and guilt have brought me back!
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Life gets away from you sometimes... That and a new computer and losing all my favorites! Celebrated 7 years on 4/5 and this week I begin a new job at a treatment center as the Alumni Coordinator. I couldn't be more excited. My passion, changing society's perception of addicts and addiction, is now...
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Paying attention to my inner condition.
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Thanks to you people in NA I have been clean since April 3, 1989. Since that time I've received more stuff that resulted from the simple ability to hold a job. A fine education, credit, savings, a home, a retirement plan, things I would have never accomplished without making regular meetings, a s...
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Lotsa new faces!!
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Wow.....Seems like alot of people have found, or re-discovered our little oasis of recovery.I love it.Please y'allKEEP COMING BACK.................YeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaa
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Sponsering Me
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any one who is straght up, does not pussy foot around& can see throught my own bullshit(even when i cant). anyone who is not scared to push me or make me find it when need be PLEASE SPONSER ME!!!!!!!!!! I need someone trueful and female. I have 2 boys & 2 girls. One is married & no longer living...
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Wonderful Weekend and Very Clear
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Hello my NA Family - thought I share some of my experiences with you - Last weekend I had the most restful, peaceful time with close friend and their kids. First of all I was very skeptical about going camping - in the woods - in a tent by the lake - Ok - But I did it - wasn't to successful about overnight tenti...
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It's been a while
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Hello All,It's been a loong time since I've been back here. I am very sorry to see such insanity being posted on the site.It seems like you guys are having yourself a little war. I do not care who is right and who is wrong.Anger and resentment well send me right back out there. I choose not to participate.I...
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Respect in Meetings.
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I would like members views on what they feel is a respect based meeting, and conversely, what they feel is disrespectful behaviour in meetings. I personally find people who laugh and chat as a member is sharing to be disrespectful and disruptive but I accept others may view it differently. Should a Ch...
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Hello Family!!
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Have you ever seen the movie"Groundhog's Day!!!!
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Narcotics Anonymous Fourth of July Picnic
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For those of you in the local southern california area or willing to travel some: you are invited to attend the annual fourth of july picnic in Lancaster california... You can go to the website to download a version of the flyer www.sava-na.org or you can just show up... I encourage all who can to par...
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desperate to help my brother
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hello, i havent visited for a while but thats because things at home are good. I have used this site in the past for my husband who has an addiction to pot. But since feb this year has been sober and doing great. one day at a time but im very proud and feeling positive. today though im here for my brother. h...
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Birth Day
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Hi!! Big huge Wave! with hugs a Friend of mine is one year old today. What is your favorite way of making our fellows feel good on their birthday??
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Bruce is a troll
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Let's please recognize that this guy is a troll. NOTHING we say, no matter how logical, or empathetic, or sincere will get through to him. ANYTHING said to him will encourage him to spew more venom into our cyber support world. I would love for him to be banned, but in the absence of that I wish everyone wo...
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BRUCE
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LOOK THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME i LET YOU GET ME PISSY BUT THE PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTACKING ARE MY FAMILY I HAVE BEEN HERE OVER 5 YEARS THIS IS REDICULOUS FIND SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO WITH THAT ENERGY AND MAYBE DO A STEP 4 i AM GETTING THE MODERATOR TO THIS FORUM UP TO DATE SO YOUR BLINDNESS AND ABUSE CAN BE DEA...
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can't hide from reality forever
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I start therapy for the first time to hopefully get what I need to get thru the actions and drama of the last year I am scared to death don't know if I wanna know the truth but Iam surrounded by all kinds of fears atm I know Iam strong enough to get thru it but its gonna bring tears I am assuming alot of them I hope...
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June 07, 2010 Someone who believes in me
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June 07, 2010Someone who believes in mePage 165 "Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery." Basic Text, p. 100 Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean. But if we keep coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the su...
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Daily routine
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For MY recovery, I start my day wiping the "sleepies" from my eyes and read "Just for today" and text it out to my homegroup members. Sometimes I wake late and forget to text (not a big texter) buit the principal is there. Regardless,
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Check this out my friends!
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Most here know we have been looking for a place to live as our home is basically sold and we are waiting for a closing date.We thought was going to be by end of June /1st July and we still have no place to go yet.We have been trying not to end up in an apartment after 22 years in a home but search hasn't been so goo...
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HOPE SHOT!
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Todays message shared earlier with me so pertinent! says 'SOME OF THE CHOICES WE MADE AFFECT SOME OF THE CHOICES WE COULD HAVE MADE FOR THE FUTURE!So true,(felonys,aids,family wreckage,physical disabilities,brain damage,etc)But the hope shot , I firmly believe God is still directing the pa...
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Maintaining an atmosphere of identification in NA
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I've found much understanding and direction from this World Services Bulletin (#13) that throws a lot of light as to how we can approach this issue of clarity and maintaining an atmosphere of identification in NA, although I personally is of the belief that these suggestions/insights/directions...
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One more petiton for unity!
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Bruce1 I was hoping you would have made the point that you have been bombarding us with for days now and resigned yourself to being a "helping,respectful,non judgemental member of our forum here .Freedom of speech is understood here and no one is the NA police as this is not NA, but a message board...
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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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