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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,
God answered my prayer last night by opening m...
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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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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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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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