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March 30, 2010 God-centeredness
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March 30, 2010God-centerednessPage 92 "Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." Basic Text, p. 95 What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we wer...
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my new signature is a quote by Og mandino
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. Og Mandino I think this fits more than the maryilyn things do atm
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update on Mental status
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things seem to be getting worse the pysc nurse and the docs think long term might be helpful for me at this point cause nothing is changing for the better. To accept this is hard on me I have alienated myself from everyone I am alone outside this computer I pushed them all away as I realized I was changi...
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found a joke
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Charlie's wife, Lucy, had been after him for several weeks to paint the seat on their commode. Finally, he got around to doing it while Lucy was out. After finishing, he left to take care of another matter before she returned. She came in and undressed to take a shower. Befor...
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looking to network
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I am getting ready to move to old river, texas and am interested in help locating meetings and building a support group even before i go.I have looked on-line and i can't seem to find that many meetings in the area,except in houston.Any help would be greatly appreciated.I am interested in talking to...
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Stuck In Character Defect
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I am truly going nuts with a particular defect - I am unwilling to let it go - actually I just don't know how - I am currently working step 6 - I have years clean - been battling this same freakn defect for years - I am totally frustrated with myself - I am almost embarrassed with it. I have a HP - I am working on m...
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QOD 3/29/10
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When was the last time you went on a 12 th step call ? How did it come out ?
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Third Step notes I try and follow everyday !!
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March 29, 2010 Our own true will
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March 29, 2010Our own true willPage 91 "God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves." Basic Text, p. 48 It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twe...
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fears in first clean year?How to deal with them?
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Hello I`m girl from estonia, clean 11 months and 3 days.Every day facing fears, which are hard to handle.Afraid to speak with not addicts.Affraid even to go to gym.Hoping to learn from others about their experiances, which promblems they faced on their first clean year and how did they deal with them...
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more Og i like this one alot
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I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy." Og Mandino
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QOD 3/26/10
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Describe your relationship with your sponsor. What is his/her role in your life?
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March 28, 2010 Facing feelings
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March 28, 2010Facing feelingsPage 90 "We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic." Basic Text, p. 30 While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happie...
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Og Mandino quote love this guy
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Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success." Og Mandino
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QOD 3/24/10
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"It is not where we were that counts , but where we are going" , Where are you going , in your life ?
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March 27, 2010 Looking for the assets
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March 27, 2010Looking for the assetsPage 89 "In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other." Basic Text, p. 11 How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, appli...
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Do i need help
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This may be ignored or past over as asinine i don't know but i thought i'd ask.I wonder if i need to start going to NA. I have an addiction to Codeine. After having a tooth problem I've needed it everynight to go to bed,not to sleep but i change the way i feel. I don't like feeling normal. The one night i didn't...
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Power of the spiritual principles and trusting in your HP
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My wife tells me while ago ,that my sons girlfriend who attends same intensive care program as him,now staying at our crib for a couple days cause she was let go from a volutary half way house was also thrown out of same program for non-compliance taking her meds(seraquil/paxil etc).So here comes the a...
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March 14, 2010 Relationships
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March 14, 2010RelationshipsPage 76 "Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships." Basic Text, p. 29 What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with rel...
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sometimes i get lost in chaos in my head.
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welp my friends time to start over again. ive been using. maybe as bad as i was before i found NA. so as soon as i stop running away from whatever i am, because i just don't quite know what it is at the moment, ill start working the steps again. but for now this is my decision.
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really feeling this tonite
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So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say and nothing else matters Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind fo...
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March 26, 2010 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk
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March 26, 2010Trusting a sponsor - worth the riskPage 88 "In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate ..." IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without d...
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Overspeeding addiction.
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This happened today; Im speeding towards the venue for the evenings show. I dont read signs, Im deep in my owm head and then it happens. Cops on the road ask me to halt. I do. "Drving liecence please,, you have to pay a fine for overspeeding" Im told. And I have a thought "@#$!,,, this can...
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Social Security!
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Only by the Grace and mercy of the God of my understanding have I been allowed to reach 62 years of age on this day March 25,2010.I now qualify for Social Security benefits that will allow me to be able,no matter what comes of jobs,health etc,to continue to support my family for the rest of my life(we'll...
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March 24, 2010 Letting go of the past
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March 24, 2010Letting go of the pastPage 86 "It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going." Basic Text, p. 23 When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves "addicts" In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we st...
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another Og Quote
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"Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.&quo...
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a great way to start the day things to ponder
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"There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." Og Mandino
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new quote gramps Ilike this og guy too
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"I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated." Og Mandino
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new quote
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"Welcome every morning with a smile .Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, Another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through...
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Anonimity
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What should you do if your anonimity has been broken? I had a person go to my sig. other and tell them everything I have been saying about us and myself. I am very angry but dont want to leash out. What to do?
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