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jftna.org/jft/ March 28, 2020 Facing feelings - worth the risk
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March 28, 2020Facing 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 happier. If we wer...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 27, 2020 Looking for the assets - worth the risk
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March 27, 2020Looking 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, applied a label,...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 26, 2020 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk
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March 26, 2020Trusting 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 direction, r...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 25, 2020 I can't, but we can
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March 25, 2020I can't, but we canPage 87 "From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..." Basic Text, p. 98 Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alon...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 24, 2020 Letting go of the past
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March 24, 2020Letting 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 struggle to find new mean...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 23, 2020 God's gifts
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March 23, 2020God's giftsPage 85 "We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis." Basic Text, p. 47 Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power....
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jftna.org/jft/ March 22, 2020 The principle of self-support
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March 22, 2020The principle of self-supportPage 84 "In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves." Basic Text, pp. 70-71 In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It i...
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jftna.org/jft/ March 21, 2020 A treatable illness
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March 21, 2020A treatable illnessPage 83 "Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs." Basic Text, p. 3 At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, "Disease? I'v...
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jftna.org/jft/ 2020, March 19 - Something valuable to share
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March 19, 2020Something valuable to sharePage 81 "A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true." Basic Text, p. 51 You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Ano...
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jftna.org/jft/ 2020, March 17 - True courage
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March 18, 2020The full messagePage 80 "There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present." Basic Text, pp. 55-56 The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meeti...
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jftna.org/jft/ 2020, March 17 - True courage
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March 17, 2020True couragePage 79 "Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own." Basic Text, p. 86 Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselv...
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jftna.org/jft/ 2020, March 16 - Inventory
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March 16, 2020InventoryPage 78 "The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are." Basic Text, p. 27 Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from on...
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jftna.org/jft/ 2020, March 15 - Feeling a "part of"
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March 15, 2020Feeling a "part of "Page 77 "The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting." Basic Text, p. 98 Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed t...
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JFT 2020, March 14 - Relationships
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March 14, 2020RelationshipsPage 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 relationship...
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Needed Sponsorship
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Hey my name is Ren. I am 31 years old and live in Columbia, Missouri. I have 13 days clean and i am looking for a sponsor whether its online or in person. I don't have transportation so it's been hard getting to in person meetings. So I've been doing phone conference call meetings. Sometimes I even do multi...
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I feel out of place at meetings
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I have been in and out recovery
For a long time and I feel out place in meetings probably because I'm such a dirt bag,scum bag,
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Jus checked, you ain't been in here since Oct '17. Did you hit the big strike?
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ANNIVERSARY THROUGH GODS GRACE AND MERCY
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Each year, for last couple decades I have shared my Experience, Strength and Hope and a promise of FREEDOM from active addiction for those who are continuing the daily work,those who have finally realized"ITS TIME" to make that 100% 1st STEP and those still caught in the grip Join me in celebration.T...
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Getting Clean
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This is my first post on something like this. I have begin a journey to get clean and healthy. I have not taken anything in 3 weeks. I have also begun a weight loss process where I have list 30 pounds. I don't know how I let myself get so out of control. So I'm taking on 2 challenges, and I'm determined to be suc...
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A recovering addict, do I need NA
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Hi, name is kris and yes I'm a recovering addict. The thing is recently I have been thinking about NA but I keep saying to myself do I really need it?
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How to Not enable your grown son.
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My grown son is losing his apt next week. I've been enabling him for 10 years. How do I back off now? I gave him a year to get it together, he did not. I can't let him come home..feel so guilty for enabling so long. Any constructive advice appreciated.
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Currently Doing a Rehab - Looking for an online sponsor - based in Australia
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Hi there, i am wanting to see if anyone can assist with looking into a sponsor or getting one if available through here. I am 33 /male - Attending a residentail rehab and looking to get a sponsor to help with my recovery and having a sponsor i believe will help me be accountable and work towards a better a...
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Reaching Out
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Hello everyone. Hope this finds you in good cheer. Raman an addict here, clean and serene just for today. Sharing the latest edition of Reaching Out with you all. Have a happy weekend.
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jftna.org/jft April 29, 2019 "What if...." Page 123
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"Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands of our Higher Power." Basic Text, p. 94 In our active addiction, fear of the future and what might happen was a reality for many of us. Wh...
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jftna.org/jft April 28 Who really gets better?
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We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change. Basic Text, p. 55 = When new in recovery, most of us had at least one person we just couldnt stand. We thought that person was the rudest, most obnoxious person in the program. W...
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jftna.org/jft April 27, 2019 Recognizing and releasing resentments Page 121
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"We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today." Basic Text, p. 29 Many of us had trouble identifying our resentments when we were new in recovery. There we sat with our Fourth Step in front of us, thinking and thinking, finally deciding that we just d...
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April 25, 2019 Embracing reality Page 119
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"Recovery is a reality for us today." Basic Text, p. 101 Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape life's pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our trouble...
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April 22, 2019 Traveling the open road Page 116
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"This is our road to spiritual growth." Basic Text, p. 37 When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We weren't going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didn't think we had much to live for Little did we...
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