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Birthday
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Hi everyone, It's my Birthday today! I am 14 years old today and I am so glad that I can say that. It certainly doesn't seem like 14 years has passed by me. But when I look at our photographs and see how we have all changed it shows. My Son is a man and my Mom and Dad got old. My parent's have been married 61 year...
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please dont strangle the singles !!
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Dear Friends at this Wonderful Miracles Forum,, Please do read excerpts from a book by a recovering friend,, very valuable consideringbhow singles are usualy singled out for rebuke,,, and to break the falsehood that "GOOD RECOVERY" must include a relationship !! I'm fifty-four year...
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february 20 just for today
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February 20 Powerlessness, Personal Responsibility "Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems."Basic Text, p. 13 When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remem...
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A Mother, Son discussion on Tatoos
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A Mother Son discussion on Tatoos, LAst evening I had a very pleasant conversation with my 22 year old Son. We laughed and had such a wonderful time. He shared about his job and how he was doing, how some of the clients he services are. The restaurants are dirtier in some nationalities more so than others...
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hey guys.
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So on the thirteenth of february, i got four months under my belt. and while i know that this a big deal for me, i don't feel like i've made a big accomplishment. it was hell getting here, and it's still hell, but i feel like i still suck and that there's no progression. i've also been too afraid to go back to a...
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on day 3
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feeling great and more motivated than before knowing there is hope for me as well as the rest of the ppl who are considered newcomers I realized you are going to love me till I can love myself and I will love you the same way thanx to NA WE do Recover
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Leaving
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I leave friday to go to this sober-living home thing.. it's out in Oregon.. which is so far away.. and i'm nervous.. i feel like everyone else in the world is doing these great exciting things with their lives and i'm just watching everyone go by.
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Does the craving ever stop??
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I have been clean from smoking Meth for 1 year this month. I still find myself actually missing the crap!! Usually it is when I am bored or feel real disgusted with myself. I am homebound because of major back surgery 6 months ago so I feel trapped. My husband acts like I am a piece of furniture that he has to...
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New to forum - Need help for sister BADLY. Delusions, kids involved.
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Hi.... I know I should not be here. With the problem I'm looking at, I should probably call the cops or DCF, that would be the logical step. But I feel at this point it would only do more harm than good. My sister has admitted to me that she is doing heroin, vicodins, and I don't know what else. She said she...
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Hello everyone
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I just wanted to check in and say hi and let you guys know whats going on. I've got 33 days clean (again) and I'm coming up on 5 months pregnant now. I relapsed 3 seperate times during this pregnancy so far. Talk about powerless over your addiction. I thought being pregnant would keep me clean but I can rati...
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Realizations
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I have this really self-centered thing goin' on where i see myself as the only person with problems while walking down the street.. like i look at people and i think they are probably happy and have no problems.. and that's just how naive i am.. but today on break at work i saw another co-worker of mine who...
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Need some advice please
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My mother is a pharmacist and has always had a very friendly relationship with her patients, which I think is fine, but I have a problem with one of her patients, I'll call him Mr. A. Mr. A and his wife have been friends with my parents for roughly 10 years. My mother and his wife come from similar backround...
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february 18 just for today
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February 18 The Recovery Partnership "As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today" Basic Text, p. 120 Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the powe...
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february 16 just for today
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February 16 Faithful Feelings "When we refuse to accept the reality of today we are denying faith in our Higher Power This can only bring more suffering."IP No. 8, "Just for Today" Some days just aren't the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoela...
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Watch your Thoughts
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Watch your Thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your Habits, they become character. Watch your Character, for it becomes your Destiny -- Edited by BigV at 08:31, 2008-02-16
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february 17 just for today
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February 17 Carrying The Message, Not The Addict "They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop."Basic Text, p. 62 Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that w...
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Just for today Feb 15
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February 15 An Awakening Of The Spirit "The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit"Basic Text, p. 48 Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we we...
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february 15 just for today
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February 15 An Awakening Of The Spirit "The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit"Basic Text, p. 48 Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we we...
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Just for today Feb 13
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February 13 The Ties That Bind "As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well."Basic Text, p. 57 Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disuni...
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FEBRAURY 13 JUST FOR TODAY
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February 13 The Ties That Bind "As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well."Basic Text, p. 57 Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disuni...
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Inviting all members to meeting on Sunday February 10th
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please attend the Group Business meeting that is scheduled for Sunday, Febuary 10th 2008 at 10:00 PM eastern time. We need everyone (yes, everyone) to attend this meeting to help us bring a better structure to our online meetings, nomiate and elect chairpersons, room moderators, ect. We will also a...
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New here hope i can find some direction
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Hi my name is Lauren....and I am not an addict. I am actually here becuase my fiance is an addict and I was wondering if any of yall know anywhere that I can get a support system online with dealing with his addiction. At times it is very hard on me and its like I have runn out of options. I dont want to leave...
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checking in.. working.. schooling.. same stuff different day.. i might be going to a sober living house soon.. but i gotta be clean for a bit of time before im allowed to go, which i have 10 days or something like that.. i don't count anymore - hope you guys are doing good
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nites are lonely,,
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my nites are lonely with noone to come back to all those trapping of success the music the friends the money the applause all seems empty with noone to share intimately making out on the phone or internet ??? yes,, but I cant realy touch,feel,know,, so sometimes i obssess sometimes I Meditate hopi...
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february 12 just for today
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February 12 Living In The Moment"We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present." Basic Text, p. 7 Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. M...
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february 11 just for today
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February 11 A Curse Into A Blessing"We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover" Basic Text, p. 8 Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pi...
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my name is jayson and im still a addict
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My name is Jayson cole, and I am an addict, I sit back, I observe, I often laugh my ass off at the shallow minds that have plagued Narcotics Anonymous. Someone says, "but I can say sober if I want" Of course you can, and it is wonderful that you admit that you are Short Of Being Entirly Recove...
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february 10 just for today
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February 10 Fun! "In recovery our ideas of fun change"Basic Text, p. 102 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more tha...
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I need advice...anyone...please??
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I am very new to recovery, and I am starting to face the mess I left behind while I was in active addiction. As you know what we can do during that time is not nornally things we would do. I am a good person and anyone who knows me that I am non judgemental, positive, enjoy people, I am a free spirit. As I said I am...
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the hostage begging for freedom
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THE HOSTAGE BEGGING FOR FREEDOM By Jayson Cole The hostage that could see no way out No matter how much he would scream and shout Locked away in a cell so deep A cold steel door no sign of a key His cries could not be heard by the world outside As he longed for the day that he might die In the depths of his cell I he...
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