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Growing Up
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"Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth." Basic Text, page 43 When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that they've "grown up" in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wo...
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God of my understanding Vs. Spirituality of my understanding
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The last few days have had me thinking. It all started with another meeting about God's Will versus self-will. If we are encouraged to have a God of our own understanding, why are we not encouraged to practice the spirituality of our own understanding? Depending on my personal beliefs of a HP, I might b...
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christmas card
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Happy Holidays to all Miracles In Progress Family Members! Lots of Love Rose and John
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Hard time remaining spiritual in all aspects of life
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making this spiritual life more then a theory I'm finding is tough. Like a roller coaster ride , up down up down maybe need something to smooth out my ride like prozac or is that a cop out? Emotions run amok, one minute I am in control the next totally burzurk. Worry, economic nothing saved to get me threw t...
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Frustrated with sponsor
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I try very hard not to go to the rooms and dump my garbage, but I am so confused and aggravated. My sponsor told me a while back that if I didn't feel comfortable talking to her about everything then I might want to think about getting a new sponsor with whom I could open up. I thought about that for a couple of...
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4th,finally !
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what you see is a pic of my 4th Step being burnt,, i gave those 4000 pages of my history a decent cremation. I finshed about 13 years ago afer a two tear effort and wrote my whole life out in terms of incidents and events,thoughts and feelings. Ive been set free of may adictive behaviours,,when I moved on fr...
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january 6 just for today
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January 6 "How Does It Work?" "I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I don't"Basic Text p. 272 What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!" Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of k...
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Hello Everyone
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Hello... I'm 34, I have been heavily abusing opiates for around 4 years... now I'm on my 7th day of using Suboxone in efforts to get clean for good. I have tried to clean up twice before, once by using suboxone and once by going into an inpatient detox. I stayed clean for about 6 months after the inpat...
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i have six months
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i have six months today. i cant believe it. i know i haven't been to meetings but i have been sick the last few months from chemo treatments. but all and all i have been staying with the program. i just wanted to say thank you for all your support ill be in the room tonight. thank you all.
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10 Years
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Cledus has 10 years today. Wow! Way to FKN go Cledus. Now bring on the next 24.
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New to NA online board & chat
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I am new to NA this online bulletin board and chat. I could use a little help using mIRC - such as, how to connect to a particular channel or chat room.
Which channel is a good, general one to join in on for chatting with other recovering folks in the mornings?
I am interested in some recovery-related c...
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Living Free 4 2 Day Only
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Ever thorught about just trying to live free for today. From all the thing's going on around you and inside your head. Sometimes you just have to stop and take a breath of air, or go to the beach, mountains, or were ever you need to be alone to feel that freedom. It's...
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Hi everyone, nice to find you
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Well, I'm new to this site, and just wanted to say hello to everyone and wish you a year full of serenity and personal recovery. I hit my bottom, when my wife of 25 years walked out of an AA meeting and said "We're done". Before that point I knew I was an addict, but didn't think my life was unmana...
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want...need...ah?!
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hello family, i've been thinking about the year ahead, what i want, what i don't want...what i need, what i don't need... as a rule i've not usually made new year resolutions... its like seeting myself up for failure. as a rule i'm not a goal setter... more failure... committment?? nope... not as a rule...
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GRCNA 27
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I just wanted to invite you all to GRCNA 27 (Georgia Regional Convention) It is coming up Feb. 21-24 2008. It will be held in Augusta, Georgia. We are going to have some wonderful speakers & alot of clean fun!! For more information you can go to www.grcna.org The theme is "Courage to Change&qu...
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A very happy,clean and serene New Year to you all !!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it takes sorts to make up this Fellowshp,, its wonderfull A Vey Happy and prosperous New Year 2008 to you all,, clean and serene and in recovery the NA Way !!! Hugs tp you all Raman an addict clean and serene JFt in NA Worldwide !!!
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Take a deep breath and talk to God
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"Sometimes when we pray, a remarkable thing happens: We find the means, ways, and energies to perform tasks far beyond our capacities." Basic Text, page 44 Coping successfully with life's minor annoyances and frustrations is sometimes the most difficult skill we have to learn in recov...
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Happy New Year
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Happy New Year to all Miracles In Progress Family!!!
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wow..i did it!!!!!!
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1 year!!!! I have not had a drink or a drug for a whole year!!!! feels.... surreal... if i'm dreaming...don't wake me up!!!! Most thanks to my HP! and thanks to your HP for bringing us together, i could not have made it alone, i have no doubt about that. i really like this meditation i read yesterday.. &qu...
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Beginning to quit- Advice?
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Hello. I have been addicted to opiates for about 8 months. I take oxtcotin everyday and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of just feel numb or high, I want to feel like myself again, and I want to have money. I work but I feel I am just getting by. I'm starting to quit tomorrow and I hope by New Years to be down to a very v...
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HEY HOW YOU ALL DOING?
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Hey how you all doing? I used to be a member. for a few years, idid service work and had a spons and all that. but I do not go anymore. I am a RECOVERED addict. I could no longer allow NA to keep at me as if I were still sick. Telling me all the time I was selfish and that there is something wrong with my thi...
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round the corner !!
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Hi how are you all coping with the New years approach ?? here in Bangalore its an occasion for people to get drunk,stoned and all that because everyones doing that !! however me a recovering addict has to take care,, i cautiously include people into my space rather than fearfully exclude or indiscrimi...
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I was wondering if this is the place I go for help
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My son is 22 and on drugs and alcohol,I am looking for support for me to help me deal with this.He refuses to get help.He claims there is no problem he can stop when he wants to.He was into Crystal meth he says he stopped but I don't believe him.if anyone can help me please let me know wanda
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A blessed new year to all!!
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Best wishes to all of my friends at NA!! I am praying 2008 will be the start of another clean year for us all!! I've had a difficult last 4-5 weeks, had a breakdown of sorts and spent some time in a hospital, but I am better now, just kind of shaky. I have 86 clean days today, no Vicodin, no oxycontin or alco...
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Christmas Blues.
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Hello family, Merry Christmas (to all that celebrate). Last week, my boyfriend of 10 months broke up with me. I was beyond heart broken. He aparently cared alot so he stayed on teh phone with me until very late so that I would not hurt myself or relapse. He said he does not know how long he needs to "wa...
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See you after Christmas :o)
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Headed to Florida tomorrow to soak up some rays with dad. Have a happy and clean Christmas and New Year, everyone!! Joni
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Great JFT Topics lately...
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Lately, especially from the last few days, the topics that our JFT book has provoked me to meditate on has been very nourishing and insightful. Two topics that contributed a lot to my wellbeing has been the one on regularly checking out my service motives and actions that led to a very selfless and gra...
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In June, my cousin's 18-year-old son graduated from high school. He complained that day of a back ache, but no one thought anything of it. Three days later when he woke up in the morning, he was unable to walk. He was diagnosed with cancer - lymphoma - and had a large tumor on the spine. He made plans to go t...
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Look to this day !!!
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Friends and Fellow MIPs,,, heres something id recited early in recovery,,, a non religius,non controversial quotation= "LOOK TO THIS DAY FOR IT IS LIFE THE VERY LIFE OF LIFE AND IN ITS BRIEF COURSE LIE ALL THE REALITIES AND VERIETIES(TRUTH) OF EXISTANCE THE BLISS OF GROWTH THE SPLENDOUR OF...
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on our troubles will be miles away Here we are as in olden days Happy golden days of Yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Gath...
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