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i would love to be able to come into my house and feel at home. i would love it to be a place of rest and tranquility. if not this, then at least my own room. i'm 17 and i live with my mother. we always go up and down with our emotions. right now i'm trying to quit using and it dosn't help to have your mother be a pa...
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january 19 just for today
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January 19 Making Mountains Into Molehills " When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably." Basic Text, p. 96 Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us who've found some measure of serenity have probably bl...
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thoughts of using...help!
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Hi family...im becci (pronounced Becky) and i am new to this web site...my sponser suggested i try to meet some new people, as im feeling a little alone. I live in a small town and there are close to no people my age in recovery. I have just celebrated my 1st year clean and sober and Im thinking about using...
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using is not an option, just for today
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rollar coaster, up, down, up, down... thats life thankful for the not so good stuff on my plate, that allows me to know when it IS good. if i couldn't feel a pinch, then i wouldn't feel a kiss. Feeling alone, yet knowing i am not. Truly i have a dis-ease, lonliness is at the heart of it, even though i am surrou...
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finding balance
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Finding Balance The goal of recovery is balance-- that precious middle ground. Many of us have gone from one extreme to another: years of taking care of everyone but ourselves, followed by a time of refusing to focus on anyone's needs but our own. We may have spent years refusing to identify, feel, and...
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this is for everyone please read
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for everyone that has a birthday this month congrats why to go. if you just started and clean just for today good for you that is a good start. i have 196 days today and i feel great about it. i know that i wouldnt probally use again. keep coming back because the program does work. work the steps and the progr...
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about the books
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if you want infromation about the keep it simple or language of letting go or keeping it simple or another things that i post on here you can email me at senseijaysoncole@gmail.com and all get it for you. the big book and the basic book i know were to get those online too. -- Edited by senseijc at 00:05, 2...
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january 18 just for today
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January 18 The Simple Inventory " Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis." Basic Text, p. 41 The daily inventory is a tool we can use to simplify our lives. The most comp...
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Questions?
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What kind of sponsor would yours be if he/she were to never question your motives on anything you did? Is that what you want in a sponsor?What if your sponsor was someone that may have more information on a situation than you know about and is willing to confront you before it become a serious proble...
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chronic illness
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Hello all, I'm new to NA. I'm an addict and I have been clean for 2 weeks.
Like a lot of people, I began using after being prescribed legitimate medicines for a painful, chronic medical condition. It's something I've lived with since the age of 13 and something I will continue to deal with for the rest o...
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january 17 just for today
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January 17 Forgiveness " As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving. At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people." Basic Text, p. 38 In our addiction we often treated others badly, sometimes deliberately finding ways to mak...
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HEY JOHN YO YO YO CALLING JOHN
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whats up with the meetings we need to get the schedule figured out we have people who want to chair meetings waiting and we have others who need to turn over the chair who have other things in life calling them so can we get this resolved my brutha from anoutha muthah Thank you Sir
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before and after
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cannot figure out how to put a opic in -- Edited by justme at 13:20, 2008-01-15
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january 16 just for today
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January 16 Make That Call! " We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected.... [But] our fellow members do understand us."Basic Text, p. 31 We need our fellow NA members-their experience, their friendship, their laughter, their guidance, and much,...
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and then there was death,,,,,,
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God what a scene,, there i am ,standing on the highway,,3 am early morning. Im looking at many bodies on the road,,theres been an accident. And I have a thought "oh no,,, this is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," i was shocked,,, one guy was already dea,, another was bleeding and twitching. I looked at him a...
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INSANITY
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Insanity Current mood: betrayed man you think one day I would learn I cannot do the same thing over a...
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keep it simple
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Keep It Simple I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Don not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day. --Albert Camus "Later." How often have we said this? This trick help us avoid the tasks of the day. Life is full of task--many fun, some boring, others hard. Can I accept the t...
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back to GRATITUDE...
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seeing as Ramans gratitude post slipped down under... lets continue. 5 things i am gratful for today.... Narcotics Anonymous!!!!! i got to be part of an HI meeting at our detox last night, many insiders came to shake our hands and thank us for sharing our stories after the meeting. Our newcomers that r...
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UPDATE ON JAYSON COLE
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IM DOING BETTER SOMETIMES STILL SICK BUT IM GOING TO BEAT THE CANCER LIKE I BEAT MY ADDICTION. I HAVE TEN DAYS LEFT OF CHEMO THAN IM DONE. I HAVE SIX MONTHS AND TEN DAYS CLEAN AND I FEEL GREAT LIKE MY LIFE STARTED OVER. I KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAMING IS WORKING AND THAT ONE DAY AT A TIME WORKS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE STU...
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january 15 just for today
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January 15 Fear " We grow to feel comfortable with our Higher Power as a source of strength. As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life."Basic Text, p. 24 Powerless as we are, living on self-will is a frightening, unmanageable experience. In recovery, we have turn...
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new here..
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hey everyone, my name is Sylvia and i am trying to stay sober. my mom wont let me go to NA meetings alone, so i decided i'd look for help online. so is everyone pretty close in here? it kind of seems like it from some of the posts i've read. does anyone do online sponsoring?? so many questions!
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things are looking up
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I have fouind a new level of being humble life seems to be right where it is supposed to be imagine that I feel better about my life today than I did the last time I posted I am losing more and more weight which is awesome I will have to post a before and after pic soon so you can share this accomplishment with me...
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Tduchess has 15 years!!
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Way to go, 15 years is incredible! What an inspiration for all of us! Keep it going Tduchess!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kenh
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HELP!!
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Hi family im becci, i am new to this web site. Maybe some1 can help me...when i click onto the website thee chat room doesnt show up. I downloaded the Java and restarted my laptop...still nothin!! HELP
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january 14 just for today
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January 14 A Loving God " Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves."Basic Text, p. 24 We've been told that we can believe in any kind of Higher Power we want as long as it is loving and, of...
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Today is my anniversary!
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Hi everyone, Today is my anniversary of 23 years clean! Other than a few chores I need to do today, I hope to read some NA literature, do something creative, and relax. If the rain lets up, I think I'll go for a walk on the beach or birding from Powder Point Bridge. Tonight I will speak at my homegroup, re...
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january 13 just for today
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January 13 Surrender To Win " Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat."Basic Text, p. 22 Complete defeat-what a concept! That must mean surrender. Surrender-to give up absolutely. To quit with no reservations. To put up our hands and quit fighting. Maybe to...
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One of those Days
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One of those Days where i'm happy for no other reason than the fact i am healthy and alive.. I was at a meeting the other night, one that i hadn't been to before that my sponser took me to, and it was HUGE.. and i hate being in big groups of people i get anxious and nervous and i turn to my sponser and i said "...
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A RECOVERY THING !!!
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HERES A PHOTO OF THIS DAY,,, Im at an ashram about 200 miles from my city. I had a great experience in the meditation hall here this morn,,, then later was amazed how i could walk about 10 miles ,,, part of a penance , thru the woods and around thr hill rock thats supposed to be te oldest one on Mother Earth,,,...
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i really love you
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and i am so grateful for all of you!!!!!! i miss the gratitude list topic... so it is christmas eve morning here... my girls just got picked up by their dad, i really do try to pray for him, but he really ticks me off, he told my youngest that if she is just coming for the night not to bother and stay home... it i...
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