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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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down on life
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yea I am doing my best to make my health better but I cannot help but wonder why my body has aged faster than my years I have several health problems have since I was a child not knowing why but I remember a song my Grand-father used to sing called "Yard full of children" there is a verse that says &...
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'twas the night before Christmas...
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The most beautiful christmas forward that I received this christmas... moved me to tears... a post from the loved one of an addict... This beautiful share filled with the loving grace of the Higher Power has to be shared with all... 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house One creatu...
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Merry Christmas
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Hi family, i decided i'd check in because it's almost Christmas and let ya know how i've been.. i'm doin okay, not particularly happy, not particularly depressed, just okay.. i made a stupid choice today and went into work strung out.. they sent me home early and canceled my shifts for the rest of the we...
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december 25 just for today
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December 25 merry christmas or/and happy holidays Anonymity And Self-Will "The drive for personal gain... which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity."Basic Text pg. 73 The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but there's...
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Thank you Miracles in Progress !!
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Hi all,, raman an addict I share with you another milestone in my recovery,,as of 12 midnite and into 21st December I have 20 years clean and mainly serene !!! I thank each and every one of you for being there to share recovery with in the NA WAY !! *************************************** I will now as h...
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Hello newer members !!
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Tho we are all equeal in recovery,, no matter how long weve stayed clean, there is one thing an older member like me can offer a newer member,, and that is an experience in recovery !! I want to give back freely what was given to me in recovery so I want to say that I will be willing to answer a question or two t...
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the weight is falling off
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Ihave lost 17 pounds in 2 weeks I saw my doctor yesterday and I am grateful to say the surgery is defenitly a success I am back to face to face meetings and doing well I hope you all have a merry x-mas and a great new year
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Why do some of us relapse?
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I have relapsed 4 times at varying intervals. Four months clean, 6 months clean, 4 months clean and almost 7 months clean. I am now about 1 month clean again. I feel like I enjoy my life for the most part. I get into some stress as we all do, but nothing over the top. I work away from home alot and always have. I...
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PEOPLE IN THE PA AREA ??
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LOOKING FOR NA PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER WITH DO MEETINGS,OUTINGS,OHER NA EVENTS AND JUST GET TOGETHER AND HAVE GOOD CLEAN NA FUN. PLEASE E MAIL ME AT jsgpa28@yahoo.com
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Got some news today
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I finally went and bought a pregnancy test and took it with my sponsor and sure enough - I'm pregnant. The father is, of course, the boyfriend I have moaned about so much and who i finally made the decision to separate from about 11 days ago. I've been with him for a number of years, and now....now....when...
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Denial
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you guys, i've been in denial i think, about wanting to be clean.. i mean at times yeah i think i really do want to be clean, but most of the time i feel like i just pretend i do, and tell myself that i do, without really meaning it, i relapsed tonight, almost had a month again, and have had the bad luck of findin...
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just wanted to say thank you
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thank you to everyone on this site who has encouraged me throughout this entire process. i just celebrated 60 days clean, and y'all celebrated it with me. i'm just really grateful for the support i get from this community. you have helped me get to where i am now. thanks again! this online family means t...
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Caitlin has 60 days clean!!
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Congratulations Caitlin on 60 MIRACLES!!! Green - Clean & Serene. FROG = Fully Rely On God! The color of money. We aren't spending it on dope anymore. Green for GO! Go to a lot of meetings. The grass is greener on the NA side. Now we're mowing it instead of smoking it. 60 days. How do we get it? We go to me...
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Semi~Sad Christmas :-(
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My stepsons, 8 and 12, will not be coming for Christmas this year. They live 1,000 miles away. My husband is very sad, and I am a bit sad too, that we will not have any children in the house over Christmas. Their stepfather is active in the military and is being deployed anytime right after Christmas- Jan....
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sad days
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i barely slept the last few nights... my boyfriend got drunk on sunday. I know its his stuff not mine but it hurts.. my sponsor says that sick feeling in my gut is anger..mixed with hurt.. so i told him i can't see him for a while...my recovery comes first..i must be safe. sigh.. i am struggling with what to...
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Resources for Help?
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I want to speak to someone about marijuana. I live in a city where there are many NA and AA meetings. I don't have an alcohol problem (I can't stand it) and marijuana is the only drug I use. Because of wide spread addiction in my city to much worse things than marijuana, the environment at NA meetings ca...
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