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In a state of change,,,
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Helo friends in MIP,,, my lifes changing again,,, major !! the old mansion we lived in,, me all my 46 year life is being demolished this month end,,,its seen 6 generations of my family live here !! all of my life story is from here,,, i was feeling sad till i realised this was a change for the better !!! So my...
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Surprise!!! peggy here :)
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HI everyone , just talked with tam on instant messaging , and he suggested i drop in, so i thought i would check out how everyone is doing here. it's so great seeing old names here . it's like coming home on thanksgiving! to see that the people who helped me get through a tough time are still here helping o...
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oh boy..
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So i went to chicago this weekend to visit my friend, the one who ODed 2 weekend ago when i was visiting, anyway, she is still using, and she picked me up from the airport and before i had a say in anything we drove to the west-side (which is the ghetto of chicago) and picked up her friend (who happens to be in a...
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thought I would check in
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its me some of you know who me is just wanted ya'll to know i am doing well I am getting ready for gastric bypass in November doing well with therapy and my recovery over 2 years now and cannot complain life is good plenty to be grateful for just houghtI would drop a line love and hugs your sister in recovery
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how have i blamed other people?
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in working out of the step guide, i came upon this question. my first thought was my dad, for physically abandoning me. It is my first concrete memory at 3 years old. next my mom, for being emotionally unavailable last but not least the men i have had relationships with, anger, the shallow hal syndrome...
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The Truth ~~~~~~Just for today 10/18-07
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"The Truth" "Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth." Basic Text, page 91 Many of us thought we could recognize "The Truth." We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and wit...
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october 19 just for today
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October 19 Standing For Something "... we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us."Basic Text, p.85 In our active addiction, we were prepared to compromise everything we believed in just to get our hands on more drugs. Whether we stole from o...
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The effects of gossip
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The one who gossips - People are less likely to share their recovery with gossipers because they don't want their confidence betrayed. You show your defects by pointing them out in others. The one who gets gossips to - How do you handle it? Hopefully by not encouraging it but how else? Do you let them be w...
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Newcomers please read page 84 of the NA book
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when did you finally start to feel better??
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Well, it's just been 11 days now that I have not used, but still I am just feeling kinda lousy...i should remember all of this, this is my third time through withdrawal/detox/recovery....whatever you want to call it.....i just don't remember the last time being so hard, but maybe i was not taking so mu...
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Am I crazy or is it just me
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me? myself? and I?, I'm confused I think there are now 3 of me. I thought there was only 2 but recently another has evolved and I have no idea where he came from, I like him though he's a good one. ok have a nice day HEH HEH
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10 addicts- a poem
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Addicts - A Poem by jayson cole 10 Addicts, all in a line, One got to thinking--- Then there were Nine. 9 Addicts, one said, "Wait!" "A near beer can't hurt!"--- Then there were eight. 8 Addicts, lookin' up to heaven. One cut out mee...
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october 16 just for today
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October 16 The Simplest Prayer "praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."Step Eleven How do we pray? With little experience, many of us don't even know how to begin. The process, however, is neither difficult nor complicated. We came to Narcotics Anony...
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wisdom to know the difference(natural wisdom)
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The Truths Within Value Your Own Wisdom Throughout our lives, we will encounter individuals who presume to know what is best for us. The insights they offer cannot compare, however, with the powers of awareness and discernment that already exist within us. From birth we are blessed with wisdom that...
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October 10th just for today
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Consequences "Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking." Basic Text, page 87 Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do...
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Hi family....................
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Yes, it has been a while Tahir. And thank you for the hootie hoo! I normally try not to rhyme like that (its a sign of mental illness ya know). Any ways all is good here. I've been back in school for a while now as many know and it just got to where I couldnt work like I needed to and go to school. So I'm back with my...
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october 11 just for today
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October 11 Eyeglasses And Attitudes "Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes."Basic Text p.53 In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we un...
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october 12 just for today
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October 12 Being Right "When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we don't have to argue our point of view... We no longer have to be right all the time."Basic Text p. 56 Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be &q...
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october 13 just for today
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October 13 Making A Difference "Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person."Basic Text p. 100 Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget try...
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october 14 just for today
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October 14 The End Of Loneliness "With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness."Basic Text p. 262 Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved on...
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who is an addict?
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NA Basic Text Pg. 3 Who's An Addict Quote:Most of us do not have to think twice about this question. We know! Our whole life and thinking was centered in drugs in one form or anotherthe getting and using and finding ways and means to get more. We lived to use and used to live. Very simply, an addict is a man or...
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Being Open
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[passing on something I received at my inbox this morning] Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off drugs. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult re...
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october 9 just for today
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October 9 Order "We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."Basic Text p. 93 Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own hous...
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surrender
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what does it mean to you?? i was at a meeting the other day...the topic was LETTING GO.. lots of sharing on 'how hard it is'... came my turn... i said.. Letting go is easy... saw lots of eyebrows go up.... I let go of everything.. my self...my girls..my family...my home...my job...my car...my self respe...
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Keli's Query
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Hi Keli, The new service IPs are out. I got hold of one just now. You were asking on the "Tradition Study" thread on how to deal with disruptive behavior in a NA meeting... Here's a few great ways to deal with such behavior that are suggested by our new service literature: Group Discussion - T...
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Hey you guys.
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I haven't been posting for the last couple day because something amazing has happened, i've made some friends, some in NA, some in AA, and some that aren't in recovery at all, ugh, it feels so good to hang out with people again, i still hate this city, and i'm still depressed and dealing with being new in r...
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FYI ????????
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Hey amily I start my new job on tuesday not sure what the hours are gonna be ! Mostly everyone has my cell and e mail address so you can always call me ! i will check in on the boad as much as possible if i am going to miss meetings I am sorry for it but will be here on my nights off or after work love ya all keep in touc...
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october 8 just for today
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October 8 A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have."Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning - a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program g...
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something i had to post !!!
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( non- NA approved,, esoteric,, from my co religionists !!!) Please read only if you want to,,, no ones being convinced of anything,,, just wanted to share somethng that works for me !! October 5, 2007 Gazing Upon Goodness The Importance Of Seeing The Good In All Our perception shapes the lives we lead...
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Checkin in
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Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I will be out of town and away from my computer for a week beginning tomorrow. I am going to visit my home area where I spent the first 20 years of my recovery. I will visit my old home group, see some friends and family, do a fifth step with a sponsee, and hopefully s...
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