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one man's will to survive
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ONE MAN'S WILL TO SURVIVE BY Jayson Cole People don't understand the shit that I've been though...........They've taken away everything from me. So I taking to many pills to ease the pain. It's been hard for me to find myself again. I was so angery at the world. For me that was a dangerous place to be. For...
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august 27 just for today
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August 27 Choosing Life "Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary"Basic Text p.16 Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every day and...
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august 26 just for today
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August 26 Tenth Step Inventory "We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."Step Ten A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost ever...
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Decent day, car trouble
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I drove to hang out with this kid i met at a meeting, and we were going to go to a hookah bar, cuz we both love to smoke (i know i'll get cancer, im working on quitting, but at the moment tobacco keeps me sane) but it was closed... so we went bowling, bowling! i haven't been bowling since i was a little kid, i was p...
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What happens now?
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I have been clean for 14 months except 1 relapse about 4 months ago. In my own mind I don't really count it. I do at the meetings to be honest to my fellow NA people. I have been working with an old friend of mine and we started some business together and we are doing okay. I have not gained the respect or integ...
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Our Best Thinking...
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WHY IS AN ADDICT ALONE IN BAD COMPANY? - Ive heard it said that going into our own heads is like going behind enemy lines. - Youre only lost in thought because its unfamiliar territory.- Dont let your mind wander; its too small to be out on its own.- Your heads a bad neighborhood. Dont go there on your own.-...
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august 25 just for today
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August 25 The Ninth Step - Reclaiming Life "We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past."Basic Text p. 45 When we start the Ninth Step, we've reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a ch...
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Encouraged
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Wow, tonight was - is amazing, found a new meeting, there was so many young people, and people that were like in their early 20s with years and multiple years! I got invited to go wake boarding with some of them on the weekend, and i got some numbers ill probably use for the first time since i've gone to mee...
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31 days
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Well yesterday was my 30 days (woohoo!) and I tried to make it like a 'Recovery Day' to celebrate. I read the book and called my sponsor and prayed, but then I kind of realized something. Since I've been clean, I've gone to a meeting everyday, I've prayed everyday, and I've stayed clean everyday. But asi...
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This family is growing
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And I am damn glad to see it , really glad a few of you are getting involved here in this community and I PERSONALLY WELCOME ALL OF YOU, thankyou you have rejuventated the board, KEEP COMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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august23 just for today
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August 23 Decision Making "Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking."Basic Text p. 87 Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease,...
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One Week
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So today is my one week clean time. I thought i'd be more excited, but today i've felt pretty whatever, but not too bad. I met a girl my dorm building who has gone to NA meetings, and she is going to college here to help her quit using also. it's nice talking to someone, but we sort of make each other feel ba...
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I belong !! & you too !!!
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Heres a spiritual experience I had yesterday= My daughter and I were shopping at a Mall !! I then came to a point in the evening when I suddenly began to feel greatful,,, then I had a wonderful thought "My God,, its like i was born to be in NA!!!" Anyone relate or identify ? I believe all us addict...
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august21 just for today
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August 21 Friendships "Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life."IP No.19, "Self-Acceptance" Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive witho...
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august 22 just for today
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August 22 Contribution "We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others."Basic Text p. 56 To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart, Each one of us, no matter what our personal ma...
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keep it simple
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Keep It Simple Heaven and hell is right now. . You make it heaven or you make it hell by your actions.----George Harrison We used chemicals to feel better, but we started feeling worse. We were out of control. Life seemed like hell. Now we have a program that tells us how to make life better. Some days, it e...
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Is There Room In Your Day For The Unexpected?
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Recovery works best for me when I'm open to what comes along each day. I used to set rigid schedules for myself, write long lists of things to do, and proceed through the day wearing the blinders of my preconceived scenario. Binges were my way of rebelling against my own rigidity and also a protest again...
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MEETING HELP!!!!!
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I have just started a new job and my hours are 1- close and i go to school in the morning. How do i fit in meetings?
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Discouraged
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I just moved into my dorm 5 days ago, and had to start self-detoxing the minute i got here, feeling better now, just lonely and bored, i am happy about the fact i don't know anyone, keeps me out of trouble, but at the same time it's not too fun being home-sick and dope-sick at the same time, i decided to brave...
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Anxiety in Recovery?
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I am looking for fellow addicts who have experienced anxiety and panic disorder in recovery. Are you still there? How did you overcome it? I need help. Trudgin' I know that this will pass, but I need some help until it does.
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Back To Sanity
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Something that I read along with a Sponsee this evening... Even after years clean, when we have been working a program of recovery and seeking change, we may at times experience periods when life seems meaningless. We may experience a sense of alienation too painful to ignore. At such times, we may fi...
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Slogans
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Good Morning everyone, I am doing a workshop later on this year in which we will be making God Boxes. Would you please share with me your favorite slogan or saying that you hear in meetings. Thanks Barb
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august 19 just for today
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August 19 First Things First "We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves."Basic Text, p. 54 It's been said that recovery is simple? All we've got to change is everything...
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9 months today
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valuing this moment
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what na meetings are to me
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The serenity prayer simply asks a God of your understanding to help you accept things you are not in control of, allow you to manage those things that you are able to manage, and the knowledge to know when you can and when you can't. The twelve steps is a process of recovery and when just getting clean the f...
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august18 just for today
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August 18 How Long Do I Have To Go? "The way to remain a productive, responsible member of society is to put our recovery first."Basic Text, p. 102 The meetings have been great! Each night we've attended, we've gathered with other addicts to share experience, strength, and hope. And each d...
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Hey there... I am new...
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Well... I am pretty unsure of what to do. I have been sober for over 425 days and I am back at home. I have no.. well like 3 friends and would like to be able to have some more. I will not talk to my friends that I had before I went to treatment because I am scared of getting back into the whole drug/ alcohol scene....
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people
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hey fam. I have a friend i have known since i was 10. I am now 24. Over the years me and him have used together and now that I am clean i hate to think he is "people" now (people, places and things) I've dropped everyone of my using"friends" but i don't know if I would put him in that catag...
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august17 just for today
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August 17 Tell The Truth "A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover."Basic Text, p. 80 Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. As using addicts, we hid as much of the truth about ourselves from as much of th...
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