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God of your understanding
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February 14 Honesty And Spirituality "The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually" Basic Text, p. 25 In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our spons...
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Daily Topic From "The Book"
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Hello Everyone, My name is Erin and I am an addict. I began my recovery 65 days ago and I am starting a daily discussion thread on readings from "The Book". Each day I will post a topic based on my daily readings  and encourage you all to share and discuss the topic of the day. I think...
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OP meeting
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there will be an op meeting held sunday afternoon 3pm EST all who are intrested in the direction of MIP is welcome to come. We need ppl to chair meetings as well as taking OP postions. any one that is willing to do service in this area will have a chance to help. Greeters are needed as well as chairpersons al...
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Passing it on...
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Dissappointment and Frustration Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious b...
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Gratitude List
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What is everyone greatfull for today?
I am greatful to have a choice today.
I am greatful to have hope today.
I am greatful that I do not walk alone today.
I am greatful to have a job to go to today.
I am greatful for coffee in the morning.................... -- Edited by sheree_3106 at 10:01, 2...
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Iraq Meetings ????
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I need to find out for a friend if there are ANY NA meetings in Iraq. If anyone knows of any please let me know, I have friends going and will need one. Thanks
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Sunday (Feb 18) Morning 10 AM (EST) Online Meeting
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Greetings Family, We invite you all to participate in this week's Sunday Morning 10 AM (EST) Online NA meeting here at the MIP Chatroom, and share your experience, strength and hope with us. Our participation is what makes it a great recovery meeting, and we can only keep what we have by giving i...
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Share the love
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I just need to share my gratitude tonight, I just got in from a medallion that was so over powering. I felt so honored that the 2 women celebrating asked me to chair it. These ladies are so special and have touched so many people, one celebrated 13 years and the other has been around for that long but was cel...
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Felt Like Sharing...
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Mountain-sized problems do happen sometimes in my recovery, but most of the times, it is me who magnifies these problems to such a magnitude thru the manifestation of my defects like fear, worry, paranoia, obsession, pessimism, codependency etc. It is only thru the application of the principles o...
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MAKE it a nice weekend
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have fun     Fun! "In recovery our ideas of fun change" Basic Text, p. 102 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club....
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a frail old angle's cry
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Last night I had a dream It had a tale to tell I dreamed I saw an Angel; Poor thing, he wasn't feeling well. His body bruised and battered His wings were ripped and torn This Angel could hardly walk, He looked so tired and worn. I walked right up to him to ask; Angel? How can this be? He turned around and pa...
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Sunday 10 AM (EST) Meeting
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Greetings Family, Please participate at today's (Sunday) morning meeting here at MIP Chatroom at 10 AM (EST) and share your experience, strength and hope with us. It's a Participation Meeting where the meeting is open for members to share on any subject related to recovery or whatever...
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About Winter......
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Winter Poem: .... ..... .... "Shit, It's Cold!!!"
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Please lend your opinion. I need it right now!
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I am a recovering addict. About 2 years ago I was placed on Oxycontin for a chronic pain condition I have seemingly had since birth. The spinal fluid doesn't drain properly off my spinal chord, which over the 30 years I have been alive, has gathered into pockets on the rootends of my nerves, and they...
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~~STUCK~~
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Hi all. Just feeling a bit of cabin-fever.... nothing a good meeting wouldn't cure, at least temporarily, right? Sometimes recovery is so busy and so full, with people and activity and newfound responsibility. Sometimes it is silent and dry and uneventful, and I just feel 'stuck'. Fo...
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A little something to ease the mind at the end of the day
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The Closing Of The Day.
Our heart is known by the path we walk.
Night is closing in, it is time for sleep.
I have walked a quiet path today. I have done no great good, no great harm. I might have wished for more -- some dramatic occurance, something memorable. But there wa...
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(((PEGGY)))
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So many people love you here, and we all have our ups and downs, but we, I, miss the hell out of you. You are valuable, and your struggles help us learn as much as your strength. You have given so much, we are here to give back to you if you need us. Sending Peggy lots of love, hugs and prayers. (((((((((((((((...
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Death of Fat Addict in Basic Text
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Bill Beck, the author of "Fat Addict", in the NA Basic Text, and good friend of Jimmy K, succumbed to liver cancer on 16th Jan '07. He was 71. His clean date was July 9, 1967. He died with 39+ years clean. Bill started the first NA recovery house, in San Jose, and also was a barber, almost...
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An addict's work is NEVER done
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About the program, but I certainly have my ups and downs in it.....I was in the chat room late last night and a young (to me anyway) girl came in blaming parents for where she was. Now I know i cannot tell if she is one of the unlucky ones that drew shitty parents out of the ole parent bin, but from what I got out...
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Convention
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Convention Friday, Feb 16 2007 Friday 3:00pm until Sunday 12:00noon Greater Newark Area Narcotics Anonymous Convention Greater Newark Area Convention Narcotics Anonymous Celebrating Recovery IV Convention. Ain't No Mountain High Enough!!!!!! Sheraton Newark Air...
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World Convention here I come!
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I'm so excited I just booked my room and Texas BBQ for sat.!!! All that's left to do is book my flight. I even ordered a MIP shirt to Ware while I'm there so all my friends on this site can spot me and we can meet. This is my first world convention and I just cant wait. I will be bringing my 17 year ol...
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I'm Back!!! ;-)
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Hello everyone!! I just back last night from being down at the coast with my family. the trip was only to be for just over a week , but i just couldn't tear myself away from my family. my parents are old and in rough physical health so every visit could be the last time i see one of them. If i lived in a prefe...
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complacent
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I am so complacent,so I thought I would turn it up a notch,and check out your website,I loked it so I became a member,I love Recovery,and I am frightened by this complacency I feel inside.please pray for me thanks,Tegan null
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WHAT SHOULD I DO
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I've been attending an intensive outpatient program 3 nights a week. It's basically group therapy. Last week I was sharing that I was feeling like I wanted to be comforted and put my head on my mother's lap and she would be stroking my hair. The girl next to me said "why don't you just...
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I Don't Understand Addiction And I Don't Know What To Do
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I'm not actually addicted to anything, nor have I ever been, so I'm not sure how appropriate it is for me to post here. So, if one of the admins want to delete this post, I'll understand. The thing of it is: I'm tired of being hurt, I'm tired of being frustrated, I'm tir...
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Happy New Year !!!
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A very Happy
Prosperous and
Recovery oriented New Year to You All Here,,,, you are my life line,,
God Bless yall wherevr you maybe !!!
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Just a quick Hello
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Hey, family. I'm Amy, an addict in NC. I wanted to introduce myself since I'm new to this site. I look forward to getting to know you all here on the message board or in the chatroom. I had recently discovered that NA online chatting and message boards could be a powerful addition my tools in reco...
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too much
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this past month has felt like it has snow balled and slapped me in tha face several times. I really don't know how much more i can handle just found out a girl I used to go to her house often just to be around a clean inviroment has died this morning clean I guess that is the miracle. there has been so many o...
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grateful heart
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Just feeling grateful tonight that thanks to the Steps and the friends I have made, I feel whole. There were many years where real peace was absent. But thankfully, I can have peace any time I want to just let go of whatever blocks it. It always begins with a choice inside me, a choice I never had before. S...
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**Group Conscious/Business Meeting Scheduled**
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Hi Everyone! Please accept this invitation to join the Miracles In Progress NA Group for a business meeting this Sunday at 12 noon, eastern time. We will be addressing group issues related to our room idle time policy, room op responsibilities, how we as an outline group can take a group inventory, we...
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