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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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Does Anyone Journal/Write?
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Hi again everyone, thanks for the responses on the first post I made. My question now is, does anyone journal/write regularly? Not step work writing, but just like journaling. A lot of the guys at meetings were saying that they do it everynight and they think it helps, I've never been a writer so...
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Hi - New Here - Having a Tough Time
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Hey everyone, I was looking around to see if there were any NA forums and finally found this one. I am newly clean, it's been about 35 days or so, although it seems like it's been a thousand years. I have been having a tough time the last few days or so, and really wanted to see if anyone could help...
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Jenny... Marek...
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Hi Jenny, how are you doing lately? Haven't seen you here for a few days now... thinking of you and hope you are doing fine...
Marek, how have you been lately, my friend? I miss your posts here. Hope all is well with you...
Hugs, Love, Light ~ Tahir.
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Song lyrics (with feeling)
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COLD By Crossfade Looking back at me I see that I Never really got it right I never stopped to think of you I'm always wrapped up in things I cannot win You are the antidote that gets me by Somethin' strong like a drug that gets me High What I really meant to say Is I'm sorry for the wa...
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Remaing in a state of Gratefulness
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I really did not know what meant to be truly grateful. I was talking to a friend back in December saying how grateful I was for this and that. However, in the next sentence over. I said some really negative things. He then said how could I have said that; when I am so grateful. So, he asked me to go home a...
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" Just for today " The School Of Recovery
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" This is a program for learning." Basic Text p. 16 Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share in meetings, we take mental notes we c...
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Brett
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I have been missing Brett and his no no bad puppy in the chat room Would love to here from you Brett, hope your doing well. You are missed here. We need each other and we need you! You made me almost pee my pants laughing in the chat room and you have made me shed a tear on the message board. Hope to here fr...
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Asking For Everyone Prayers
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I am asking for everyone's prayers today. I have two very dear friends that are having issues. They both are in the program. I found a possible indication of both them possibly using. And, I am concerned about them. They both have 2 boys a piece and I just would like f...
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January 23 Serenity CHECK
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" Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways." Basic Text p. 91 Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather was, only to reply "It stinks"? When this happens, we are probably suffering from a lack of daily maintenance in our program. In recovery, life ca...
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I need help and insight please!
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Hello all, here is my story in a nutshell: I am not an addict but about three weeks ago I found out that the woman I love is addicted to prescription drugs, vicodin in particular. She is getting help at a place called Starlite in Texas so this is good. To muddy matters, and to the crux of my problem, she is mar...
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NA ~ Step Three
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http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42763&p=3&topicID=9975853
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Sunday Morning Meeting Announcement
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I might have to go out on a personal commitment this Sunday Morning, and hence not be able to chair the meeting at 10 AM (EST). Please bear with the inconvenience, and I would really appreciate if someone could step in as Chair for this Sunday morning meeting, so that the meeting is still on, irrespectiv...
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stopping in to say hi
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Hey all, I have really been struggling with opening my mouth in the program, and I don't even have to open my mouth here, nor look anyone in the eye, but I guess I have to sit with myself, so being honest with you means I'm being honest with myself. I talk to my sponsor everyday, and have been doing extensive...
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introduction
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 hi everybody... When is a good time to find people chatting?  I know it just depends right? What's the best time of day to meet the members  My name is Roya an addict from Oregon Hope to meet you soon  
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My new man
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Just wanted to share my excitment, I have met the man of my dreams! His name is Mc Dreamy and hes a 1 year old gray tabby that stold my heart.
I went to the Humane Sociaty on Sat. thinking it's time i had a compainion, so I thought Im just going to walk around till one picks me. That was exactly how it happened...
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work it real good
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There's probably only one inappropriate way to use these guides: alone. We can't overemphasize the importance of working with a sponsor in working the steps.
~~The Narcotics Anonymous Step Working Guides I am, by nature, a very solitary person. It is difficult for me to have a stabl...
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Passing on something I read...
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Sometimes I feel sad or depressed and think I'm doing something wrong. With all the work I'm doing to change my life, shouldn't I feel happy all the time?
No. Sadness is just as much a part of life as happiness. Just as all the seasons are part of nature, all my feelings are part of me. Would I awaken on a ra...
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Tahir , Peggy
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I have been finding more time to log on here and I havent seen you 2 in a while, hope everythings ok with you. Hope you had a wonderfull Christmas and New Years looking forward to reading some more of your posts.
Missing you!
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