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What it means, 23rd psalm
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The Lord is my Shepherd
That's Relationship!
I shall not want
That's Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
That's Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul
That's Healing!
He leadeth me in the paths of...
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newcomer step 4
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 hi there been sorting thorugh alot of the confusion though my life lately by my second attempted suicide was nov the 8th my have a learned alot since then .I work daily on my Resentment work & what my possitive things are & my nagitve things are joronaling ,praying,calling woma...
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who
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Who Is An Addict
Most of us don't have to think twice about this question. WE KNOW! Our whole life and thinking was centered in drugs in one form or another--the 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 o...
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hello my name is Wendy
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and i am an addict in recovery
at least today i'm in recovery and plan on staying there!
i'm having a hard day today
i need a meeting, but there isn't one til tonight
so i'll post here, introduce myself and hope for some words of hope
alot of pain coming to the forefront as i sit here and its scarin...
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Just Got here.
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Not to the NA program but to this board. Thanks for being here. I have been having a real hard time. I have 12 days. It is a hard earned couple of days as well. I have a sponsor and meetings that I go to regularly but I am still having a rough time. I know that peo...
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newcomer stuff
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Read
Read our symbol on page 1x in the basic text to page 16.
Write about who is an addict and how the reading we do in the meetings is true in your life.
1)Write about your personal survival skills of hostility, resentment,self centered and self seeking and how you cut yourself from othe...
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spirituality
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reading around the net, thought i'd share this
The Essence
Of the definition of spirituality is first of all the concept of soul, the not materially to determine principle on the basis of which we live, important. It is called the essence of our being. Spirituality without a soul doesn't make any...
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big sigh...
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what ever ya do, don't do like i do....and think you're all CURED...frick...only ham is cured...
i slipped for a whole week. I keep telling myself I WANT to be alone, thats that freakin' devil on my shoulder talkin' in my ear...no...i NEED people in my life that aren't in active addiction.
i...
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How many times
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Hi! I'm not addicted to drugs, I'm addicted to people. I'm the very much co-dependant girlfriend of an addict. I usually post in the Al-Anon boards but I like to read this board a lot.
My BF has been in rehab twice. Once in the States and the other time in Costa Rica were we live. He only stayed sober for a m...
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surender#@*
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 So I am at a point now with my pain that I just have to surender, dam! I dont like it at all. I had been looking forward to the toronto convention for a long time, I dont like to miss a thing at these events it's like a recovery boost for me. So even though I have been bed riden for 3 weeks I decided I was going...
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I am back
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Greetings Family,
I'm back from a suddenly planned visit to my parents in my hometown with my wife. We had it planned after a couple of weeks or next month, but my father (who has been diagnosed with cancer a few months back) and also my mom and sis (his primary caregivers) expressed that we come immedi...
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JOHN, LON, I NEED HELP @ CHATROOM
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Hi, sorry that I'm reaching out for assistance so late and near to the meeting I must chair, but please guide me here at the chatroom now. I need help. I will be in the chatroom waiting for one of you... I have to chair the meeting in another 45 minutes here, and I don't know what to do with the readings and oth...
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sponsorship
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Sponsorship is the
Sponsorship is a form of service based on mutual trust & respect. With these principles as a foundation a wonderful relationship is possible, truly making it a two-way street. A sponsor is just another addict with more experience in recovery, who is willing to take the...
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2 issues
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bunny,recoveryrabbit,is having surgery on wed.
hip surgery.
and i am conserned about our freinds from india.
they havent been here in 5 days.i hope all is cool with them
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sponsorship things
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just got off the phone with an angry sponsee.
i still have issues on confrontation,but part of this thing is in learning to be real without shaming someone.
i cant sponsor someone who wants to be a part time recovering addict.i know we didnt use part time.
but confrontation can be tricky.
any a...
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new here and scared as heck
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I am just new to my quest for sobriety. I came here because i feel very alone and isolated. I really dont know what to do or where to start. How long does it take till your truly happy? Are you ever? that whole concept seems really hard to imagine. Anyways it helped to get somethings off my chest. hope to hear...
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step one
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the old step guide written by greg p
http://www.limestonena.com/Steps/Step%201.htm
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something interesting that I read today...
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Today's thought is:
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's good. --Frank Buchman
Ours is an illness of more. More! More! More! The greed of addiction decays the soul and leaves us to desperately try to fill the hole that is left behind, but there is neve...
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toronto convention tradition handout
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We keep what we have only with vigilance, and just as freedom for the individual comes from the Twelve Steps, so freedom for the group springs from our Traditions. As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. TRADITION 1 - "Our common welfar...
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Personal Introduction.
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Hello fellow recovering addicts.
I've checked out this board several times, but haven't had a chance to get involved. Recovery has saved my life, like it has done for many others. I have substantial clean time, (Oct, 93), however, what is more important is my accomplishments and piece of mind. I...
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Good place for help in Santa Clara?
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Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good treatment program in the San Jose area. Thanx!
Jeff
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interveiw with a dope fiend...cleantimes with dalin for convention ed
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1)How have you gotten to know yourself better since you have been in recovery?
A-I’ve gotten to know how I am spiritually built with all the 4th steps that I have done.
Now its just seeing how I act under pressure.
2)What is your favorite step?And why is it your favorite step?
A-It all has to star...
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tradition one
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BEFORE TRADITION ONE 1. Read the beginning of Chapter 6 out of Basic Text, "The Twelve Traditions of NA" to the beginning of Tradition One. 2. Get out that Good Dictionary you used for the Steps. 3. Look up the words: vigilance, unity, negotiable, understanding, application. 4. Answer in writing the...
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what is your favorite basic text quote?
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if it is not practical it is not spiritual.
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Bulletin on Using NA-Fellowship Approved Literature
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NA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BULLETIN #4 (REVISED JUNE 1997) REPRINTING NA FELLOWSHIP-APPROVED LITERATURE
Policy and guidelines for the reprinting of the NA Fellowship’s copyrighted literature by individual NA members, groups, service boards, and committees. Also describes how reprint req...
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FEAR...
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Fear The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and the grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 61 With permission, Alcoho...
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I got my test date for my contractors license test
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It's next month on the second, i'm very happy that they accepted me I was worried about my criminal past but it seems that they feel i'm elligable now and trustworthy enough to do this, hoping to start my own business one day , maybe not right away but soon. Now all I have to do is pass the test so I will be stud...
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This is a cool board
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I am glad I have found this board. I have spent the last couple of days (while I should be working) reading various posts.
I can particularly relate to the posts by Adriana as I struggled with addiction to prescription drugs for quite some time. I can feel her want to stop, but at the same t...
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lets do step one
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we can start with the unaproved sheets.
we can anounce it to everyone and get this started
untill we get aproved permission from world for the others.
http://www.limelightseo.com/step_guide/step_1.htm
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what is group concience?
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