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Dave R · Dave R

"In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate"IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, t...

Dave R · Dave R

"From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond...Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."Basic Text, p. 98=Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...

Dave R · Dave R

"It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."Basic Text, p. 23=When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves "addicts." In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inesc...

Dave R · Dave R

"We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis."Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsibl...

Dave R · Dave R

"In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves."Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...

Dave R · Dave R

"Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs."Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, "Disease? I've just got a drug problem! What in the wo...

Dave R · Dave R

"Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction."Basic Text, p. 24Most of us know without...

Dave R · Dave R

"A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true."Basic Text, p. 51=You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with en...

Jm77303 · Jm77303

Does anyone know if I can get an email confirmation for attending an online meeting here.

Dave R · Dave R

"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."Basic Text, pp. 55-56The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...

Dave R · Dave R

"Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...

Dave R · Dave R

"The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are."Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from one minute to the next what they...

Dave R · Dave R

"The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting."Basic Text, p. 98=Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know us, the...

Songbird458 · Songbird458

Hi, Anyone out there dealing with adder all addiction. Suggestions to quit? Long term use, I have been trying to get of of this horrible drug for years!

Dave R · Dave R

"Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships."Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...

Dave R · Dave R

"A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting."IP No. 11, Sponsorship, RevisedWe've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person are a...

Dave R · Dave R

"Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring."Basic Text, p. 78Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the same meetings...

Dave R · Dave R

"It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives..."Basic Text, p. 38 Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments actually ar...

Dave R · Dave R

"The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible."Basic Text, p. 19=There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...

Dave R · Dave R

"In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."Basic Text, p. 90=Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget all pretense of prin...

philfralondon · philfralondon

hi there, im just new back to the rooms, in the past ive only done this stuff half hearted, but this time im gonna put my all into it,, was wondering if there is anyway i can get a online sponsor, maybe for the duration or at least till i can get one in real,, many thanks in advance

Dave R · Dave R

"What we want most is to feel good about ourselves."Basic Text, p. 101="We'll love you until you can learn to love yourself." These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerly--the day when we'll know how to love ourselves.Self-esteem--we all want this elusive qu...

Dave R · Dave R

"The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean."Basic Text, p. 43=Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our soul mate, built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our relationships with our family members h...

Dave R · Dave R

"As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself." =We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become very painful when we decide that, for...

KennyFenderjazz · KennyFenderjazz

Hi Everyone, On behalf of the transition committee, I just wanted to thank everyone for your donations! After the last donation drive we had we came out about a year ahead on our fees to Sparklit, who is the host of our board, so we decided to stop taking donations for a little while.We may have another c...

Dave R · Dave R

"When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope."Basic Text, p. 82=Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that "rude awakenings lead to spiritual awakenings." ...

Dave R · Dave R

"This program has become a part of me...I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process."Basic Text, p. 127In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowing why or what the resu...

Dave R · Dave R

"There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most."Basic Text, p. 81=If we're contemplating a relapse, we should think our using thro...

Dave R · Dave R

"Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar."Basic Text, p. 14Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown accustomed to fai...

Dave R · Dave R

"[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it."Basic Text, p. 27=Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, lifes demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety attack?First, we sto...

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	JFT March 26 Trusting a sponsor--worth the risk (Preview) "In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate"*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised** The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, t...	Dave R	0	215	Mar 26, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 25 I can't, we can (Preview) "From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond...Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."Basic Text, p. 98=Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...	Dave R	0	260	Mar 25, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 24 Letting go of the past (Preview) "It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."Basic Text, p. 23=When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves "addicts." In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inesc...	Dave R	0	240	Mar 24, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 23 God's gifts (Preview) "We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis."Basic Text, p. 47=Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsibl...	Dave R	0	195	Mar 23, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 22 The principle of self-support (Preview) "In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves."Basic Text, pp. 70-71=In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...	Dave R	0	228	Mar 22, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 21 A treatable illness (Preview) "Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs."Basic Text, p. 3=At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, "Disease? I've just got a drug problem! What in the wo...	Dave R	0	251	Mar 21, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 20 Higher power (Preview) "Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction."Basic Text, p. 24Most of us know without...	Dave R	0	267	Mar 20, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 19 Something valuable to share (Preview) "A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true."Basic Text, p. 51=You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with en...	Dave R	0	266	Mar 19, 2017 by Dave R
	Question (Preview) Does anyone know if I can get an email confirmation for attending an online meeting here.	Jm77303	3	262	Mar 18, 2017 by Davethewave
	JFT March 18 The full message (Preview) "There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."Basic Text, pp. 55-56The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...	Dave R	0	258	Mar 18, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 17 True courage (Preview) "Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."Basic Text, p. 86=Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...	Dave R	0	248	Mar 17, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 16 Inventory (Preview) "The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are."Basic Text, p. 27=Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from one minute to the next what they...	Dave R	0	197	Mar 16, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 15 Feeling a part of (Preview) "The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting."Basic Text, p. 98=Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know us, the...	Dave R	0	244	Mar 15, 2017 by Dave R
	Adderall addiction (Preview) Hi, Anyone out there dealing with adder all addiction. Suggestions to quit? Long term use, I have been trying to get of of this horrible drug for years!	Songbird458	1	262	Mar 14, 2017 by Davethewave
	JFT March 14 Relationships (Preview) "Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships."Basic Text, p. 29=What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...	Dave R	0	204	Mar 14, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 13 That one special person (Preview) "A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting."*IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised**We've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person are a...	Dave R	0	244	Mar 13, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 12 Getting out of the rut (Preview) "Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring."Basic Text, p. 78Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the same meetings...	Dave R	0	222	Mar 12, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 11 Lightening the load (Preview) "It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives..."Basic Text, p. 38 Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments actually ar...	Dave R	0	345	Mar 11, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 10 Our own recovery (Preview) "The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible."Basic Text, p. 19=There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...	Dave R	0	227	Mar 10, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 9 Small things (Preview) "In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."Basic Text, p. 90=Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget all pretense of prin...	Dave R	0	245	Mar 9, 2017 by Dave R
	online sponser (Preview) hi there, im just new back to the rooms, in the past ive only done this stuff half hearted, but this time im gonna put my all into it,, was wondering if there is anyway i can get a online sponsor, maybe for the duration or at least till i can get one in real,, many thanks in advance	philfralondon	4	399	Mar 8, 2017 by BigV
	JFT March 8 Learning to love ourselves (Preview) "What we want most is to feel good about ourselves."Basic Text, p. 101="We'll love you until you can learn to love yourself." These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerly--the day when we'll know how to love ourselves.Self-esteem--we all want this elusive qu...	Dave R	1	313	Mar 8, 2017 by BigV
	JFT March 7 Priorities (Preview) "The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean."Basic Text, p. 43=Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our soul mate, built a rewarding career, started a family. Maybe our relationships with our family members h...	Dave R	0	236	Mar 7, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 6 Rationalizing away our recovery (Preview) "As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself." =We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become very painful when we decide that, for...	Dave R	0	270	Mar 6, 2017 by Dave R
	Thanks! (Preview) Hi Everyone, On behalf of the transition committee, I just wanted to thank everyone for your donations! After the last donation drive we had we came out about a year ahead on our fees to Sparklit, who is the host of our board, so we decided to stop taking donations for a little while.We may have another c...	KennyFenderjazz	0	322	Mar 5, 2017 by KennyFenderjazz
	JFT March 5 From rude awakening to spiritual awakening (Preview) "When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope."Basic Text, p. 82=Weve sometimes heard it said in our meetings that "rude awakenings lead to spiritual awakenings." ...	Dave R	0	286	Mar 5, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 4 The process (Preview) "This program has become a part of me...I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process."Basic Text, p. 127In active addiction, things happened seemingly without rhyme or reason. We just did things, often without knowing why or what the resu...	Dave R	0	220	Mar 4, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 3 Relapse (Preview) "There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most."Basic Text, p. 81=If we're contemplating a relapse, we should think our using thro...	Dave R	0	259	Mar 3, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 2 Success (Preview) "Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar."Basic Text, p. 14Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope of finding any relief from active addiction. We had grown accustomed to fai...	Dave R	0	231	Mar 2, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 1 Anxiety attack (Preview) "[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it."Basic Text, p. 27=Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, lifes demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do we break an anxiety attack?First, we sto...	Dave R	1	304	Mar 1, 2017 by MicroMacro
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