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April 22, 2019 Traveling the open road Page 116
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"This is our road to spiritual growth." Basic Text, p. 37 When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We weren't going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didn't think we had much to live for Little did we...
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April 21 "Fear"
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We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using. Basic Text, p. 22 = Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldnt be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discovery...
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April 20 Detachment
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Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves. =Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away.We pray that our family members will join u...
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April 19 Footwork
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So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor. Basic Text, p. 34 = When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsorall the things other people h...
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April 18, 2019 "I understand"
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Page 112 "We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." Step Seven Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, that's when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that s...
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April 17, 2019 Priority: meetings
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Page 111"I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldn't fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule."Some of us atte...
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JFTna.org/JFT 2019 4/12 17
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April 16, 2019"Acting as if"Page 110 "Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis."Basic Text, p. 58 The first time we heard that we should "act as if," many of us exclaimed, "But that's not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest abou...
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April 16 Acting as if Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis. Basic Text, p. 58 = The first time we heard that we should act as if, many of us exclaimed, But thats not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest about our feelings in Narc...
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Sponsor
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Just trying to find a sponsor and it's been really hard in my home group, bc I live in a small town and most of the na members are Male and I'm female. And most of the women who do come dont have that much clean time. I would really like to work the steps but I know you arent suppose to do it alone. Is there anyone w...
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jftna.org/JFT - 2019 4/12 15
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April 15, 2019 Keep coming back Page 109 "We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us." Basic Text, p. 27 Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, "If they aren't using drugs, what on earth do they have to...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 4/12 14
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April 14 A new vision Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Basic Text, p. 34 = Why do we call them shortcomings? Perhaps they should be called long-goings, because thats often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the ve...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 4/12 13
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April 13 People-pleasing ...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction.... Basic Text, p. 14 = When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we feel bad. Their opinions of us, and how those opinions make us feel, can have positive value. By m...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 4/12 12
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April 12 The big picture All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives. Basic Text, p. 50 = Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that forc...
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Chanting in meetings
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So I have some time and recovery and I've done a ton of service over the years but I recently moved to a new place and I find the group here puts whatever they want in the meeting format for example a whole lot of chanting that is their own mix of words that are added on to many lines in the readings, I tried to ex...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 4/12 10
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April 10, 2019 Too busy Page 104 "We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean." Basic Text, p. 85 After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency to forget what our most important priority is. Once a week or less we say, "I've gotta get to a meeting toni...
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April 08, 2019
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"We come to know happiness, joy and freedom."
Basic Text, p. 91
If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee, let's see... I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running... Well,...
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April 07, 2019 The value of the past Page 101 "This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover." Basic Text, p. 10 Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had ne...
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April 06, 2019 Growing honestly Page 100 "On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another." Basic Text, p. 105 When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 04/12 05
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April 05, 2019 Identification Page 99 "Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep u...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 04/12 04
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April 04, 2019 Guarding our recovery Page 98 "Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions." Basic Text, p. 103 Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 04/12 03
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April 3 For you alone The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship. Basic Text, p. 49 = Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that s...
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jftna.org/JFT 2019 04/12 02
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April 02, 2019 Attraction Page 96 "Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle." Basic Text, p. 75 Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members wh...
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April 01, 2019 Love and addiction Page 95 "Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones." Basic Text, p. 7 Addiction affect...
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March 31, 2019 Insides and outsides Page 93 "Our real value is in being ourselves." Basic Text, p. 105 As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we bec...
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March 30, 2019 God-centeredness Page 92 "Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." Basic Text, p. 95 What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined t...
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March 29, 2019 Our own true will Page 91 "God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves." Basic Text, p. 48 It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though w...
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March 28 Facing feelings We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic. Basic Text, p. 30 = While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or...
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March 27, 2019 Looking for the assets Page 89 "In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other." Basic Text, p. 11 How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, a...
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March 26, 2019 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk Page 88 "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, re...
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March 25 I cant, but we can 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 alonethat was the...
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