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Dave R · Dave R

"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 become honest and productive model ci...

Dave R · Dave R

"Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things Id 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 us from recovery for many years.But o...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 not we will take medication. We will hav...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 spiritual awakening t...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 when they arrive, worn out from...

Dave R · Dave R

"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. 7Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as we...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Checking in and seeing the activity. I concur with Dave R (IF HE CAN) and Mike M wants to be part of the transistion team.I vote yes on that.I missed meeting but will try and make one on 22nd.Yes questions about how to maintain board,cost,etc will need to be pursued.In continued support and prayer for Jo...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our real value is in being ourselves."Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, were 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 become acquainted with ourselves, we'll ne...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 to die from our disease.Many member...

Dave R · Dave R

"...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods 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 we only paid with a ten. We tend to...

Dave R · Dave R

"We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text, p. 30While 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 depressed, we used to mask...

Dave R · Dave R

"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, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...

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...

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	JFT Growing honesty (Preview) "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 become honest and productive model ci...	Dave R	0	301	Apr 6, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT April 5 Identification (Preview) "Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things Id 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 us from recovery for many years.But o...	Dave R	0	308	Apr 5, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT April 4 Guarding our recovery (Preview) "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 not we will take medication. We will hav...	Dave R	0	338	Apr 4, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT April 3 For you alone (Preview) "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 spiritual awakening t...	Dave R	0	308	Apr 3, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT April 2 Attraction (Preview) "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 when they arrive, worn out from...	Dave R	0	317	Apr 2, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT April 1 Love and addiction (Preview) "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. 7Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as we...	Dave R	1	356	Apr 1, 2017 by BigV
	Hello (MIP NA going forward) (Preview) Checking in and seeing the activity. I concur with Dave R (IF HE CAN) and Mike M wants to be part of the transistion team.I vote yes on that.I missed meeting but will try and make one on 22nd.Yes questions about how to maintain board,cost,etc will need to be pursued.In continued support and prayer for Jo...	MIKEF	26	6823	Apr 1, 2017 by BigV
	JFT March 31 Insides and outsides (Preview) "Our real value is in being ourselves."Basic Text, p. 105=As we work the steps, were 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 become acquainted with ourselves, we'll ne...	Dave R	0	437	Mar 31, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 30 God-centeredness (Preview) "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 to die from our disease.Many member...	Dave R	0	339	Mar 30, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 29 Our own true will (Preview) "...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods 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 we only paid with a ten. We tend to...	Dave R	0	317	Mar 29, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 28 Facing feelings (Preview) "We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text, p. 30While 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 depressed, we used to mask...	Dave R	0	279	Mar 28, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT March 27 Looking for assets (Preview) "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, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...	Dave R	0	358	Mar 27, 2017 by Dave R
	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	275	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	313	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	324	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	250	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	264	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	285	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	313	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	396	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	324	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	342	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	335	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	253	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	327	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	343	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	309	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	307	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	298	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	377	Mar 11, 2017 by Dave R
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