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JFT February 5 Keep coming back
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"We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable." Basic Text, p. 83 Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA meeting? Even if we walked in with a friend, most of us recall how difficult it was to attend that first meeting. What was it that kept us c...
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Living life on life's terms while your spouse is working abroad
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I'm looking for experienced members strength and hope. My wife is working abroad this year and I'm finding it increasingly more difficult to handle the gap, it's not something I'm finding a lot of people to talk to with practical experience. If your out there please share your experience.
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JFT February 2 We need each other
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Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion. Basic Text, p. 9 Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didnt need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of value to be found in anyone from a different neighborh...
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JFT January 28 An everyday addict
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We can never fully recover, no matter how long we stay clean. Basic Text, p. 84 = After getting a little time in the program, some of us begin to think we have been cured. Weve learned everything NA has to teach us; weve grown bored with the meetings; and our sponsor keeps droning the same old refrain:...
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JFT January 27 Learning how to live again
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We learn new ways to live. We are no longer limited to our old ideas. Basic Text, p. 56 = We may or may not have been taught right from wrong and other basics of life as children. No matter, by the time we found recovery, most of us had only the vaguest idea of how to live. Our isolation from the rest of so...
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JFT January 26 Self-centeredness
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The spiritual part of our disease is our total self-centeredness. Basic Text, p. 20 What is self-centeredness? It is our belief that the world revolves around us. Our wishes, our demands are the only ones worth consideration. Our self-centered minds believe they are capable of getting everyt...
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JFT January 25 An added gift
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"We see it happening among us every day. This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening."Basic Text, p. 51=We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more apparent. They collect a welcom...
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Step one working it seems im in some sort of way its all i want is to get to step 4 yet step one keeps me in it.?
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Whats a girl to do when every thing in step one the compulsive behavior ,manifestation ect... keeps me stuck right there how do i get it out on paper when im just what is speeks of UGH!
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JFT January 21 Unity and uniformity
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"Unity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous."Basic Text, p. 63=Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purpose--to recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive to fulfill the same purpose, our means and methods may be radically di...
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JFT January 18 The simple inventory
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"Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis."Basic Text, p. 42=The daily inventory is a tool we can use to simplify our lives. The most complicated part of taking a regular inventor...
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JFT January 17 Forgivenss
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"As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving. At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people."Basic Text, pp. 39-40=In our addiction we often treated others badly, sometimes deliberately finding ways to make their lives miserable. In...
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JOHN
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Good morning and blessings of this day..It has come to my attention the ownwer(director)John F has posted a message pertinent to his present Conditon.If you would like to sign in to the sister site here at AA MESSAGE board ,you can review John's share.Have a blessed and productive day
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JFT January 3 Our greatest need
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"We eventually redefine our beliefs and understanding to the point where we see that our greatest need is for knowledge of Gods will for us and the strength to carry that out."Basic Text, p. 48=When we first arrived in NA, we had all kinds of ideas of what we needed. Some of us set our sights on amassing p...
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New At Online Chatting
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Not sure how theses chats work ... I didn't notice recent comments ... or who is on line ... (?)
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I don't think i'm a addict.
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i just went through rehab for my first time for heroin. i was using for 2 years but never used a needle. i was in for my first one for 28 days and then got kicked out and sent down to a florida rehab and was there for 30 days. i then intentionally relapsed to prove the point that i shouldn't be in florida and it wa...
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JFT January 2 Take a deep breath and talk to God
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"Sometimes when we pray, a remarkable thing happens: We find the means, ways, and energies to perform tasks far beyond our capacities."Basic Text, p. 46=Coping successfully with life's minor annoyances and frustrations is sometimes the most difficult skill we have to learn in recovery. We are...
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Online sponsor
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I am looking for an online sponsor. If anyone can help me please email me. I haven't been able to find one in my town. julesahorness@gmail.com Thanks!!!
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JFT January 1 Vigilance
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"We keep what we have only with vigilance..."Basic Text, p. 60=How do we remain vigilant about our recovery? First, by realizing that we have a disease we will always have. No matter how long we've been clean, no matter how much better our lives have become, no matter what the extent of our spiritua...
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Desperate
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Permalink Reply Quote More Edit PostDelete PostPrinter Friendly Hi, my name is Beverly and I am a hopeless and at the moment feel helpless addict/alcoholic.. I am also jobless, depressed and haunted by who Ive become. There is not a soul on this planet who 'knows' me. Ive always felt I didn't...
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JFT December 29 Through each others' eyes
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"When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive...[But] if we truly want to be free, we will take a good look at input from fellow addicts."Basic Text, p. 36=At some point in our recovery, we come to the awkward realization that the way we see ourselves is not necessarily th...
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JFT December 28 Depression
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"We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression."Basic Text, p. 27=As addicts, many of us experience depression from time to time. When we feel depressed, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. However, if we do this, our depression may turn to despair. We can't afford t...
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I thank you for being in my recovery.
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Dear fellow recovering people in Miracles In Progress: My name is Raman and I am an addict. I wish to share that on the 21 st of December, I completed 29 years of continous clean time. Staying clean and serene on a daily basis has been possible because of the 12 Step Program of Narcotics Anonymous. I al...
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JFT December 27 God could restore us to sanity
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"The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief."Basic Text, p. 25=Now that we've finally admitted our insanity and seen examples of it in all its manifestations, we might be tempted to believe that we are doomed to repeat this behavio...
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My partner is in recovery, am after some advice
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First I apologise if I'm in the wrong place but Im new and Im after some advice please.
my partner is 6months into his recovery. Things were really bad between us before because of his addiction and he did some awful things to me. As i said he is nearly 6 months clean and is 2 days from picking up his key rin...
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JFT December 19 Walking the way we talk
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"Words mean nothing until we put them into action."Basic Text, p. 58=The Twelfth Step reminds us "to practice these principles in all our affairs." In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem to have an aura of peace surrounding them, demo...
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JFT December 18 The message of our meetings
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"The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us."Basic Text, p. 68=Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using may be interesting. But they tend to carry the mess mo...
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32 years of uninterrupted freedom from active addiction
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It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening.I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more than two and a half decades of active drug addiction was devastating my life and everything and everyone in its path.I lifted my head from the floor and swore,f...
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JFT December 14 Addiction, drugs, and recovery
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"Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives."Basic Text, p. 20=Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money. ...
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Amends if you were a dealer
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Hi, I'm on my 8/9 step and I was wondering what your opinion is on making amends in the situation you had dealt in the past. I was asked by my sponsor to inquire so I'm curious as to the feedback. Thanks!
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JFT December 12 Fear of change
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"By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Power's will...We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free."Basic Text, p. 16=Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to change i...
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