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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...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 96=When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One such gift is the renewed abili...

MicroMacro · MicroMacro

Hi Everyone, My name is Jennifer and I'm an alcoholic/addict. I'm clean and sober today, and I'm also a recovery coach student. I'd never heard of recovery coaching back in the day, and I wonder if one might have been helpful. I'd like to be for others what I wish I'd had - a partner on the path. I am req...

Dave R · Dave R

"The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse."Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often inte...

Dave R · Dave R

"It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure."Basic Text, p. 32=How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...

Raman · Raman

Hi all. I just heard that John, our administrator has left on The Onward Journey. Thank you for keeping me informed Davethewave. More details in how MIP will be faring will be appreciated. Thanks and a great day to all.

Raman · Raman

Hi all. I just heard that John, our administrator has left on The Onward Journey. More details will be appreciated.

Dave R · Dave R

"We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."Step Ten In Narcotics Anonymous, we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Power's will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a d...

Dave R · Dave R

"Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy."Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease--or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As lon...

Dave R · Dave R

"Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems."Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...

anastaysiag · anastaysiag

Hello- I have been unable to find a dependable sponsor to help me with my NA recovery. I currently live in New Mexico but have an open CPS case in California for my daughter. On my case plan, they have requested that I find a sponsor and submit name and phone number to my child's social worker for proof that...

Dave R · Dave R

They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop.Basic Text, p. 65=Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over another's addiction as we are over our o...

TheLegend27 · TheLegend27

Hello all, I go to about 4-5 meetings a week and currently have 26 days clean from all mood and mind altering substances. I'm working on getting a sponsor but I have a deep fear to share or contribute on any topic during a meeting. I identify with almost everything that people share about but when it comes...

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	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	544	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	581	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	483	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	541	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	520	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	576	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	526	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	471	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	782	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	545	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	537	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	582	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	623	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	530	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	426	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	492	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	431	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	590	Mar 1, 2017 by MicroMacro
	JFT February 28 The greatest gift (Preview) "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 96=When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a result of this program, things we never thought of as gifts before. One such gift is the renewed abili...	Dave R	0	396	Feb 28, 2017 by Dave R
	Recovery Coaching Addiction Coaching Recovery (Preview) Hi Everyone, My name is Jennifer and I'm an alcoholic/addict. I'm clean and sober today, and I'm also a recovery coach student. I'd never heard of recovery coaching back in the day, and I wonder if one might have been helpful. I'd like to be for others what I wish I'd had - a partner on the path. I am req...	MicroMacro	8	5042	Feb 27, 2017 by MicroMacro
	JFT February 26 Remorse (Preview) "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse."Basic Text, p. 39=Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trail of heartbreak and devastation too painful to consider. Our remorse was often inte...	Dave R	0	380	Feb 26, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 25 Sick as our secrets (Preview) "It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure."Basic Text, p. 32=How many times have we heard it said that we are only as sick as our secrets? While many members choose not to use meetings to share the intimate d...	Dave R	0	504	Feb 25, 2017 by Dave R
	John (Preview) Hi all. I just heard that John, our administrator has left on The Onward Journey. Thank you for keeping me informed Davethewave. More details in how MIP will be faring will be appreciated. Thanks and a great day to all.	Raman	0	475	Feb 23, 2017 by Raman
	John (Preview) Hi all. I just heard that John, our administrator has left on The Onward Journey. More details will be appreciated.	Raman	0	396	Feb 23, 2017 by Raman
	JFT February 22 God's will or mine? (Preview) "We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."Step Ten In Narcotics Anonymous, we've found that the more we live in harmony with our Higher Power's will for us, the greater the harmony in our lives. We use the Tenth Step to help us maintain that harmony. On a d...	Dave R	0	463	Feb 22, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice (Preview) "Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy."Basic Text, p. 80=In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didn't believe there was an alternative to living in our disease--or perhaps we didn't want to believe. As lon...	Dave R	0	503	Feb 21, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility (Preview) "Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems."Basic Text, p. 13=When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...	Dave R	0	518	Feb 20, 2017 by Dave R
	Looking for a Dependable Online Sponsor (Preview) Hello- I have been unable to find a dependable sponsor to help me with my NA recovery. I currently live in New Mexico but have an open CPS case in California for my daughter. On my case plan, they have requested that I find a sponsor and submit name and phone number to my child's social worker for proof that...	anastaysiag	1	467	Feb 18, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 17 Carrying the message not the addict (Preview) They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop.Basic Text, p. 65=Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over another's addiction as we are over our o...	Dave R	0	518	Feb 17, 2017 by Dave R
	Having trouble sharing at meetings (Preview) Hello all, I go to about 4-5 meetings a week and currently have 26 days clean from all mood and mind altering substances. I'm working on getting a sponsor but I have a deep fear to share or contribute on any topic during a meeting. I identify with almost everything that people share about but when it comes...	TheLegend27	6	676	Feb 16, 2017 by MicroMacro
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