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7th Tradition request for contributions to support MIP Boards
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In keeping with the Seventh Tradition that states "Every group should be self supporting", the MIP transition committee, voted to solicit contributions from each MIP Board to clear a billing from the Vendor that hosts the Miracle in Progress Boards . This billing indicates that ther...
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JFT February 15 A spiritual awakening
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"The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit." Basic Text, p. 49 Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which would awak...
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JFT February 14 Honesty and spirituality
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"The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually."Basic Text, pp. 25-26=In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...
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JFT February 13 The ties that bind
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"As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well."Basic Text, p. 60=Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narc...
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JFT February 12 Living in the moment
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"We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present."Basic Text, p. 7=Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sha...
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JFT February 11 Curse into a blessing
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"We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery...We have a disease, but we do recover."Basic Text, p. 8Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has left...
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JJFT February 10 Fun!
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"In recovery, our ideas of fun change." Basic Text, p. 107 In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink, and do other drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun ba...
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JFT February 9 Self-acceptance
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When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart from the crowd. We had a hard time fitt...
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JFT February 8 What is a sponsor?
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"an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us."IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised=What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee after your first meeting....
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JFT February 4 Feeling good isn't the point
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"For us, recovery is more than just pleasure." Basic Text, p. 43 In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel go...
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JFT February 7 This is not a test
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"...we have found a loving, personal God to whom we can turn." Basic Text, p. 27 Some of us come into recovery with the impression that life's hardships are a series of cosmic tests designed to teach us something. This belief is readily apparent when something traumatic happens and we wail, "My Hi...
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JFT February 6 I can't, we can
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"We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie." Basic Text, p. 62 "I can't, but we can." This simple but profound truth applies initially to our firs...
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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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