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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...

Dave R · Dave R

"When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering."IP No. 8, Just for Today=Some days just aren't the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. O...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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....

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"...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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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...

Flyryryfly · Flyryryfly

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.

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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:...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Dave R · Dave R

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...

Dave R · Dave R

"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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	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	322	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	448	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	370	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	325	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	400	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	440	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	456	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	402	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	453	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	614	Feb 16, 2017 by MicroMacro
	JFT February 16 Faithful feelings (Preview) "When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering."IP No. 8, Just for Today=Some days just aren't the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. O...	Dave R	0	327	Feb 16, 2017 by Dave R
	7th Tradition request for contributions to support MIP Boards (Preview) 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...	hotrod990	0	366	Feb 15, 2017 by hotrod990
	JFT February 15 A spiritual awakening (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	353	Feb 15, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 14 Honesty and spirituality (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	479	Feb 14, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 13 The ties that bind (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	382	Feb 13, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 12 Living in the moment (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	389	Feb 12, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 11 Curse into a blessing (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	337	Feb 11, 2017 by Dave R
	JJFT February 10 Fun! (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	314	Feb 10, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 9 Self-acceptance (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	376	Feb 9, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 8 What is a sponsor? (Preview) "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....	Dave R	0	382	Feb 8, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 4 Feeling good isn't the point (Preview) "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...	Dave R	2	415	Feb 7, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 7 This is not a test (Preview) "...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...	Dave R	0	353	Feb 7, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 6 I can't, we can (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	450	Feb 6, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT February 5 Keep coming back (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	430	Feb 5, 2017 by Dave R
	Living life on life's terms while your spouse is working abroad (Preview) 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.	Flyryryfly	1	474	Feb 3, 2017 by Davethewave
	JFT February 2 We need each other (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	429	Feb 3, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT January 28 An everyday addict (Preview) 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:...	Dave R	0	335	Jan 28, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT January 27 Learning how to live again (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	371	Jan 27, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT January 26 Self-centeredness (Preview) 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...	Dave R	0	384	Jan 26, 2017 by Dave R
	JFT January 25 An added gift (Preview) "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...	Dave R	0	414	Jan 25, 2017 by Dave R
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