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Dave R · Dave R

"We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable." Step One=The First Step begins with "we," and there's a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, w...

Dave R · Dave R

July 19Fulfilling our dreams"Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities."Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our ac...

bill2983 · bill2983

I have been in meetings for a number of years. I told my sponsor about this, and he didn't say specifically it was a relapse, but I'm not sure. I know most people would say it's not, but to me, it is. I have been drugs and alcohol free for a number of years, and I hadn't used nicotine for a number of years. Anywa...

Mike M · Mike M

For those of us living in the United States of America today celebrates our Nation's Declaration of Independence from a Government's tyranny and absolute Despotism. Because of this the foundation was laid of a Free country where an entity such as NA could form where those suffering from another for...

Dave R · Dave R

"That old nest of negativism followed me everywhere I went."Basic Text, p. 137=A negative attitude is the trademark of active addiction. Everything that occurred in our lives was someone or something else's fault. We had blaming others for our shortcomings down to a fine science. In recovery,...

Dave R · Dave R

"It is important for you to know that you will hear God mentioned at NA meetings. What we are referring to is a Power greater than ourselves that makes possible what seems impossible."IP No. 22, Welcome to NA=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with a variety of preconceptions about what the word...

Dave R · Dave R

"One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addict's recovery."Basic Text, p. 52=We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. ...

Dave R · Dave R

"The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people."Basic Text, p. 39=To say "I'm sorry" probably isn't such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have bee...

Dave R · Dave R

"The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation."Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...

Dave R · Dave R

"We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them."Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just can't get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our pa...

Dave R · Dave R

"Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power."Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common."Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...

TamaraStreeter · TamaraStreeter

JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.JUST FOR TODAY, I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will cha...

Dave R · Dave R

"The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program." =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple things--sharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meet...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...

Dave R · Dave R

"Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." Basic Text, p.80 After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If we've been diligent in working the steps, the pas...

MickeyMouth · MickeyMouth

I am writing this at 3:36 Am. My name is Jen and I am an addict. I was doing so well. I had stopped going to meetings because I was working so much. So excited for my new job. My new job ended up leaving me traumatized and unable to work more-so than normal). I was abusing at work. Though not getting high. Jus...

Dave R · Dave R

"Working with others is only the beginning of service work."Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...

Dave R · Dave R

"When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth."Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. It's important that we remain ope...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression."Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...

kamaco · kamaco

Hi there, my name is Karen and Im a recovering drug addict. I recently joined Writing Class Radio in hopes that having a creative outlet would help me better understand and come to terms with my addiction. For the next 90 days, Ill be taking over the WCR blog and sharing my journey of recovery. If telling...

Dave R · Dave R

"The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief."Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...

Dave R · Dave R

"...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."Tradition Twelve=Sometimes it's hard to accept others' character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other...

Dave R · Dave R

"We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness...When we were beaten, we became willing."Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and won...

Dave R · Dave R

"In our recovery, we find it essential to accept reality. Once we can do this, we do not find it necessary to use drugs in an attempt to change our perceptions."Basic Text, p. 90=Drugs used to buffer us from the full force of life. When we stop using drugs and enter recovery, we find ourselves confront...

Dave R · Dave R

"We have been experts at self-deception and rationalization."Basic Text, p. 28=When we come to our first meeting and hear that we must be honest, we may think, "Well now, that shouldn't be too difficult. All I have to do is stop lying." To some of us, this comes easily. We no longer have to lie to our em...

LoZ84 · LoZ84

I've been clean for 1 year 4 months. Had to have a hysterectomy on the 9th. Because of gastric bypass can't take nsaids or Tylenol which is how I got on this road. Doctor gave me oxy. At first okay. Then started taking more than prescribed because was in a lot of pain. Incisions infected. Freaked out. Stop...

Dave R · Dave R

"For some, prayer is asking for God's help; meditation is listening for Gods answer...Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us."Basic Text, pp. 46-47="Be patient when you're learning to meditate," many of us were told. "It take...

Davethewave · Davethewave

Until you want to!!

Dave R · Dave R

"We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free." Basic Text, p. 107=The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter brings. Even if we are deeply troubled, th...

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	JFT July 20 Step One (Preview) "We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable." Step One=The First Step begins with "we," and there's a reason for that. There is great strength in making a verbal admission of our powerlessness. And when we go to meetings and make this admission, w...	Dave R	0	397	Jul 20, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 20 Fulfilling our dreams (Preview) July 19Fulfilling our dreams"Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities."Basic Text, p. 71=All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our ac...	Dave R	0	490	Jul 19, 2016 by Dave R
	Is this a relapse? (Preview) I have been in meetings for a number of years. I told my sponsor about this, and he didn't say specifically it was a relapse, but I'm not sure. I know most people would say it's not, but to me, it is. I have been drugs and alcohol free for a number of years, and I hadn't used nicotine for a number of years. Anywa...	bill2983	31	979	Jul 17, 2016 by BigV
	Declaration of Independence from Active Addiction (Preview) For those of us living in the United States of America today celebrates our Nation's Declaration of Independence from a Government's tyranny and absolute Despotism. Because of this the foundation was laid of a Free country where an entity such as NA could form where those suffering from another for...	Mike M	4	503	Jul 10, 2016 by MIKEF
	JFT July 10 A positive attitude (Preview) "That old nest of negativism followed me everywhere I went."Basic Text, p. 137=A negative attitude is the trademark of active addiction. Everything that occurred in our lives was someone or something else's fault. We had blaming others for our shortcomings down to a fine science. In recovery,...	Dave R	0	373	Jul 10, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 8 The G word (Preview) "It is important for you to know that you will hear God mentioned at NA meetings. What we are referring to is a Power greater than ourselves that makes possible what seems impossible."IP No. 22, Welcome to NA=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with a variety of preconceptions about what the word...	Dave R	0	570	Jul 8, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 7 God in each other (Preview) "One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addict's recovery."Basic Text, p. 52=We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. ...	Dave R	0	494	Jul 7, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 6 I'm sorry (Preview) "The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people."Basic Text, p. 39=To say "I'm sorry" probably isn't such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have bee...	Dave R	0	375	Jul 6, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 5 Exploring spiritual options (Preview) "The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation."Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...	Dave R	0	317	Jul 5, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 4 Conflict (Preview) "We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them."Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just can't get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our pa...	Dave R	0	402	Jul 4, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT July 3 Quiet time (Preview) "Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power."Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...	Dave R	1	478	Jul 3, 2016 by BigV
	JFT July 2 Comparing (Preview) "Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common."Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...	Dave R	0	331	Jul 2, 2016 by Dave R
	JUST FOR TODAY :) (Preview) JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.JUST FOR TODAY, I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will cha...	TamaraStreeter	5	542	Jul 1, 2016 by mikah
	JFT July 1 A simple program (Preview) "The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program." =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple things--sharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meet...	Dave R	0	362	Jul 1, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 30 Maintaining the foundation (Preview) "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...	Dave R	0	357	Jun 30, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 29 Keeping recovery fresh (Preview) "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases." Basic Text, p.80 After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If we've been diligent in working the steps, the pas...	Dave R	0	402	Jun 29, 2016 by Dave R
	Desperate.. (Preview) I am writing this at 3:36 Am. My name is Jen and I am an addict. I was doing so well. I had stopped going to meetings because I was working so much. So excited for my new job. My new job ended up leaving me traumatized and unable to work more-so than normal). I was abusing at work. Though not getting high. Jus...	MickeyMouth	6	586	Jun 29, 2016 by Mike M
	JFT June 28 Group conscience (Preview) "Working with others is only the beginning of service work."Basic Text, p. 59=Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...	Dave R	0	393	Jun 28, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 27 Change and growth (Preview) "When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth."Basic Text, p. 36=Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. It's important that we remain ope...	Dave R	0	364	Jun 27, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 26 Surrendering self-will (Preview) "Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression."Basic Text, p. 27=Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...	Dave R	0	384	Jun 26, 2016 by Dave R
	The Fifth White Chip recovery surrender cocaine addiction art therapy creative therapy women memoir (Preview) Hi there, my name is Karen and Im a recovering drug addict. I recently joined Writing Class Radio in hopes that having a creative outlet would help me better understand and come to terms with my addiction. For the next 90 days, Ill be taking over the WCR blog and sharing my journey of recovery. If telling...	kamaco	4	4445	Jun 25, 2016 by MIKEF
	JFT June 25 Not just lucky (Preview) "The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief."Basic Text, p. 25=Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...	Dave R	0	500	Jun 25, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 24 Tolerance (Preview) "...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."Tradition Twelve=Sometimes it's hard to accept others' character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other...	Dave R	0	411	Jun 24, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 23 Surrender (Preview) "We didnt stumble into this fellowship brimming with love, honesty, open-mindedness, or willingness...When we were beaten, we became willing."Basic Text, p. 20=Surrender may be the necessary foundation for recovery, but sometimes we fight it. Most of us look back after some clean time and won...	Dave R	0	428	Jun 23, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 22 Accepting life as it is (Preview) "In our recovery, we find it essential to accept reality. Once we can do this, we do not find it necessary to use drugs in an attempt to change our perceptions."Basic Text, p. 90=Drugs used to buffer us from the full force of life. When we stop using drugs and enter recovery, we find ourselves confront...	Dave R	0	361	Jun 22, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT June 21 New levels of honesty (Preview) "We have been experts at self-deception and rationalization."Basic Text, p. 28=When we come to our first meeting and hear that we must be honest, we may think, "Well now, that shouldn't be too difficult. All I have to do is stop lying." To some of us, this comes easily. We no longer have to lie to our em...	Dave R	0	475	Jun 21, 2016 by Dave R
	Help (Preview) I've been clean for 1 year 4 months. Had to have a hysterectomy on the 9th. Because of gastric bypass can't take nsaids or Tylenol which is how I got on this road. Doctor gave me oxy. At first okay. Then started taking more than prescribed because was in a lot of pain. Incisions infected. Freaked out. Stop...	LoZ84	3	535	Jun 20, 2016 by mikah
	JFT June 20 Meditation for beginners (Preview) "For some, prayer is asking for God's help; meditation is listening for Gods answer...Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us."Basic Text, pp. 46-47="Be patient when you're learning to meditate," many of us were told. "It take...	Dave R	0	410	Jun 20, 2016 by Dave R
	How long do I 'heve to' go to meetings? (Preview) Until you want to!!	Davethewave	1	516	Jun 19, 2016 by Mike M
	JFT June 19 A sense of humor (Preview) "We find that when we lose self-obsession, we are able to understand what it means to be happy, joyous, and free." Basic Text, p. 107=The laughter in our meetings often surprises the newcomer. As a group, we appreciate the healing that healthy laughter brings. Even if we are deeply troubled, th...	Dave R	0	389	Jun 19, 2016 by Dave R
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