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Dave R · Dave R

"Recovery is a reality for us today."Basic Text, p. 101=Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape lifes pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our troub...

Dave R · Dave R

"Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful."Basic Text, p. 8=Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, our lives were centered around using. For the most part, we had very little energy left over for jobs, relationships, or other a...

Rodney 2000 · Rodney 2000

Does anyone know how to cancel my account on her thanks

Rodney 2000 · Rodney 2000

How do I know if I got messages on here thanks ????

Member contacting · Rodney 2000

I seen a few peoples profile on here I like them. I am hasatating to message them. but since new here I am going to wait to see if I get replies on my post and see how it goes.

Dave R · Dave R

"Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean."Basic Text, p. 25=Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power. For a lot of us, however, "God" is a troublesome word. We may doubt the existence of any sort of Power greater than ourselves. Or we may...

Dave R · Dave R

"This is our road to spiritual growth."Basic Text, p. 37=When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We weren't going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didn't think we had much to live for. Little...

Hustle Recovery 1 · Hustle Recovery 1

Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.Luke 9:23-24 NIV I live in the world of recovery, it is a place that can often times b...

Dave R · Dave R

"We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using."Basic Text, p. 22=Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldn't be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discove...

Dave R · Dave R

"Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves." =Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away.We pray that our family members will...

Dave R · Dave R

"We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."Step Seven=Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, that's when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that shor...

Dave R · Dave R

"So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor."Basic Text, p. 34=When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsor--all the things other peo...

Dave R · Dave R

"I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule." =Some of us attended m...

Hustle Recovery 1 · Hustle Recovery 1

Sometimes allowing God to trim away the temporary in order to allow the permanent to grow can be a frightful process. Just remember that it is in Christ that you move and have your being! John 15: I am the vine you are the branches, apart from me you can do nothing. When we stop producing fruit there is a str...

Dave R · Dave R

"Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis."Basic Text, p. 58=The first time we heard that we should "act as if," many of us exclaimed, "But thats not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest about our feelings in Narcotics Anonymous....

Dave R · Dave R

"We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us."Basic Text, p. 27=Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, "If they aren't using drugs, what on earth do they have to laugh about?" Did you believe that th...

Dave R · Dave R

"Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?"Basic Text, p. 34=Why do we call them "shortcomings"? Perhaps they should be called "long-goings," because thats often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characterist...

Dave R · Dave R

"...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction...."Basic Text, p. 14=When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we feel bad. Their opinions of us, and how those opinions make us feel, can have positive value. By making us feel good about ste...

Dave R · Dave R

"All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives."Basic Text, p. 50=Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that forces beyond our understand...

Dave R · Dave R

"A new idea cannot be grafted onto a closed mind....Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives."Basic Text, p. 96=We arrived in NA at the lowest point in our lives. We'd just about run out of ideas. What we needed most when we got here were new ideas, new ways of l...

Dave R · Dave R

"We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean."Basic Text, p. 85=After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency to forget what our most important priority is. Once a week or less we say, "I've gotta get to a meeting tonight. It's been..." We've...

Dave R · Dave R

"We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them."IP No. 16, For the Newcomer=Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems...

Dave R · Dave R

"We come to know happiness, joy, and freedom."Basic Text, p. 91=If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee, let's see...I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running...Well, yes, I guess I'm happy," you might respo...

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 fami...

Dave R · Dave R

"This first-hand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover."Basic Text, p. 10=Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had never finished high school, or we had miss...

Yeahokally · Yeahokally

Hello all! So I've been off of heroin for 9 months now. I've been living in my car for 12months. the first three months in my car I was using, and then I got on suboxone. Suboxone has been the only thing that has kept me clean in four years.. So I go to my parents after 9 months of being on subs and ask to come home...

Dave R · Dave R

"On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another."Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to become honest and productive model ci...

Kimbre · Kimbre

Heya guys. I am in need of some help. I am trying to get clean again. In 1990 I got clean and stayed that way for over 18 years. Relapse. Now trying to get clean again but I take pain medication as prescribed and am having some major issues. I've been on these opiates for over 4 years and they don't work very we...

Dave R · Dave R

"Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." =Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from recovery for many years.Bu...

Dave R · Dave R

"Remember that we...are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions."Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...

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	JFT April 25 Embracing reality (Preview) "Recovery is a reality for us today."Basic Text, p. 101=Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape lifes pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our troub...	Dave R	0	491	Apr 25, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 24 Twelve steps of life (Preview) "Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful."Basic Text, p. 8=Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, our lives were centered around using. For the most part, we had very little energy left over for jobs, relationships, or other a...	Dave R	1	575	Apr 24, 2016 by Mike M
	leaving the group site (Preview) Does anyone know how to cancel my account on her thanks	Rodney 2000	3	506	Apr 23, 2016 by mikah
	Private messages (Preview) How do I know if I got messages on here thanks ????	Rodney 2000	2	481	Apr 23, 2016 by Rodney 2000
	Member contacting (Preview) I seen a few peoples profile on here I like them. I am hasatating to message them. but since new here I am going to wait to see if I get replies on my post and see how it goes.	Rodney 2000	0	535	Apr 23, 2016 by Rodney 2000
	JFT April 23 A God of our understanding (Preview) "Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean."Basic Text, p. 25=Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power. For a lot of us, however, "God" is a troublesome word. We may doubt the existence of any sort of Power greater than ourselves. Or we may...	Dave R	0	576	Apr 23, 2016 by Dave R
	JFt April 22 Traveling the open road (Preview) "This is our road to spiritual growth."Basic Text, p. 37=When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We weren't going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didn't think we had much to live for. Little...	Dave R	0	429	Apr 22, 2016 by Dave R
	The Hardest Part For Me (Preview) Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.Luke 9:23-24 NIV I live in the world of recovery, it is a place that can often times b...	Hustle Recovery 1	3	823	Apr 21, 2016 by Davethewave
	JFT April 21 Fear (Preview) "We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using."Basic Text, p. 22=Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldn't be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discove...	Dave R	0	508	Apr 21, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 20 Detachment (Preview) "Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves." =Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away.We pray that our family members will...	Dave R	0	501	Apr 20, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 18 I understand (Preview) "We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."Step Seven=Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, that's when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that shor...	Dave R	4	553	Apr 19, 2016 by Mike M
	JFt April 19 Footwork (Preview) "So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor."Basic Text, p. 34=When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsor--all the things other peo...	Dave R	0	560	Apr 19, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 17 Priority: meetings (Preview) "I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule." =Some of us attended m...	Dave R	0	486	Apr 17, 2016 by Dave R
	I still want to bear fruit! (Preview) Sometimes allowing God to trim away the temporary in order to allow the permanent to grow can be a frightful process. Just remember that it is in Christ that you move and have your being! John 15: I am the vine you are the branches, apart from me you can do nothing. When we stop producing fruit there is a str...	Hustle Recovery 1	1	540	Apr 16, 2016 by mikah
	JFT April 16 Acting "as if" (Preview) "Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis."Basic Text, p. 58=The first time we heard that we should "act as if," many of us exclaimed, "But thats not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest about our feelings in Narcotics Anonymous....	Dave R	0	462	Apr 16, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 15 Keep coming back (Preview) "We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us."Basic Text, p. 27=Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, "If they aren't using drugs, what on earth do they have to laugh about?" Did you believe that th...	Dave R	0	548	Apr 15, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 14 A new vision (Preview) "Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?"Basic Text, p. 34=Why do we call them "shortcomings"? Perhaps they should be called "long-goings," because thats often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characterist...	Dave R	0	481	Apr 14, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 13 People-pleasing (Preview) "...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction...."Basic Text, p. 14=When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we feel bad. Their opinions of us, and how those opinions make us feel, can have positive value. By making us feel good about ste...	Dave R	0	523	Apr 13, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 12 The big picture (Preview) "All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives."Basic Text, p. 50=Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that forces beyond our understand...	Dave R	0	432	Apr 12, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 11 A closed mind (Preview) "A new idea cannot be grafted onto a closed mind....Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives."Basic Text, p. 96=We arrived in NA at the lowest point in our lives. We'd just about run out of ideas. What we needed most when we got here were new ideas, new ways of l...	Dave R	0	516	Apr 11, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 10 Too busy (Preview) "We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean."Basic Text, p. 85=After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency to forget what our most important priority is. Once a week or less we say, "I've gotta get to a meeting tonight. It's been..." We've...	Dave R	0	510	Apr 10, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 9 Acting out (Preview) "We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them."IP No. 16, For the Newcomer=Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems...	Dave R	0	451	Apr 9, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 8 Happiness (Preview) "We come to know happiness, joy, and freedom."Basic Text, p. 91=If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee, let's see...I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running...Well, yes, I guess I'm happy," you might respo...	Dave R	0	472	Apr 8, 2016 by Dave R
	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 fami...	Dave R	1	504	Apr 7, 2016 by Bostonmass91
	JFT April 7 The value of the past (Preview) "This first-hand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover."Basic Text, p. 10=Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had never finished high school, or we had miss...	Dave R	0	589	Apr 7, 2016 by Dave R
	Suboxone. Help please I need opinions. (Preview) Hello all! So I've been off of heroin for 9 months now. I've been living in my car for 12months. the first three months in my car I was using, and then I got on suboxone. Suboxone has been the only thing that has kept me clean in four years.. So I go to my parents after 9 months of being on subs and ask to come home...	Yeahokally	3	646	Apr 6, 2016 by Davethewave
	JFT April 6 Growing honesty (Preview) "On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another."Basic Text, p. 105=When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to become honest and productive model ci...	Dave R	0	444	Apr 6, 2016 by Dave R
	Medication in recovery (Preview) Heya guys. I am in need of some help. I am trying to get clean again. In 1990 I got clean and stayed that way for over 18 years. Relapse. Now trying to get clean again but I take pain medication as prescribed and am having some major issues. I've been on these opiates for over 4 years and they don't work very we...	Kimbre	3	597	Apr 5, 2016 by MIKEF
	JFT April 5 Identification (Preview) "Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." =Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep us from recovery for many years.Bu...	Dave R	0	439	Apr 5, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT April 4 Guarding our recovery (Preview) "Remember that we...are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions."Basic Text, p. 103=Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have...	Dave R	0	1284	Apr 4, 2016 by Dave R
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