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Dave R · Dave R

"Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor."Basic Text, p. 57=Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. They've done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recove...

Mike M · Mike M

Never got around to getting a 34 and decided not to get a 35. Instead had a custom one made. Can't pass it around the circle here so thought I'd post pics.

Dave R · Dave R

"Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth."Basic Text, p. 44=When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that they've grown up in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder if we...

Sjef · Sjef

Hi there, I am really thankfull for the NA program. I ve been clean for 85 days, and started the program 80 days ago. I attend meetings on a daily basis, so far I ve done 100+ meetings. I have a question about sharing in meetings: I know it s all about hope and strength, and of course Just for today. I have good...

Dave R · Dave R

"Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known."Basic Text, p. 107=Few of us have any interest in recovering what we had befor...

Dave R · Dave R

"I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I dont." =What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!" Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about what's wrong with us. But in and of...

Dave R · Dave R

"We can enjoy our families in a new way and may become a credit to them instead of an embarrassment or a burden."Basic Text, p. 104=We're doing great in recovery, aren't we? We go to a meeting every day, we spend every evening with our friends in the fellowship, and every weekend we dash off...

Dave R · Dave R

"Today, secure in the love of the fellowship, we can finally look another human being in the eye and be grateful for who we are."Basic Text, p. 92=When we were using, few of us could tolerate looking someone in the eye--we were ashamed of who we were. Our minds were not occupied with anything...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 recov...

Dave R · Dave R

"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 o...

Dave R · Dave R

"Working with others is only the beginning of service work."Basic Text, p. 59=We're in recovery now. Through living the program, we've attained some stability in our lives. Our faith in a Higher Power has grown. Our individual spiritual awakening is progressing comfortably. So n...

Dave R · Dave R

"...growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer."Basic Text, p. 37=Sometimes it seems as if our recovery is growing much too slowly. We struggle with the steps; we wrestle with the same problems; we labor under the same uncomfortable feelings day after day. We wish that...

Dave R · Dave R

"We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression."Basic Text, p. 27=As addicts, many of us experience depression from time to time. When we feel depressed, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. However, if we do this, our depression may turn to despair. We ca...

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=Now that we've finally admitted our insanity and seen examples of it in all its manifestations, we might be tempted to believe that we are doomed to repeat t...

Raman · Raman

Hi all. My name is Raman and I am an addict. I am a longtime member of MIP. Must have joined around 2005 and was very active for many years. Abd in fact, one pist ofine called "Inequeality in relationships" got about 20000 hits. MIP was an awesome recovery partner. We shared our recover...

Mike M · Mike M

Wishing you all a Happy, Joyous & Free Holiday Season. Whether it's celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posada, Eid-al-Adha or Diwali etc. it doesn't matter. We share a common bond: it all begins with Freedom from active addiction!

Dave R · Dave R

"As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life."Basic Text, p. 25=We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket. Many of us had one particular drug of choice that was our favorite. We relied on it to get us through each day and make life bearable. We w...

Dave R · Dave R

"The drive for personal gain...which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity."Basic Text, p. 76=The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but there's a larger principle at work in the anonymity of the NA program: the princ...

Dave R · Dave R

"The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers...The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for carrying the message."Basic Text, p. 68=When we first come to Narcotics Anonymous meetings, we meet recovering addicts. We...

Dave R · Dave R

"We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life."Basic Text, p. 94=Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets especially hard, we're tempted to follow the path of least resistance and live by o...

Dave R · Dave R

"When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma....Either go on as best we can to the bitter ends--jails, institutions, or death--or find a new way to live."Basic Text, p. 87=What was the worst aspe...

lungile luthuli · lungile luthuli

Hi everyone I am 2 months in n.a.I 've been searching for a sponsor like crazy for a month and it starting to affect my recovery journey a bit. I come from a city where most of my na meetings it extremely young crowd and I m in my 30s I 've tried someone in the rooms we total couldn't relate because of the age and...

Writter813 · Writter813

Hi! for about 10 years, I took daily painkillers under a doctors supervision because I had severe migraines. the headaches were caused by undiagnosed nasal polyps. 1 year ago, I had sinus surgery which removed the polyps. for about 8 weeks, I went off all painkillers excluding high doses of ibuprof...

Dave R · Dave R

"Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves."Basic Text, p. 58=Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelme...

Dave R · Dave R

"In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession."Basic Text, p. 97=Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and beli...

Dave R · Dave R

"Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers."Basic Text pg. xvi Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surpri...

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. 84=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact...

Dave R · Dave R

"There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found."Basic Text, p. 49=Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared w...

i am a new member · ahmad kurfi

i need a sponsor. i need help right now!

Dave R · Dave R

"There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using."Basic Text, p. 9=We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of life--our family members, old friends, and coworkers--could really use a program of rec...

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	JFT January 9 Returning our sponsor's kindness (Preview) "Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor."Basic Text, p. 57=Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. They've done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recove...	Dave R	0	434	Jan 9, 2016 by Dave R
	New Clean Coin (Preview) Never got around to getting a 34 and decided not to get a 35. Instead had a custom one made. Can't pass it around the circle here so thought I'd post pics.	Mike M	4	447	Jan 8, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 8 Growing up (Preview) "Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth."Basic Text, p. 44=When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that they've grown up in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder if we...	Dave R	0	310	Jan 8, 2016 by Dave R
	Sharing experience, hope and strength (Preview) Hi there, I am really thankfull for the NA program. I ve been clean for 85 days, and started the program 80 days ago. I attend meetings on a daily basis, so far I ve done 100+ meetings. I have a question about sharing in meetings: I know it s all about hope and strength, and of course Just for today. I have good...	Sjef	6	524	Jan 7, 2016 by Sjef
	JFT January 7 Recovery (Preview) "Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known."Basic Text, p. 107=Few of us have any interest in recovering what we had befor...	Dave R	0	315	Jan 7, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 6 "How does it work?" (Preview) "I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I dont." =What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!" Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about what's wrong with us. But in and of...	Dave R	0	358	Jan 6, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 5 Recovery at home (Preview) "We can enjoy our families in a new way and may become a credit to them instead of an embarrassment or a burden."Basic Text, p. 104=We're doing great in recovery, aren't we? We go to a meeting every day, we spend every evening with our friends in the fellowship, and every weekend we dash off...	Dave R	0	295	Jan 5, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 4 The love the fellowship (Preview) "Today, secure in the love of the fellowship, we can finally look another human being in the eye and be grateful for who we are."Basic Text, p. 92=When we were using, few of us could tolerate looking someone in the eye--we were ashamed of who we were. Our minds were not occupied with anything...	Dave R	0	351	Jan 4, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 2 Take a deep breath and talk to God (Preview) "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 recov...	Dave R	0	337	Jan 2, 2016 by Dave R
	JFT January 1 Vigiliance (Preview) "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 o...	Dave R	2	352	Jan 1, 2016 by Mike M
	JFT December 31 Being of service (Preview) "Working with others is only the beginning of service work."Basic Text, p. 59=We're in recovery now. Through living the program, we've attained some stability in our lives. Our faith in a Higher Power has grown. Our individual spiritual awakening is progressing comfortably. So n...	Dave R	0	331	Dec 31, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 30 Action and prayer (Preview) "...growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer."Basic Text, p. 37=Sometimes it seems as if our recovery is growing much too slowly. We struggle with the steps; we wrestle with the same problems; we labor under the same uncomfortable feelings day after day. We wish that...	Dave R	0	328	Dec 30, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 28 Depression (Preview) "We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression."Basic Text, p. 27=As addicts, many of us experience depression from time to time. When we feel depressed, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves. However, if we do this, our depression may turn to despair. We ca...	Dave R	0	271	Dec 28, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 27 God could restore us to sanity (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=Now that we've finally admitted our insanity and seen examples of it in all its manifestations, we might be tempted to believe that we are doomed to repeat t...	Dave R	0	325	Dec 27, 2015 by Dave R
	Cleantime anniversary ! (Preview) Hi all. My name is Raman and I am an addict. I am a longtime member of MIP. Must have joined around 2005 and was very active for many years. Abd in fact, one pist ofine called "Inequeality in relationships" got about 20000 hits. MIP was an awesome recovery partner. We shared our recover...	Raman	5	420	Dec 26, 2015 by BigV
	Happy, Joyous & Free Holiday Season (Preview) Wishing you all a Happy, Joyous & Free Holiday Season. Whether it's celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posada, Eid-al-Adha or Diwali etc. it doesn't matter. We share a common bond: it all begins with Freedom from active addiction!	Mike M	2	286	Dec 26, 2015 by BigV
	JFT December 26 Never-failing power (Preview) "As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life."Basic Text, p. 25=We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket. Many of us had one particular drug of choice that was our favorite. We relied on it to get us through each day and make life bearable. We w...	Dave R	0	283	Dec 26, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 25 Anonymity and self-will (Preview) "The drive for personal gain...which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity."Basic Text, p. 76=The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but there's a larger principle at work in the anonymity of the NA program: the princ...	Dave R	0	314	Dec 25, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 24 The group (Preview) "The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers...The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for carrying the message."Basic Text, p. 68=When we first come to Narcotics Anonymous meetings, we meet recovering addicts. We...	Dave R	0	259	Dec 24, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 23 New ideas (Preview) "We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life."Basic Text, p. 94=Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets especially hard, we're tempted to follow the path of least resistance and live by o...	Dave R	0	338	Dec 23, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 22 A new way to live (Preview) "When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma....Either go on as best we can to the bitter ends--jails, institutions, or death--or find a new way to live."Basic Text, p. 87=What was the worst aspe...	Dave R	0	323	Dec 22, 2015 by Dave R
	Desperate for a sponsor (Preview) Hi everyone I am 2 months in n.a.I 've been searching for a sponsor like crazy for a month and it starting to affect my recovery journey a bit. I come from a city where most of my na meetings it extremely young crowd and I m in my 30s I 've tried someone in the rooms we total couldn't relate because of the age and...	lungile luthuli	4	511	Dec 21, 2015 by Davethewave
	New member/opinion wanted/am I an addict?ery erapist, what (Preview) Hi! for about 10 years, I took daily painkillers under a doctors supervision because I had severe migraines. the headaches were caused by undiagnosed nasal polyps. 1 year ago, I had sinus surgery which removed the polyps. for about 8 weeks, I went off all painkillers excluding high doses of ibuprof...	Writter813	5	1110	Dec 21, 2015 by mikah
	JFT December 21 Acceptance and change (Preview) "Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves."Basic Text, p. 58=Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelme...	Dave R	0	408	Dec 21, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 20 Overcoming self-obsession (Preview) "In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession."Basic Text, p. 97=Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and beli...	Dave R	0	352	Dec 20, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 17 Service motives (Preview) "Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers."Basic Text pg. xvi Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surpri...	Dave R	0	294	Dec 17, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 16 Where there's smoke (Preview) "Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases."Basic Text, p. 84=Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact...	Dave R	0	412	Dec 16, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT December 15 The joy of sharing (Preview) "There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found."Basic Text, p. 49=Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared w...	Dave R	1	466	Dec 15, 2015 by Jacob R
	i am a new member (Preview) i need a sponsor. i need help right now!	ahmad kurfi	2	481	Dec 14, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT December 13 Membership (Preview) "There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using."Basic Text, p. 9=We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of life--our family members, old friends, and coworkers--could really use a program of rec...	Dave R	0	291	Dec 13, 2015 by Dave R
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