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Dave R · Dave R

"Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life." IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understandin...

Dave R · Dave R

Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one... Basic Text, p. 98 = Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our gr...

Dave R · Dave R

"We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves." Basic Text, p. 54 = It's been said that recovery is simple--all we've got to change is everything! That can seem a pret...

Dave R · Dave R

"A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover." Basic Text, p. 80 = Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. As using addicts, we hid as much of the truth about ourselves from as much of the world as we possib...

Dave R · Dave R

"This is our road to spiritual growth. We change every day...This growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer." Basic Text, pp. 35-36 = Our spiritual condition is never static; if it's not growing, it's decaying. If we stand still, our spiritual progress will lose its...

Dave R · Dave R

The way to remain a productive, responsible member of society is to put our recovery first. Basic Text, p. 102 = The meetings have been great! Each night we've attended, we've gathered with other addicts to share experience, strength, and hope. And each day, we've used what weve learned in the me...

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

I think this pic says it all

Bennigan88 · Bennigan88

My name is Ben from Pasadena, CA. I secretary a meeting on Tuesday nights @ 7:30pm-9:00pm. I'm having a hard time finding leaders (who qualify for 10-15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting) and I had a great idea...why don't I find leaders from around the country via Skype? I can easily put someone o...

Dave R · Dave R

By giving unconditional love...we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual." Basic Text, p.103 = Most of us have one or two exceptionally difficult people in our lives. How do we deal with such a person in our recovery? First, we take our own inventory. H...

Dave R · Dave R

"Something inside cries out, 'Enough, enough, I've had enough,'and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step toward dealing with their disease." = Have we really had enough? This is the crucial question we must ask ourselves as we prepare to work the First S...

Dave R · Dave R

"Through active listening, we hear things that work for us." Basic Text, p. 102 = Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of "the therapeutic value of one addict helping another," we must learn to listen active...

Dave R · Dave R

"Most of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we won't be hurting as often or as intensely." Basic Text, p. 44 = Regular prayer and meditation are two more key elements in our new pattern of living. Our active addiction was more than just a bad habit waiting to be b...

Dave R · Dave R

"...we accept responsibility for our problems and see that we're equally responsible for our solutions." Basic Text, p. 94 = Some of us, well accustomed to leaving our personal responsibilities to others, may attempt the same behavior in recovery. We quickly find out it doesnt work...

Dave R · Dave R

"We focus on anything that isn't going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives." Basic Text, p. 77 = It's easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, we're grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an...

Dave R · Dave R

"Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesn't come from material things but from within ourselves." Basic Text, p. 107 = Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything we'd owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got clean,...

live thru this · live thru this

After three weeks detoxing in a psych unit I am now four weeks clean. I am drifting between vulnerable and strong. I'm just finding my way around the site and wanted to say Hi.

Dave R · Dave R

"By shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be." Basic Text, p. 101 = Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way. Whatever their shape may once have been, they became misshapen once our disease took full sway over our lives. Our obsession with...

Dave R · Dave R

"Addicts tend to live secret lives...It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past." Basic Text, p. 32 = Weve heard it said that "we're as sick as our secrets." What do we keep secret, and why? We keep secret those things that cause us shame....

Dave R · Dave R

"Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members." Basic Text, p. 81 = Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among...

Dave R · Dave R

"Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt." Basic Text, p. 7 = Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to for...

michaelg · michaelg

Just finished step 5 with a sponsee. He murdered 3 people from age 14-23 and never got caught. Im having a difficult time handling it all. Im doing my step 3 prayer with it, but it keeps popping back in my head randomly.

Mike M · Mike M

If you're reading this, congratulations of doing something positive for your Recovery! 12,666 One Day at a Times Clean the NA Way but who's counting. (Other than keeping the Spam cleaned up daily haven't been active on here in a spell so just thought I'd post a little something.)Grateful for another...

Dave R · Dave R

"Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long." Basic Text, p. 106 = NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in reco...

Dave R · Dave R

"Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis." Basic Text, p. 42 = Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined oursel...

Dave R · Dave R

"As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving." Basic Text, p. 39 = Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repa...

potatodog · potatodog

I'm totally new to the situation I'm in. I have a loved one going into rehab tomorrow. I would like any information as to where I can go for information for what I can do to make our home better for her when she gets out. I also need to know what I can do to help her in any way possible. Our whole family wants noth...

Dave R · Dave R

"We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected." Basic Text, p. 32 = Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of such intimacy c...

Dave R · Dave R

"After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us." Basic Text, p. 10 = A newcomer walks into hi...

Dave R · Dave R

"Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives." Basic Text, p. 22 = Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual ho...

BigV · BigV

How do we help the old timer who suffers from narcissistic disorder, bragging on how he's started all the fellowships in our town and even started fellowships in other places, who brags about his 46 years sober, who yells and screams at people, swears in meetings, literally engulfs new comers swarmi...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	JFT August 21 Friendships (Preview) "Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life." IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with few genuine friends. And most of us arrive without the slightest understandin...	Dave R	1	520	Aug 26, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 20 Facing death (Preview) Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one... Basic Text, p. 98 = Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our gr...	Dave R	1	413	Aug 26, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 19 First things first (Preview) "We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present themselves." Basic Text, p. 54 = It's been said that recovery is simple--all we've got to change is everything! That can seem a pret...	Dave R	1	406	Aug 19, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 17 Tell the truth (Preview) "A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover." Basic Text, p. 80 = Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. As using addicts, we hid as much of the truth about ourselves from as much of the world as we possib...	Dave R	1	494	Aug 19, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 15 Up or down (Preview) "This is our road to spiritual growth. We change every day...This growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer." Basic Text, pp. 35-36 = Our spiritual condition is never static; if it's not growing, it's decaying. If we stand still, our spiritual progress will lose its...	Dave R	1	579	Aug 19, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 18 "How long do I have to go?" (Preview) The way to remain a productive, responsible member of society is to put our recovery first. Basic Text, p. 102 = The meetings have been great! Each night we've attended, we've gathered with other addicts to share experience, strength, and hope. And each day, we've used what weve learned in the me...	Dave R	2	470	Aug 19, 2015 by Mike M
	Its that time of year! (Preview) I think this pic says it all	kitty doyle	4	590	Aug 18, 2015 by Davethewave
	Looking for English speaking addicts to lead a meeting via SKYPE @ 7:30pm Tues (Pacific time) (Preview) My name is Ben from Pasadena, CA. I secretary a meeting on Tuesday nights @ 7:30pm-9:00pm. I'm having a hard time finding leaders (who qualify for 10-15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting) and I had a great idea...why don't I find leaders from around the country via Skype? I can easily put someone o...	Bennigan88	9	3265	Aug 15, 2015 by DiaaAttia
	JFT August 13 Difficult people (Preview) By giving unconditional love...we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual." Basic Text, p.103 = Most of us have one or two exceptionally difficult people in our lives. How do we deal with such a person in our recovery? First, we take our own inventory. H...	Dave R	1	1053	Aug 14, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 12 Enough! (Preview) "Something inside cries out, 'Enough, enough, I've had enough,'and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step toward dealing with their disease." = Have we really had enough? This is the crucial question we must ask ourselves as we prepare to work the First S...	Dave R	1	1090	Aug 12, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 11 Active listening (Preview) "Through active listening, we hear things that work for us." Basic Text, p. 102 = Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of "the therapeutic value of one addict helping another," we must learn to listen active...	Dave R	1	1148	Aug 11, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 10 Regular prayer and meditation (Preview) "Most of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we won't be hurting as often or as intensely." Basic Text, p. 44 = Regular prayer and meditation are two more key elements in our new pattern of living. Our active addiction was more than just a bad habit waiting to be b...	Dave R	1	984	Aug 10, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 8 Responsible recovery (Preview) "...we accept responsibility for our problems and see that we're equally responsible for our solutions." Basic Text, p. 94 = Some of us, well accustomed to leaving our personal responsibilities to others, may attempt the same behavior in recovery. We quickly find out it doesnt work...	Dave R	1	1248	Aug 10, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 7 The gratitude list (Preview) "We focus on anything that isn't going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives." Basic Text, p. 77 = It's easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly. If we get a raise at work, were grateful. If we get married, we're grateful. If someone surprises us with a nice present or an...	Dave R	1	1219	Aug 10, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 6 The joy within (Preview) "Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesn't come from material things but from within ourselves." Basic Text, p. 107 = Some of us came to Narcotics Anonymous impoverished by our disease. Everything we'd owned had been lost to our addiction. Once we got clean,...	Dave R	1	1040	Aug 10, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	small steps (Preview) After three weeks detoxing in a psych unit I am now four weeks clean. I am drifting between vulnerable and strong. I'm just finding my way around the site and wanted to say Hi.	live thru this	6	1259	Aug 6, 2015 by Dave R
	JFT August 5 The shape of our thoughts (Preview) "By shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be." Basic Text, p. 101 = Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way. Whatever their shape may once have been, they became misshapen once our disease took full sway over our lives. Our obsession with...	Dave R	1	1217	Aug 5, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 5 When is a secret not a secret? (Preview) "Addicts tend to live secret lives...It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past." Basic Text, p. 32 = Weve heard it said that "we're as sick as our secrets." What do we keep secret, and why? We keep secret those things that cause us shame....	Dave R	1	1124	Aug 5, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 3 Trusting people (Preview) "Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members." Basic Text, p. 81 = Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among...	Dave R	1	1041	Aug 3, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 1 Freedom from guilt (Preview) "Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt." Basic Text, p. 7 = Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered stumbling blocks in recovery. One of the more notorious forms of guilt is the self-loathing that results when we try to for...	Dave R	1	1171	Aug 3, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	step 5 help (Preview) Just finished step 5 with a sponsee. He murdered 3 people from age 14-23 and never got caught. Im having a difficult time handling it all. Im doing my step 3 prayer with it, but it keeps popping back in my head randomly.	michaelg	7	561	Aug 3, 2015 by Mike M
	Congratulations! (Preview) If you're reading this, congratulations of doing something positive for your Recovery! 12,666 One Day at a Times Clean the NA Way but who's counting. (Other than keeping the Spam cleaned up daily haven't been active on here in a spell so just thought I'd post a little something.)Grateful for another...	Mike M	1	1265	Aug 2, 2015 by MIKEF
	JFT July 31 Freedom from active addiction (Preview) "Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, the solution that eluded us for so long." Basic Text, p. 106 = NA offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction. It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in reco...	Dave R	1	1116	Jul 31, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 30 Regular inventory (Preview) "Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, attitudes, and relationships on a regular basis." Basic Text, p. 42 = Taking a regular inventory is a key element in our new pattern of living. In our addiction, we examined oursel...	Dave R	1	914	Jul 30, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 29 Expectations (Preview) "As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving." Basic Text, p. 39 = Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection of ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repa...	Dave R	1	1141	Jul 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	Please help (Preview) I'm totally new to the situation I'm in. I have a loved one going into rehab tomorrow. I would like any information as to where I can go for information for what I can do to make our home better for her when she gets out. I also need to know what I can do to help her in any way possible. Our whole family wants noth...	potatodog	5	1255	Jul 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 28 Secrets and intimacy (Preview) "We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected." Basic Text, p. 32 = Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of such intimacy c...	Dave R	1	1114	Jul 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 27 We do recover (Preview) "After coming to NA, we found ourselves among a very special group of people who have suffered like us and found recovery. In their experiences, freely shared, we found hope for ourselves. If the program worked for them, it would work for us." Basic Text, p. 10 = A newcomer walks into hi...	Dave R	1	1211	Jul 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 26 Unconditional surrender (Preview) "Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. This can be frightening, but it is the foundation on which we have built our lives." Basic Text, p. 22 = Most of us have tried everything we can think of, exerted every ounce of force possible, to fill the spiritual ho...	Dave R	1	1361	Jul 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	How to deal with the sick old timer (Preview) How do we help the old timer who suffers from narcissistic disorder, bragging on how he's started all the fellowships in our town and even started fellowships in other places, who brags about his 46 years sober, who yells and screams at people, swears in meetings, literally engulfs new comers swarmi...	BigV	3	3885	Jul 26, 2015 by BigV
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