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Thinking of all dad's today!
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JFT June 23 Surrender
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"We didn't 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 c...
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JFT June 21 New levels of honesty
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"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...
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JFT June 22 Accepting life as it is
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"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 ourse...
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JFT June 20 Meditation for beginners
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"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 youre learning to meditate," ma...
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new stage in life
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GETTING OLD, parts wearing out, things not working properly as they did in youth. Now i have Afib, fibrillation of the heart, heart rhythm and heart rate out of syn, high blood pressure i'm on meds for now, several, lotsa tests. Bottom line, no im not a doctor but i can diagnose my own illness, smoking ci...
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JFT June 18 Indirect amends
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"Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people." Basic Text, p. 41 = When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didn't always know precisely whom we had injured, either financially or emotio...
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JFT June 19 A sense of humor
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"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 tr...
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JFT June 17 Walls
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"Reaching out is the beginning of the struggle that will set us free. It will break down the walls that imprison us." Basic Text, p. 83 = Many of us came to NA emotionally shattered. Years of using people and allowing them to use us had taken their toll on our ability to trust anyone, ourse...
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JFT June 16 Accepting life
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"Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program." Basic Text, p. 95 = It's relatively easy to accept the things we like--it's the things we don't like that are hard to accept. But remaking the world and ev...
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New to message board have some questions
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I have been to several meetings. I have two sons who are in recovery. At one point I found a box with several small syringes empty. 3 of the larger ones had a clear liquid in them. What would the clear liquid have been. Thanks for the help
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JFT June 15
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"Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing, or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for the unknown." Basic Text, p. 34 = We have often heard it said that "when the pain of remainin...
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JFT June 14 Maintaining our faith
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"If we maintain our spiritual condition daily, we find it easier to deal with the pain and confusion." Basic Text, p. 95 = When we first began searching for a Power greater than ourselves, many of us got stuck in old beliefs or ideas. These ranged from the fear of a punishing or vengeful Go...
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JFT June 13 A full life
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"The program works a miracle in our lives...We become free to live." Basic Text, p. 11 = Most of us--if we've been in recovery for any length of time at all--have heard some member complaining in a meeting about being terribly overworked, too busy for meetings or sponsorship or other act...
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JFT June 12 A vision of hope
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"Yes, we are a vision of hope..." Basic Text, p. 53 = By the time we reached the end of our road, many of us had lost all hope for a life without the use of drugs. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. What an inspiration it was, then, coming to our first meeting and seeing a room...
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....some Moderator assistance needed soon......
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. ...me's going to be heading off at the end of the week until ~the end of may. As one of the moderators here,,it's felt good to sweep the floors(spam) and have some of Dave's fine coffee to start the day on most days,, not to mention having some interaction with y'all.John's going to be taking care of thi...
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JFT June 11 Living clean
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"As we recover, we gain a new outlook on being clean...Life can become a new adventure for us." Basic Text, p. 91 = The using life is not a clean one--no one knows this better than we do. Some of us lived in physical squalor, caring neither for our surroundings nor ourselves. Worse, thou...
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JFT June 10 Changing motives
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"When we finally get our own selfish motives out of the way, we begin to find a peace that we never imagined possible." Basic Text, p. 45 = As we examine our beliefs, our actions, and our motives in recovery, we'll find that sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons. In our early recov...
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I am a new active board member
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Have not made meeting. Looking for a response to maybe find a good one. LES NYC Nightdriver.(stefan) -- Edited by Nightdriver on Monday 8th of June 2015 12:48:16 PM
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JFT June 9 Old dreams needn't die
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"Lost dreams awaken and new possibilities arise." Basic Text, p. 91 = Most of us had dreams when we were young. Whether we dreamed of a dynamic career, a large and loving family, or travels abroad, our dreams died when our addiction took hold. Anything we ever wanted for ourselves was c...
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JFT June 7 Someone who believes in me
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"Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery." Basic Text, p. 100 = Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean. But if we keep coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the support we need for our recovery. Staying cl...
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JFT June 8 The only requirement
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"This program offers hope. All you have to bring with you is the desire to stop using and the willingness to try this new way of life." IP No. 16, For the Newcomer = From time to time we wonder if were "doing it right" in Narcotics Anonymous. Are we attending enough meetings? ...
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2 Miracles in 1 week
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We celebrate two miracles this week. My daughter has a year clean and I'm so happy for her!! She's really trying. And I logged 8,thanks to the rooms, my sponsor, my hp and NA!!
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JFT June 6 Recovery doesn't happen overnight
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"The Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous are a progressive recovery process established in our daily living." Basic Text, p. 99 = After some time in recovery, we may find we are faced with what seem like overwhelming personal problems, angry feelings, and despair. When we realize wh...
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JFT June 5 Honest prayer
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"Although honesty is difficult to practice, it is most rewarding." Basic Text, p. 96 = How difficult we find it to be honest! Many of us come to NA so confused about what really happened in our lives that it sometimes takes months and years to sort it all out. The truth of our history is not...
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JFT June 4 Build, don't destroy
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"Our negative sense of self has been replaced by a positive concern for others." Basic Text, p. 16 = Spreading gossip feeds a dark hunger in us. Sometimes we think the only way we can feel good about ourselves is to make someone else look bad by comparison. But the kind of self-esteem tha...
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JFT June 3 Direct and indirect amends
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"We make our amends to the best of our ability." Basic Text, p. 40 = The Ninth Step tells us to make direct amends wherever possible. Our experience tells us to follow up those direct amends with long-lasting changes in our attitudes and our behavior--that is, with indirect amends. F...
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When does support cross the line?
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I am new to NA - the problem, the process, the whole thing. My husband of 4 years had told me about his addiction and recovery that occurred 11+ years ago - and besides him, I have never had anyone in AA or NA in my daily life. He had a relapse in January of this year while he was out of town visiting a friend - h...
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JFT June 2 Sick and tired
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"We wanted an easy way out.... When we did seek help, we were only looking for the absence of pain." Basic Text, p. 5 = Something's not working. In fact, something's been wrong for a long time, causing us pain and complicating our lives. The problem is that, at any given moment, it alway...
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JFT June 1 Keep coming back
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"We don't have to be clean when we get here but, after the first meeting, we suggest that newcomers keep coming back and come back clean. We don't have to wait for an overdose or a jail sentence to get help from Narcotics Anonymous." Basic Text, pp. 10-11 = Very few of us arrive in NA brimmin...
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