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Dave R · Dave R

The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship. Basic Text, p. 49 = Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...

Dave R · Dave R

Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle. Basic Text, p. 75 = Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...

Dave R · Dave R

Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones. Basic Text, p. 7 = Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...

Dave R · Dave R

Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope. Basic Text, p. 95 = What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. Many members...

Dave R · Dave R

Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, we'll n...

Dave R · Dave R

We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic. Basic Text, p. 30 = While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...

Dave R · Dave R

...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to...

Dave R · Dave R

In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other. Basic Text, p. 11 = How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...

Dave R · Dave R

In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised = The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, tr...

Dave R · Dave R

From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery... Basic Text, p. 98 = Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...

Dave R · Dave R

It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going. Basic Text, p. 23 = When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves addicts. In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...

Dave R · Dave R

We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis. Basic Text, p. 47 = Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsibl...

Dave R · Dave R

Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction. Basic Text, p. 24 = Most of us know witho...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs. Basic Text, p. 3 = At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, Disease? I've just got a drug problem! What in the wor...

tanja · tanja

ben op zoek naar iemand in de buurt van tilburg die naar meetings in breda gaat. heb zelf geen uto. wil graag meebetalen

Dave R · Dave R

In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves. Basic Text, pp. 70-71 = In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...

John · John

Dave R · Dave R

A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true. Basic Text, p. 51 = You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with en...

Dave R · Dave R

There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present. Basic Text, pp. 55-56 = The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

Hello everyone!! My son, drunk at 11am this morning, came to me and said "I think I need help with my drinking"!!! I'm euphoric yet prepared at the same time for this to be the first of many declarations (is that wrong or too negative?) By no means has he committed himself to sobriety but at lea...

Dave R · Dave R

Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own. Basic Text, p. 86 = Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...

Dave R · Dave R

The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are. Basic Text, p. 27 = Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre...

Dave R · Dave R

March 15 Feeling a part of The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting. Basic Text, p. 98 = Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let oth...

mikah · mikah

..sick and tired of SMOKING!! ...I was remembering the other day how it was ~25 years ago that I went to an NA meeting because I wanted to quit smoking!,,,,,afterall ,nicotine's a narcotic,no!?...........imagine my surprise to discover that the meeting was -filled- with smokers puffing away!! .....

Dave R · Dave R

A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting. IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised = We've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person ar...

Dave R · Dave R

Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships. Basic Text, p. 29 = What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...

Dave R · Dave R

Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring. Basic Text, p. 78 = Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the same meeting...

NoTomorrowsz · NoTomorrowsz

New here ... my story is maybe a little unique. out of highschool I was a heavy drinker .. it was acceptable because of course I was a partier .. so it was even labeled as fun .. there were other addictions that guess accompanied that .. then later there were the occasional pills etc.. maybe just a joint he...

Dave R · Dave R

The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible. Basic Text, p. 19 = There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...

Dave R · Dave R

It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives... Basic Text, p. 38 = Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments actually ar...

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	JFT April 3 For you alone (Preview) The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship. Basic Text, p. 49 = Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that spiritual awakening t...	Dave R	1	458	Apr 3, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT April 2 Attraction (Preview) Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle. Basic Text, p. 75 = Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members when they arrive, worn out from...	Dave R	1	475	Apr 2, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT April 1 Love and addiction (Preview) Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones. Basic Text, p. 7 = Addiction affected every area of our lives. Just as w...	Dave R	1	450	Apr 1, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 30 God-centeredness (Preview) Gradually, as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope. Basic Text, p. 95 = What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined to die from our disease. Many members...	Dave R	2	505	Mar 31, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 31 Insides and outsides (Preview) Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we become acquainted with ourselves, we'll n...	Dave R	1	436	Mar 31, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 28 Facing feelings (Preview) We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic. Basic Text, p. 30 = While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or depressed, we used to mas...	Dave R	2	532	Mar 30, 2015 by mikah
	JFT March 29 Our own true will (Preview) ...God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to...	Dave R	1	524	Mar 29, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 27 Looking for assets (Preview) In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other. Basic Text, p. 11 = How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, and neatly tucked the individual into a pig...	Dave R	1	487	Mar 28, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT Trusting a sponsor--worth the risk (Preview) In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate *IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised** = The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, tr...	Dave R	1	468	Mar 26, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 25 I can't, but we can (Preview) From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery... Basic Text, p. 98 = Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alone--that was the creed many of us followe...	Dave R	2	620	Mar 25, 2015 by MIKEF
	JFT March 25 Letting go of the past (Preview) It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going. Basic Text, p. 23 = When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves addicts. In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our lives. The past may seem inescap...	Dave R	1	469	Mar 25, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 23 God's gifts (Preview) We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis. Basic Text, p. 47 = Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know that we are responsibl...	Dave R	1	488	Mar 25, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 20 Higher power (Preview) Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction. Basic Text, p. 24 = Most of us know witho...	Dave R	2	545	Mar 23, 2015 by mikah
	JFT March 21 A treatable illness (Preview) Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs. Basic Text, p. 3 = At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, Disease? I've just got a drug problem! What in the wor...	Dave R	2	476	Mar 23, 2015 by mikah
	Meerijden in Nederland? Tilburg >> Breta? (Preview) ben op zoek naar iemand in de buurt van tilburg die naar meetings in breda gaat. heb zelf geen uto. wil graag meebetalen	tanja	1	646	Mar 22, 2015 by mikah
	JFT March 22 The principle of self-support (Preview) In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves. Basic Text, pp. 70-71 = In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a leech. It attaches itself to people and...	Dave R	1	483	Mar 22, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	my sponsor just ain't right!! (well, he might be) (Preview)	John	2	472	Mar 20, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT March 19 Something valuable to share (Preview) A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true. Basic Text, p. 51 = You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Another has had us all rolling in the aisles with en...	Dave R	1	521	Mar 19, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 18 The full message (Preview) There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present. Basic Text, pp. 55-56 = The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should remember the newcomer...	Dave R	1	459	Mar 18, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	Sharing the good and Praying for a positive! (Preview) Hello everyone!! My son, drunk at 11am this morning, came to me and said "I think I need help with my drinking"!!! I'm euphoric yet prepared at the same time for this to be the first of many declarations (is that wrong or too negative?) By no means has he committed himself to sobriety but at lea...	kitty doyle	5	670	Mar 18, 2015 by Davethewave
	JFT March 17 True courage (Preview) Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own. Basic Text, p. 86 = Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselves that we were tough, courageous...	Dave R	1	439	Mar 17, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 16 Inventory (Preview) The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are. Basic Text, p. 27 = Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. Its hard to tell from one minute to the next what theyre...	Dave R	1	484	Mar 16, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 15 Feeling "a part of" (Preview) March 15 Feeling a part of The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting. Basic Text, p. 98 = Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let oth...	Dave R	2	495	Mar 16, 2015 by mikah
	..the 'Breathe-Easy' thread (Preview) ..sick and tired of SMOKING!! ...I was remembering the other day how it was ~25 years ago that I went to an NA meeting because I wanted to quit smoking!,,,,,afterall ,nicotine's a narcotic,no!?...........imagine my surprise to discover that the meeting was -filled- with smokers puffing away!! .....	mikah	28	3565	Mar 16, 2015 by mikah
	JFT March 13 That one special person (Preview) A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting. *IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised** = We've asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for asking that particular person ar...	Dave R	1	437	Mar 15, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 14 Relationships (Preview) Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships. Basic Text, p. 29 = What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lovers, friends, parents, c...	Dave R	1	471	Mar 15, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 12 Getting out of the rut (Preview) Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring. Basic Text, p. 78 = Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every night. We attend the same meeting...	Dave R	2	481	Mar 13, 2015 by mikah
	New here / addictive personality . (Preview) New here ... my story is maybe a little unique. out of highschool I was a heavy drinker .. it was acceptable because of course I was a partier .. so it was even labeled as fun .. there were other addictions that guess accompanied that .. then later there were the occasional pills etc.. maybe just a joint he...	NoTomorrowsz	11	733	Mar 12, 2015 by MIKEF
	JFT March 10 Our own recovery (Preview) The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible. Basic Text, p. 19 = There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our fri...	Dave R	1	429	Mar 11, 2015 by cdbuckberry
	JFT March 11 Lightening the load (Preview) It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another. It will make us feel better to clean up our lives... Basic Text, p. 38 = Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how destructive resentments actually ar...	Dave R	2	471	Mar 11, 2015 by mikah
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