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Dave R · Dave R

We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today. Basic Text, p. 29 = For many of us, the past is like a bad dream. Our lives aren't the same any more, but we still have fleeting, highly charged emotional memories of a really uncomfortable past. The...

Dave R · Dave R

The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Our addiction has been a source of shame to many of us. We have hidden ourselves from others, sure that if anyone got to know who we really were they would reject u...

Dave R · Dave R

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Tradition Twelve = Principles before personalities. Many of us chant these words along with the reader whenever the Twelve Traditions are read. The fact that these w...

Dave R · Dave R

We are not responsible for our disease, only for our recovery. As we begin to apply what we have learned, our lives begin to change for the better. Basic Text, p. 91 = The further we go in recovery, the less we avoid responsibility for ourselves and our actions. By applying the principles of the Na...

Dave R · Dave R

By surrendering control, we gain a far greater power. Basic Text, p. 44 = When we were using, we did everything we could to run things our way. We used every scheme imaginable to bring our world under control. When we got what we wanted, we felt powerful, invincible; when we didn't, we felt vulne...

Dave R · Dave R

Our disease is so cunning that it can get us into impossible situations. Basic Text, p. 83 = Some of us say, My disease is talking to me. Others say, My head wont turn off. Still others refer to the committee in my mind or the monkey on my back. Lets face it. We suffer from an incurable malady that...

Dave R · Dave R

This decision demands continued acceptance, ever-increasing faith, and a daily commitment to recovery. IP No. 14, One Addicts Experience = Sometimes, we really live the Third Step and it,s great! We dont regret the past, we aren't afraid of the future, and were generally pleased with the pre...

Dave R · Dave R

Enforced morality lacks the power that comes to us when we choose to live a spiritual life. Basic Text, p. 45 = In our active addiction, many of us lived our lives by default. We were unwilling or unable to make choices about how we wanted to act, what we preferred to do, or even where we would live. W...

Dave R · Dave R

...we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us. Basic Text, p. 88 = In our active addiction, we were prepared to compromise everything we believed in just to get our hands on more drugs. Whether we stole from our families and friends, sold ourselves, o...

Dave R · Dave R

Our egos, once so large and dominant, now take a back seat because we are in harmony with a loving God. We find that we lead richer, happier, and much fuller lives when we lose self-will. Basic Text, p. 105 = Addiction and self-will go hand in hand. The unmanageability that we admitted to in Step On...

Dave R · Dave R

Although politics makes strange bedfellows, as the old saying goes, addiction makes us one of a kind. Basic Text, p. 87 = What a mixture of folks we have in Narcotics Anonymous! In any given meeting on any given night, well find a variety of people who probably never would have sat down in a room toge...

Dave R · Dave R

Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth. Basic Text, p. 94 = Many of us thought we could recognize The Truth. We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and without question. The real truth, however, was t...

Dave R · Dave R

...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Step Eleven = How do we pray? With little experience, many of us dont even know how to begin. The process, however, is neither difficult nor complicated. We came to Narcotics Anonymous because of our drug addictio...

Dave R · Dave R

We did not choose to become addicts. Basic Text, p. 3 = When we were growing up, all of us had dreams. Every child has heard a relative or neighbor ask, What do you want to be when you grow up? Even if some of us didnt have elaborate dreams of success, most of us dreamed of work, families, and a futu...

BigV · BigV

Welp hello to all that are still hangin around this joint

as the title says it's been a long summer for me super busy as like never before in my business and now its time for me to take a break, actually i've been working straight non stop no weeks off for 2 years, I have instated taking most weeken...

Dave R · Dave R

With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness. = Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a des...

Dave R · Dave R

Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person. Basic Text, p. 104 = Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget trying to make a difference. After all, we...

Dave R · Dave R

When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we dont have to argue our point of view.... We no longer have to be right all the time. Basic Text, p. 58 = Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be right. Insecure, we pretend t...

Dave R · Dave R

Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes. Basic Text, p. 55 = In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we understand that the worlds condition wa...

Dave R · Dave R

Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking. Basic Text, p. 90 = Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted...

Dave R · Dave R

We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief. Basic Text, p. 97 = Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is in order. So what...

Dave R · Dave R

We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have. Basic Text, p. 78 = Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaninga dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to replac...

Dave R · Dave R

As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him. Basic Text, pp. 71 = For many addicts, rebelliousness is second nature. We didnt want to depend on anyon...

Dave R · Dave R

Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing. Basic Text, p. 39 = The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder what the outcome of our amends will be. ...

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim. Basic Text, p. 38 = Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a lit...

Dave R · Dave R

When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known. Basic Text, p. 50 = Many of us have been thirty-day wonders. We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first NA meeting. We iden...

Dave R · Dave R

We grasp the limitless strength provided for us through our daily prayer and surrender as long as we keep faith and renew it. Basic Text, p. 46 = There are two parts to recovery: getting clean, and staying clean. Getting clean is comparatively easy because we only have to do it once. Staying clea...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery. Basic Text, p. 30 = Pain--who needs it! we think whenever were in it. We see no good purpose for pain. It seems to be a pointless exercise in suffering. If someone happens to mention spiritual growth to us while were in pain, we most likel...

Dave R · Dave R

Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = Over and over, we have tried to live up to the expectations of those around us. We may have been raised believing that we were okay if we earned good grades in school, cleaned our rooms, or dressed a certain way. Always wanting to belong and be l...

Dave R · Dave R

When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Basic Text, p. 99 = Just for today--it's a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for r...

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	JFT October 27 Living in the present (Preview) We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today. Basic Text, p. 29 = For many of us, the past is like a bad dream. Our lives aren't the same any more, but we still have fleeting, highly charged emotional memories of a really uncomfortable past. The...	Dave R	1	354	Oct 27, 2014 by mikah
	JFT October 26 The path to self-acceptance (Preview) The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Our addiction has been a source of shame to many of us. We have hidden ourselves from others, sure that if anyone got to know who we really were they would reject u...	Dave R	1	263	Oct 26, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 25 Principles before personalities (Preview) Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Tradition Twelve = Principles before personalities. Many of us chant these words along with the reader whenever the Twelve Traditions are read. The fact that these w...	Dave R	2	214	Oct 25, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 24 Responsibility (Preview) We are not responsible for our disease, only for our recovery. As we begin to apply what we have learned, our lives begin to change for the better. Basic Text, p. 91 = The further we go in recovery, the less we avoid responsibility for ourselves and our actions. By applying the principles of the Na...	Dave R	1	269	Oct 24, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 23 Surrender (Preview) By surrendering control, we gain a far greater power. Basic Text, p. 44 = When we were using, we did everything we could to run things our way. We used every scheme imaginable to bring our world under control. When we got what we wanted, we felt powerful, invincible; when we didn't, we felt vulne...	Dave R	1	233	Oct 23, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 22 Look who's talking (Preview) Our disease is so cunning that it can get us into impossible situations. Basic Text, p. 83 = Some of us say, My disease is talking to me. Others say, My head wont turn off. Still others refer to the committee in my mind or the monkey on my back. Lets face it. We suffer from an incurable malady that...	Dave R	1	261	Oct 23, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 21 God's will today (Preview) This decision demands continued acceptance, ever-increasing faith, and a daily commitment to recovery. IP No. 14, One Addicts Experience = Sometimes, we really live the Third Step and it,s great! We dont regret the past, we aren't afraid of the future, and were generally pleased with the pre...	Dave R	2	229	Oct 21, 2014 by Davethewave
	JFT October 20 Freedom to Choose (Preview) Enforced morality lacks the power that comes to us when we choose to live a spiritual life. Basic Text, p. 45 = In our active addiction, many of us lived our lives by default. We were unwilling or unable to make choices about how we wanted to act, what we preferred to do, or even where we would live. W...	Dave R	1	283	Oct 21, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 19 Standing for something (Preview) ...we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us. Basic Text, p. 88 = In our active addiction, we were prepared to compromise everything we believed in just to get our hands on more drugs. Whether we stole from our families and friends, sold ourselves, o...	Dave R	1	266	Oct 21, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 3 Losing self-will (Preview) Our egos, once so large and dominant, now take a back seat because we are in harmony with a loving God. We find that we lead richer, happier, and much fuller lives when we lose self-will. Basic Text, p. 105 = Addiction and self-will go hand in hand. The unmanageability that we admitted to in Step On...	Dave R	3	327	Oct 18, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 18 We all belong (Preview) Although politics makes strange bedfellows, as the old saying goes, addiction makes us one of a kind. Basic Text, p. 87 = What a mixture of folks we have in Narcotics Anonymous! In any given meeting on any given night, well find a variety of people who probably never would have sat down in a room toge...	Dave R	1	248	Oct 18, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 17 "The Truth" (Preview) Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth. Basic Text, p. 94 = Many of us thought we could recognize The Truth. We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and without question. The real truth, however, was t...	Dave R	1	360	Oct 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 16 The simplest prayer (Preview) ...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Step Eleven = How do we pray? With little experience, many of us dont even know how to begin. The process, however, is neither difficult nor complicated. We came to Narcotics Anonymous because of our drug addictio...	Dave R	1	216	Oct 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 15 Choices (Preview) We did not choose to become addicts. Basic Text, p. 3 = When we were growing up, all of us had dreams. Every child has heard a relative or neighbor ask, What do you want to be when you grow up? Even if some of us didnt have elaborate dreams of success, most of us dreamed of work, families, and a futu...	Dave R	1	273	Oct 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	LONG HOT SUMMER (Preview) Welp hello to all that are still hangin around this joint as the title says it's been a long summer for me super busy as like never before in my business and now its time for me to take a break, actually i've been working straight non stop no weeks off for 2 years, I have instated taking most weeken...	BigV	10	556	Oct 16, 2014 by BigV
	JFT October 14 The end of loneliness (Preview) With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness. = Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be surrounded by people but, sooner or later, our addiction drives a wedge between us and even our closest loved ones. Many of us are driven to Narcotics Anonymous by a des...	Dave R	1	238	Oct 14, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 13 Making a difference (Preview) Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person. Basic Text, p. 104 = Sometimes it seems as though there is so much wrong with the world that we might as well forget trying to make a difference. After all, we...	Dave R	1	287	Oct 13, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 12 Being right (Preview) When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we dont have to argue our point of view.... We no longer have to be right all the time. Basic Text, p. 58 = Nothing isolates us more quickly from the warmth and camaraderie of our fellow NA members than having to be right. Insecure, we pretend t...	Dave R	1	272	Oct 13, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 11 Eyeglasses and attitudes (Preview) Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes. Basic Text, p. 55 = In active addiction, the world probably looked like a horrible place. Using helped us tolerate the world we saw. Today, however, we understand that the worlds condition wa...	Dave R	1	276	Oct 11, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 10 Consequences (Preview) Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking. Basic Text, p. 90 = Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted...	Dave R	2	235	Oct 10, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 9 Order (Preview) We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief. Basic Text, p. 97 = Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Anonymous is making sure our own house is in order. So what...	Dave R	1	216	Oct 10, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 8 A new pattern of living (Preview) We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have. Basic Text, p. 78 = Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaninga dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The Narcotics Anonymous recovery program gives us a new pattern of living to replac...	Dave R	1	204	Oct 8, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 7 Depending on our higher power (Preview) As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him. Basic Text, pp. 71 = For many addicts, rebelliousness is second nature. We didnt want to depend on anyon...	Dave R	1	341	Oct 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 6 Amends without expectations (Preview) Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing. Basic Text, p. 39 = The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. As we approach this step, we may wonder what the outcome of our amends will be. ...	Dave R	1	547	Oct 6, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 5 Ask for mercy, not justice (Preview) Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim. Basic Text, p. 38 = Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a lit...	Dave R	1	285	Oct 5, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 4 Thirty-day wonder (Preview) When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known. Basic Text, p. 50 = Many of us have been thirty-day wonders. We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first NA meeting. We iden...	Dave R	1	279	Oct 4, 2014 by Mike M
	JFT October 2 Keeping faith (Preview) We grasp the limitless strength provided for us through our daily prayer and surrender as long as we keep faith and renew it. Basic Text, p. 46 = There are two parts to recovery: getting clean, and staying clean. Getting clean is comparatively easy because we only have to do it once. Staying clea...	Dave R	1	217	Oct 3, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT October 1 Not just a motivation for growth (Preview) We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery. Basic Text, p. 30 = Pain--who needs it! we think whenever were in it. We see no good purpose for pain. It seems to be a pointless exercise in suffering. If someone happens to mention spiritual growth to us while were in pain, we most likel...	Dave R	1	306	Oct 1, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 30 Being ourselves (Preview) Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = Over and over, we have tried to live up to the expectations of those around us. We may have been raised believing that we were okay if we earned good grades in school, cleaned our rooms, or dressed a certain way. Always wanting to belong and be l...	Dave R	1	238	Oct 1, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 29 Just for today (Preview) When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Basic Text, p. 99 = Just for today--it's a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for r...	Dave R	1	248	Sep 30, 2014 by cdbuckberry
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