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Dave R · Dave R

We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs. Basic Text, p. 13 = Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know were not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched all our lives for something to make us all right,...

Dave R · Dave R

My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought Id be without drugs. = Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence once they quit using. That fear is far...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world... Basic Text, p. 91 = Perhaps there have been times in our recovery when we were close to someone who was in great pain. We struggled with the question, What can I do to make them feel better? We felt anxious and inadequate to r...

Dave R · Dave R

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to recovery seems to be placing unrealistic expectations on... others. Basic Text, p. 82 = Many of us come into Narcotics Anonymous feeling pretty poorly about ourselves. By comparison, the recovering addicts we meet at meetings may seem almost superhumanl...

Dave R · Dave R

We need not lose faith when we become rebellious. Basic Text, p. 35 = Many of us have lived our entire lives in revolt. Our initial response to any type of direction is often negative. Automatic rejection of authority seems to be a troubling character defect for many addicts. A thorough self-exa...

Dave R · Dave R

Where there has been wrong, the program teaches us the spirit of forgiveness. Basic Text, p. 12 = In NA, we begin to interact with the world around us. We no longer live in isolation. But freedom from isolation has its price: The more we interact with people, the more often well find someone steppi...

Dave R · Dave R

We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean. Basic Text, p. 9 = The NA program gives us a new pattern of living. One of the basic elements of that new pattern is regular meeting attendance. For the newcomer, living clean is a brand-new e...

Dave R · Dave R

We find that we suffer from a disease, not a moral dilemma. We were critically ill, not hopelessly bad. Basic Text, p. 16 = For many of us, Narcotics Anonymous was the answer to a personal puzzle of long standing. Why did we always feel alone, even in a crowd, we wondered? Why did we do so many crazy,...

Dave R · Dave R

We try to remember that when we make amends we are doing it for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 41 = As long as we still owe amends, our spirits are cluttered with things we dont need. Were carrying the extra load of an apology owed, a resentment held, or unexpressed remorse. Its like having a messy house. ...

Dave R · Dave R

Humility is a by-product that allows us to grow and develop in an atmosphere of freedom and removes the fear of becoming known by our employers, families, or friends as addicts. Basic Text, pp. 75-76 = Many of us may not have understood the idea that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our t...

Dave R · Dave R

We become able to make wise and loving decisions based on principles and ideals that have real value in our lives. Basic Text, p. 105 = Addiction gave us a certain set of values, principles we applied in our lives. You pushed me, one of those values told us, so I pushed back, hard. Its minewas anoth...

Dave R · Dave R

We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling. Basic Text, p.43 = The way we treat others often reveals our own state of being. When we are at peace, we're most likely to treat others with respect and compassion. However, when w...

Dave R · Dave R

Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible. Basic Text, p. 106 = The NA program has given us more freedom than we ever dreamed possible. Sometimes, though, in the daily routine, we lose track of how much weve been given. Ho...

mikah · mikah

. ....heard a good one last night....... ''I got the monkey off my back......but the circus is still in town'' ..............what's -your- favorite!?

Dave R · Dave R

The steps offer a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Our futures are changed because we dont have to avoid those who we have harmed. As a result... we receive a new freedom that can end isolation. Basic Text, p. 39 = Many of us come to Narcotics Anonymous full of regrets about our p...

Dave R · Dave R

These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure. Basic Text, p.32 = The Fifth Step asks us to share our true nature with God, with ourselves, and with another human being. It doesnt encourage us to tell everyone every little secret about ourselves. It doesnt ask us to disclose to the w...

Dave R · Dave R

We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten = A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two key Tenth Step questions are,...

Dave R · Dave R

Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary. Basic Text, p. 15 = Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every day and every dose. In recovery, th...

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

Yes, I made it. I had called my brother for help. I asked him to come half way across the country and pick me up and take me home. It was very deliberate, I couldn't wait for him to take a three day bus ride so I called my grandpa and without hesitation he loaned me $1000. My bro flew out the next day; young as he...

Dave R · Dave R

We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past. Basic Text, p. 42 = When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clean up that wreckage, amend our past, and...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn to be careful of praying for specific things. Basic Text, p. 46 = In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for ourselves. We expected mira...

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 = Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulting in self-destructive a...

Dave R · Dave R

We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others. Basic Text, p. 58 = To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a unique quality to off...

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 understanding of what it ta...

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...

sammyd · sammyd

Ok so i might as well start off by saying that when i was 15, i started IVing heroin and continued to do so for about 2 years. after so many close calls with the law, multiple overdoses, and losing everything, i joined a suboxone program. They started me off on 2 8mg strips a day. but after many failed drug te...

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 = Its been said that recovery is simple-all we've got to change is everything! That can seem a pretty tall order, es...

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 we've learned in the...

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 possibly could. Ou...

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 its not growing, its decaying. If we stand still, our spiritual progress will lose its upward momen...

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	JFT September 13 Something different (Preview) We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs. Basic Text, p. 13 = Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know were not unique in feeling that way; we hear many addicts share the same thing. We searched all our lives for something to make us all right,...	Dave R	1	368	Sep 13, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 12 New horizons (Preview) My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought Id be without drugs. = Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence once they quit using. That fear is far...	Dave R	1	340	Sep 13, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 10 More powerful than words (Preview) We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world... Basic Text, p. 91 = Perhaps there have been times in our recovery when we were close to someone who was in great pain. We struggled with the question, What can I do to make them feel better? We felt anxious and inadequate to r...	Dave R	1	350	Sep 10, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 9 Feet of clay (Preview) One of the biggest stumbling blocks to recovery seems to be placing unrealistic expectations on... others. Basic Text, p. 82 = Many of us come into Narcotics Anonymous feeling pretty poorly about ourselves. By comparison, the recovering addicts we meet at meetings may seem almost superhumanl...	Dave R	1	332	Sep 9, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 8 Rebellion (Preview) We need not lose faith when we become rebellious. Basic Text, p. 35 = Many of us have lived our entire lives in revolt. Our initial response to any type of direction is often negative. Automatic rejection of authority seems to be a troubling character defect for many addicts. A thorough self-exa...	Dave R	2	442	Sep 9, 2014 by mikah
	JFT September 7 Resentment and forgiveness (Preview) Where there has been wrong, the program teaches us the spirit of forgiveness. Basic Text, p. 12 = In NA, we begin to interact with the world around us. We no longer live in isolation. But freedom from isolation has its price: The more we interact with people, the more often well find someone steppi...	Dave R	1	349	Sep 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 6 Regular meeting attendance (Preview) We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean. Basic Text, p. 9 = The NA program gives us a new pattern of living. One of the basic elements of that new pattern is regular meeting attendance. For the newcomer, living clean is a brand-new e...	Dave R	1	366	Sep 6, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 5 Not hopelessly bad (Preview) We find that we suffer from a disease, not a moral dilemma. We were critically ill, not hopelessly bad. Basic Text, p. 16 = For many of us, Narcotics Anonymous was the answer to a personal puzzle of long standing. Why did we always feel alone, even in a crowd, we wondered? Why did we do so many crazy,...	Dave R	1	414	Sep 6, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 4 Cluttered spirits (Preview) We try to remember that when we make amends we are doing it for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 41 = As long as we still owe amends, our spirits are cluttered with things we dont need. Were carrying the extra load of an apology owed, a resentment held, or unexpressed remorse. Its like having a messy house. ...	Dave R	1	521	Sep 4, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 3 Humility expressed by anonymity (Preview) Humility is a by-product that allows us to grow and develop in an atmosphere of freedom and removes the fear of becoming known by our employers, families, or friends as addicts. Basic Text, pp. 75-76 = Many of us may not have understood the idea that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our t...	Dave R	1	295	Sep 3, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT September 1 Real values (Preview) We become able to make wise and loving decisions based on principles and ideals that have real value in our lives. Basic Text, p. 105 = Addiction gave us a certain set of values, principles we applied in our lives. You pushed me, one of those values told us, so I pushed back, hard. Its minewas anoth...	Dave R	1	358	Sep 1, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 30 Doing good, feeling good (Preview) We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling. Basic Text, p.43 = The way we treat others often reveals our own state of being. When we are at peace, we're most likely to treat others with respect and compassion. However, when w...	Dave R	1	358	Aug 31, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 31 Gratitude (Preview) Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible. Basic Text, p. 106 = The NA program has given us more freedom than we ever dreamed possible. Sometimes, though, in the daily routine, we lose track of how much weve been given. Ho...	Dave R	1	338	Aug 31, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	...CLASSIC PHRASES from the rooms of NA..... (Preview) . ....heard a good one last night....... ''I got the monkey off my back......but the circus is still in town'' ..............what's -your- favorite!?	mikah	8	508	Aug 30, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 29 Don't look back (Preview) The steps offer a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Our futures are changed because we dont have to avoid those who we have harmed. As a result... we receive a new freedom that can end isolation. Basic Text, p. 39 = Many of us come to Narcotics Anonymous full of regrets about our p...	Dave R	2	424	Aug 29, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 28 The light of exposure (Preview) These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure. Basic Text, p.32 = The Fifth Step asks us to share our true nature with God, with ourselves, and with another human being. It doesnt encourage us to tell everyone every little secret about ourselves. It doesnt ask us to disclose to the w...	Dave R	2	380	Aug 29, 2014 by mikah
	JFT August 26 Tenth Step inventory (Preview) We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Ten = A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing. While each member asks different questions, some questions have been found to be helpful to almost everyone. Two key Tenth Step questions are,...	Dave R	1	337	Aug 27, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 27 Choosing life (Preview) Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary. Basic Text, p. 15 = Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we used. Our lifestyles, too, put us at risk. The life of an addict is sold cheaply with every day and every dose. In recovery, th...	Dave R	2	304	Aug 27, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	20 years! (Preview) Yes, I made it. I had called my brother for help. I asked him to come half way across the country and pick me up and take me home. It was very deliberate, I couldn't wait for him to take a three day bus ride so I called my grandpa and without hesitation he loaned me $1000. My bro flew out the next day; young as he...	kitty doyle	9	576	Aug 26, 2014 by BigV
	JFT August 25 The ninth step--reclaiming life (Preview) We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past. Basic Text, p. 42 = When we start the Ninth Step, weve reached an exciting stage in our recovery. The damage done in our lives is what led many of us to seek help in the first place. Now, we have a chance to clean up that wreckage, amend our past, and...	Dave R	1	487	Aug 25, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 24 Seeking God's will (Preview) We learn to be careful of praying for specific things. Basic Text, p. 46 = In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of Gods will for us and the power to carry it out. On the contrary, most of our prayers were for God to get us out of the mess we had made for ourselves. We expected mira...	Dave R	1	304	Aug 24, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 23 Decision-making (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 = Life is a series of decisions, actions, and consequences. When we were using, our decisions were usually driven by our disease, resulting in self-destructive a...	Dave R	1	359	Aug 24, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 22 Contribution (Preview) We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others. Basic Text, p. 58 = To make a difference in the world, to contribute something special, is perhaps the highest aspiration of the human heart. Each one of us, no matter what our personal makeup, has a unique quality to off...	Dave R	1	320	Aug 22, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	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 understanding of what it ta...	Dave R	1	308	Aug 21, 2014 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...	Dave R	1	446	Aug 20, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	Please help! Im about to come off 1mg of suboxone after 6 months and am very nervous withdraw suboxone 1mg coming off need help scared social anxiety anxiety not feeling right (Preview) Ok so i might as well start off by saying that when i was 15, i started IVing heroin and continued to do so for about 2 years. after so many close calls with the law, multiple overdoses, and losing everything, i joined a suboxone program. They started me off on 2 8mg strips a day. but after many failed drug te...	sammyd	12	6456	Aug 20, 2014 by mikah
	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 = Its been said that recovery is simple-all we've got to change is everything! That can seem a pretty tall order, es...	Dave R	3	390	Aug 19, 2014 by mikah
	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 we've learned in the...	Dave R	2	457	Aug 19, 2014 by mikah
	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 possibly could. Ou...	Dave R	1	358	Aug 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT August 16 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 its not growing, its decaying. If we stand still, our spiritual progress will lose its upward momen...	Dave R	2	301	Aug 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
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