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JFT July 14 An "inside job"
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Social acceptability does not equal recovery. Basic Text, p. 22 = One of the first things that happens to many of us in recovery is that we start to look better. We get healthier; we bathe; we dress more appropriately. And without the goading of active addiction, many of us finally stop stealing,...
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JFT July 13 Humility in action
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If we are hurting, and most of us do from time to time, we learn to ask for help. Basic Text, p. 83 = Sometimes recovery gets downright difficult. It can be even more difficult to get humble enough to ask for help. We think, I have all this time clean. I should be better than this! But the reality of rec...
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JFT July 12 Patience
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We were trapped by our need for the instant gratification that drugs gave us. Basic Text, p. 25 = I want what I want, and I want it now! That's about as patient as most of us ever got in our active addiction. The obsession and compulsion of our disease gave us a one-track way of thinking; when we wanted...
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JFT July 11 Encouragement
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We share comfort and encouragement with others. Basic Text, p. 99 = Many of us have watched as babies take their first steps. The mother holds the child on its feet. The father kneels nearby with outstretched arms, encouraging the little one, his face flooded with devotion. The baby takes a few s...
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JFT July 9 We do recover
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...the time has come when that tired old lie, Once an addict, always an addict, will no longer be tolerated by either society or the addict himself. We do recover. Basic Text, p. 89 = From time to time, we hear speakers share that they don't really understand spiritual principles yet. They tell us t...
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JFt July 8 The "G" word
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It is important for you to know that you will hear God mentioned at NA meetings. What we are referring to is a Power greater than ourselves that makes possible what seems impossible. IP No. 22, Welcome to NA = Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with a variety of preconceptions about what the word...
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Bath salts
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I am in recovery myself been sober 8 years, I have never used bath salts. My husband relapsed 3 years ago and started using this on a regular basis. He has tried multiple times to get sober from this and I am beginning to wonder if this is possible for a heavy bath salt user. No one in my town has gotten sober f...
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JFT July 7 God in each other
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One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addicts recovery. Basic Text, p. 52 = We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. Wh...
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JFT July 6 "I'm sorry"
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The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people. Basic Text, p. 39 = To say Im sorry probably isn't such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have been a v...
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Will be in Akron/Canton Ohio 3-6th of July
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If you live in the Akron/Canton Ohio area, my girlfriend and I will be camping at KOA Sparta, about 30 minutes from Akron, in the Canton area. We are planning to enjoy festivities and 4th of July fireworks in Downtown Canton on the 4th, and visiting Dr. Bob's house and a few other AA related sites in Akro...
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JFT July 5 Exploring spiritual options
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The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation. Basic Text, p. 44 = How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...
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JFT July 4 Conflict
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We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them. Basic Text, p. 90 = From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just cant get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our par...
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I just want to share...
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Many are aware of the struggles I've endured for the last several years with my son, often bringing me to the brink of my sanity and pushing my 'pick up' button more times than I ever thought was possible for some who has been free of active addiction for as long as I have. It's taken my son two extra years wo...
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JFT July 3 Quiet time
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Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power. Basic Text, p. 95 = Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...
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JFT July 2 Comparing
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Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common. Basic Text, p. 87 = We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in re...
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JFT June 26 Surrendering self-will
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Our fears are lessened and faith begins to grow as we learn the true meaning of surrender. We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression. Basic Text, p. 27 = Surrender is the beginning of a new way of life. When driven primarily by self-will, we constantly wondered whethe...
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JFT July 1 A simple program
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The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. = Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...
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JFT June 30 Maintaing the foundation
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Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future. Basic Text, p. 96 = The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...
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JFT June 29 Keeping recovery fresh
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Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases. Basic Text, p. 84 = After the first couple of years in recovery, most of us start to feel like there are no more big deals. If weve been diligent in working the steps, the p...
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JFT June 28 Group conscience
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Working with others is only the beginning of service work. Basic Text, p. 59 = Service work calls for a selfless devotion to carrying the message to the still-suffering addict. But our attitude of service cannot stop there. Service also requires that we look at ourselves and our motives. Our ef...
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JFT June 27 Change and growth
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When someone points out a shortcoming, our first reaction may be defensive. There will always be room for growth. Basic Text, p. 36 = Recovery is a process that brings about change in our lives. We need that change if we are to continue our growth toward freedom. Its important that we remain open...
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JFT June 25 Not just lucky
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The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief. Basic Text, p. 25 = Coming to believe is a process that stems from personal experience. Each of us has this experience; all addicts who find recovery in NA have solid evidence of a benevo...
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JFT June 24 Tolerance
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...ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Tradition Twelve = Sometimes its hard to accept others character defects. As we recover together, we not only listen to others talk in meetings, we also watch how they walk through their recovery. The more we get to know other memb...
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JFT June 23 Surrender
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We didnt 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 clean time and...
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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 ourselves confront...
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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 shouldnt be too difficult. All I have to do is stop lying. To some of us, this comes easily. We no longer have to lie to our empl...
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Looking for an online NA sponsor
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I've tried to have sponsors in the past, albeit it's been a while, but they did not work out for various reasons. However, I think with the right sponsor, willing to dedicate a little time that I can click with would be wonderful. I do have a limited schedule but there is always time for growth and every mo...
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JFT June 20 Meditation for beginners
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For some, prayer is asking for Gods 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, many of us were told. It takes p...
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Unsustainable
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I am at day four of withdrawal from opiates. I have never done this before. I realized I was unsustainable. My drugs were unsustainable and my life was unsustainable. I do not remember the last time I did not depend on opiates. It started innocent enough, heart surgeries, back pain and hospitals...
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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 troubled, the jo...
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