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Dave R · Dave R

...the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or bad to us. We are challenged by obstacles and opposition fro...

John · John

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Dave R · Dave R

A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure. We tend to feel...

Dave R · Dave R

As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. Basic Text, p. 85 = Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly loc...

Dave R · Dave R

We want to be free of our guilt, but we dont wish to do so at the expense of anyone else. Basic Text, p. 40 = Lets face it: Most of us left trails of destruction in our wakes and harmed anyone who got in our way. Some of the people we hurt most in our addiction were the people we loved most. In an effort to pur...

Dave R · Dave R

The steps lead to an awakening of a spiritual nature. This awakening is evidenced by changes in our lives. Basic Text, p. 49 = We know how to recognize the disease of addiction. Its symptoms are indisputable. Besides an uncontrollable appetite for drugs, those suffering exhibit self-centere...

Dave R · Dave R

Meetings keep us in touch with where weve been, but more importantly, with where we could go in our recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = In many ways, addicts are different. When we came to Narcotics Anonymous we found others like ourselves, people who understood us and whom we could understand. No longe...

Dave R · Dave R

We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing. Basic Text, p. 102 = Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons. In the beginning, we avoided family and friends so they wouldnt find out we were using. Some of us avoided all non-addicts, fearing mora...

Dave R · Dave R

We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard. Basic Text, p. 29 = As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the future. Its easy for our thoughts to remain tr...

Dave R · Dave R

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Step Nine = In every relationship, we dont always handle things the way we would have hoped. But friendships dont have to end when we make mistakes; instead, we can make amends. If we are sincer...

Dave R · Dave R

We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Step Six = After taking the Fifth Step, many of us spend some time considering the exact nature of our wrongs and the part theyd played in making us who we were. What would our lives be like without, say, our arrogance? Sure, ar...

Dave R · Dave R

Gods will for us becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = The Twelve Steps are a path to spiritual awakening. This awakening takes the form of a developing relationship with a loving Higher Power. Each succeeding step strengthens that relationship. As we continue to work the...

Dave R · Dave R

As we approach this step, most of us are afraid that there is a monster inside of us that, if released, will destroy us. Basic Text, p. 27 = Most of us are terrified to look at ourselves, to probe our insides. Were afraid that if we examine our actions and motives, well find a bottomless black pit of self...

Dave R · Dave R

Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. Basic Text, p. 23 = Mistakes! We all know how it feels to make them. Many of us feel that our entire lives have been a mistake. We often regard our mistakes with shame or guilt at the very least, with frustration and impati...

Dave R · Dave R

The progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey. Basic Text, p. 83 = The longer we stay clean, the steeper and narrower our path seems to become. But God doesnt give us more than we can handle. No matter how difficult the road becomes, no matter how narrow, how winding the turns, there i...

Dave R · Dave R

For meditation to be of value, the results must show in our daily lives. Basic Text, p. 47 = In working our program, we are given many indirect indications of a Higher Powers presence in our lives: the clean feeling that comes to so many of us in taking our Fifth Step; the sense that we are finally on the r...

Dave R · Dave R

A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an old-timer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer. Basic Text, p. 43 = Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pi...

Davethewave · Davethewave

So my daughter came clean and went o detox last night. I am so lost

Dave R · Dave R

We... get a good look at what these defects are doing to our lives. We begin to long for freedom from these defects. Basic Text, p. 34 = Becoming entirely ready to have our defects of character removed can be a long process, often taking place over the course of a lifetime. Our state of readiness grow...

Dave R · Dave R

"We sit down with a notebook, ask for guidance, pick up our pen, and start writing." Basic Text, p. 30 = When we're confused or in pain, our sponsor sometimes tells us to "write about it." Though we may groan as we drag out the notebook, we know that it will help. By laying it all...

Dave R · Dave R

We have learned that it is okay to not know all the answers, for then we are teachable and can learn to live our new life successfully. Basic Text, p. 96 = In a way, addiction is a great teacher. And if addiction teaches us nothing else, it will teach us humility. We hear it said that it took our very bes...

mikah · mikah

.....5 years ago,,in the depths of my active addiction,, my front tooth fell out....I was struggling to stay clean,,but felt like this event 'marked' me to addiction.......eventually a dentist put a post in ,,built a tooth,thanks to canada's medicaid funding---I was certainly grateful! ........

Dave R · Dave R

With the world in such a turmoil, I feel I have been blessed to be where I am. Basic Text, p. 145 = Some days it doesnt pay to turn on the news, we hear so many stories about violence and mayhem. When we used, many of us grew accustomed to violence. Through the fog of our addiction, we rarely got too distur...

Dave R · Dave R

In time, we can relax and enjoy the atmosphere of recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = Imagine what would happen if a newcomer walked into one of our meetings and was met by a group of grim-faced people gripping the arms of their chairs with white knuckles. That newcomer would probably bolt, perhaps mutter...

Dave R · Dave R

...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean. Basic Text, p. 132 = Any lengths? newcomers ask. What do you mean, any lengths? Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to drive many miles to get drugs? Y...

LizC · LizC

Hey y'all. I just wanted to ask for some prayers. I'm having surgery today and I'm very scared, nervous, anxious about being put under. I've never been put to sleep on purpose and while clean. What if I don't wake up? What if I bleed out? I hate needles and I hate having an IV. I'm a big weiney when it comes to...

Dave R · Dave R

Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers. Tradition Five = Our home group means a lot to us. After all, where would we be without our favorite NA meeting? Our group sometimes sponsors picnics or other activities. Often, home group members get tog...

Dave R · Dave R

My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way. Gratitude Prayer = The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of gratitude arent limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed. More fr...

Dave R · Dave R

There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles. Basic Text, p. 18 = When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlying this program...

Dave R · Dave R

Being involved in service makes me feel worthwhile. = When most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous, we had very little self-worth left to salvage. Many members say that they began to develop self-esteem through being of service early in their recovery. Something just short of a miracle occu...

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	JFT May 27 Meeting the day's challenge (Preview) ...the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = A challenge is anything that dares us to succeed. Things new and unfamiliar serve as challenges, whether those things appear good or bad to us. We are challenged by obstacles and opposition fro...	Dave R	2	345	May 27, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	MIP Site Hosting and Domain needs your support (Preview) Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums is hosted by GoDaddy.com. Two years of web hosting cost 242.00. Our domain address (12stepforums.net) cost 33..00 for two years. Both are due for renewal at this time. Please consider helping us meet this expense by sending in a donation using the Do...	John	1	270	May 26, 2014 by Mike M
	JFT May 24 "Good" and "bad" feelings (Preview) A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Most of us seem to unconsciously judge what happens in our lives each day as good or bad, success or failure. We tend to feel...	Dave R	2	463	May 25, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 24 Risking vulnerability (Preview) As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. Basic Text, p. 85 = Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly loc...	Dave R	1	373	May 25, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 23 Amends and sponsors (Preview) We want to be free of our guilt, but we dont wish to do so at the expense of anyone else. Basic Text, p. 40 = Lets face it: Most of us left trails of destruction in our wakes and harmed anyone who got in our way. Some of the people we hurt most in our addiction were the people we loved most. In an effort to pur...	Dave R	1	353	May 25, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 22 Symptoms of a spiritual awakening (Preview) The steps lead to an awakening of a spiritual nature. This awakening is evidenced by changes in our lives. Basic Text, p. 49 = We know how to recognize the disease of addiction. Its symptoms are indisputable. Besides an uncontrollable appetite for drugs, those suffering exhibit self-centere...	Dave R	2	493	May 22, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 21 Keep coming back (Preview) Meetings keep us in touch with where weve been, but more importantly, with where we could go in our recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = In many ways, addicts are different. When we came to Narcotics Anonymous we found others like ourselves, people who understood us and whom we could understand. No longe...	Dave R	1	468	May 21, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 20 Coming out of isolation (Preview) We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing. Basic Text, p. 102 = Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons. In the beginning, we avoided family and friends so they wouldnt find out we were using. Some of us avoided all non-addicts, fearing mora...	Dave R	1	338	May 21, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 19 A growth inventory (Preview) We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard. Basic Text, p. 29 = As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the future. Its easy for our thoughts to remain tr...	Dave R	0	267	May 19, 2014 by Dave R
	JFT May 18 Friends and amends--keeping it simple (Preview) We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Step Nine = In every relationship, we dont always handle things the way we would have hoped. But friendships dont have to end when we make mistakes; instead, we can make amends. If we are sincer...	Dave R	1	304	May 18, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 17 "Defects" (Preview) We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Step Six = After taking the Fifth Step, many of us spend some time considering the exact nature of our wrongs and the part theyd played in making us who we were. What would our lives be like without, say, our arrogance? Sure, ar...	Dave R	1	343	May 17, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 16 Our higher power's will (Preview) Gods will for us becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = The Twelve Steps are a path to spiritual awakening. This awakening takes the form of a developing relationship with a loving Higher Power. Each succeeding step strengthens that relationship. As we continue to work the...	Dave R	1	359	May 16, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 15 Fear of the Fourth Step (Preview) As we approach this step, most of us are afraid that there is a monster inside of us that, if released, will destroy us. Basic Text, p. 27 = Most of us are terrified to look at ourselves, to probe our insides. Were afraid that if we examine our actions and motives, well find a bottomless black pit of self...	Dave R	1	362	May 15, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 14 Oops! (Preview) Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. Basic Text, p. 23 = Mistakes! We all know how it feels to make them. Many of us feel that our entire lives have been a mistake. We often regard our mistakes with shame or guilt at the very least, with frustration and impati...	Dave R	2	333	May 14, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 13 Onward on the journey (Preview) The progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey. Basic Text, p. 83 = The longer we stay clean, the steeper and narrower our path seems to become. But God doesnt give us more than we can handle. No matter how difficult the road becomes, no matter how narrow, how winding the turns, there i...	Dave R	2	335	May 14, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 12 Living with spiritual experiences (Preview) For meditation to be of value, the results must show in our daily lives. Basic Text, p. 47 = In working our program, we are given many indirect indications of a Higher Powers presence in our lives: the clean feeling that comes to so many of us in taking our Fifth Step; the sense that we are finally on the r...	Dave R	2	407	May 14, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 11 Balancing the scales (Preview) A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an old-timer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer. Basic Text, p. 43 = Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pi...	Dave R	2	399	May 12, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	She asked for help...went to rehab (Preview) So my daughter came clean and went o detox last night. I am so lost	Davethewave	3	309	May 11, 2014 by Davethewave
	JFT May 10 Becoming entirely ready (Preview) We... get a good look at what these defects are doing to our lives. We begin to long for freedom from these defects. Basic Text, p. 34 = Becoming entirely ready to have our defects of character removed can be a long process, often taking place over the course of a lifetime. Our state of readiness grow...	Dave R	2	314	May 10, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 9 Write about it! (Preview) "We sit down with a notebook, ask for guidance, pick up our pen, and start writing." Basic Text, p. 30 = When we're confused or in pain, our sponsor sometimes tells us to "write about it." Though we may groan as we drag out the notebook, we know that it will help. By laying it all...	Dave R	2	521	May 9, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 8 Teachable (Preview) We have learned that it is okay to not know all the answers, for then we are teachable and can learn to live our new life successfully. Basic Text, p. 96 = In a way, addiction is a great teacher. And if addiction teaches us nothing else, it will teach us humility. We hear it said that it took our very bes...	Dave R	2	399	May 8, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	..a sad loss,,,a beautiful step forwards!.... (Preview) .....5 years ago,,in the depths of my active addiction,, my front tooth fell out....I was struggling to stay clean,,but felt like this event 'marked' me to addiction.......eventually a dentist put a post in ,,built a tooth,thanks to canada's medicaid funding---I was certainly grateful! ........	mikah	4	400	May 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May Turning turmoil into peace (Preview) With the world in such a turmoil, I feel I have been blessed to be where I am. Basic Text, p. 145 = Some days it doesnt pay to turn on the news, we hear so many stories about violence and mayhem. When we used, many of us grew accustomed to violence. Through the fog of our addiction, we rarely got too distur...	Dave R	2	362	May 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 6 Are we having fun yet? (Preview) In time, we can relax and enjoy the atmosphere of recovery. Basic Text, p. 56 = Imagine what would happen if a newcomer walked into one of our meetings and was met by a group of grim-faced people gripping the arms of their chairs with white knuckles. That newcomer would probably bolt, perhaps mutter...	Dave R	2	356	May 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 5 Any lengths (Preview) ...I was ready to go to any lengths to stay clean. Basic Text, p. 132 = Any lengths? newcomers ask. What do you mean, any lengths? Looking back at our active addiction and the lengths we were willing to go to in order to stay high can help to explain. Were we willing to drive many miles to get drugs? Y...	Dave R	2	332	May 7, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	Running scared (Preview) Hey y'all. I just wanted to ask for some prayers. I'm having surgery today and I'm very scared, nervous, anxious about being put under. I've never been put to sleep on purpose and while clean. What if I don't wake up? What if I bleed out? I hate needles and I hate having an IV. I'm a big weiney when it comes to...	LizC	14	634	May 7, 2014 by Dean
	JFT May 4 What about the newcomer? (Preview) Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers. Tradition Five = Our home group means a lot to us. After all, where would we be without our favorite NA meeting? Our group sometimes sponsors picnics or other activities. Often, home group members get tog...	Dave R	1	480	May 4, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT Sharing our gratitude (Preview) My gratitude speaks when I care and when I share with others the NA way. Gratitude Prayer = The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of gratitude arent limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed. More fr...	Dave R	1	403	May 4, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 2 Just maybe... (Preview) There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles. Basic Text, p. 18 = When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlying this program...	Dave R	3	369	May 3, 2014 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 1 Self-worth and service (Preview) Being involved in service makes me feel worthwhile. = When most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous, we had very little self-worth left to salvage. Many members say that they began to develop self-esteem through being of service early in their recovery. Something just short of a miracle occu...	Dave R	1	642	May 3, 2014 by cdbuckberry
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