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Brian_YellowEyes · Brian_YellowEyes

Loving Our Longtimers, a new phone mtg featuring speakers w/30 yrs or more clean, each Wednesday at 8:oopm Eastern. This weekly meeting will be recorded for later playback. Hosted by Historical Significance (559) 726-1300, 108786# Playback (559) 726-1399, 108786#. Please pass this on

avid · avid

My mom is not doing well. I'm flying up to NY this afternoon, may be gone a week or more. I may not have regular access to a computer, so moderating the board could be an issue. I'll send a pm to BigV...maybe he can keep an eye on things. Prayers for peace and for an end to suffering.

Dave R · Dave R

As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life. Basic Text, p. 25 = We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket. Many of us had one particular drug of choice that was our favorite. We relied on it to get us through each day and make life bearable. We were faithfu...

John · John

I surrendered to the process of recovery and started this amazing journey. Thank you for trudging the road of happy destiny with me. John

Manon1973 · Manon1973

hi yes I am still around my life turned into fear after Kelli A drained all parts of me as I found myself in isolation too deep to express I will not post often or with details yet I thought you deserved to know I am alive

Dave R · Dave R

The drive for personal gain... which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity. Basic Text, p. 76 = The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but theres a larger principle at work in the anonymity of the NA program: the principle of selflessn...

Dave R · Dave R

The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers. The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for carrying the message. Basic Text, p. 68 = When we first come to Narcotics Anonymous meetings, we meet recovering addicts. We know they are...

surrender to faith · surrender to faith

Hi. This is a poem I wrote my 3rd day in rehab. I am in early recovery now. Thought this might relate to the people in rehab or recently released and their feelings. You are not alone, because this was for sure my feelings while in that situation. But it does get better. If I Should Die Before My Time If I sho...

Dave R · Dave R

We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life. Basic Text, p. 94 = Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets especially hard, were tempted to follow the path of least resistance and live by our old ideas a...

Dave R · Dave R

When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on as best we can to the bitter endsjails, institutions, or deathor find a new way to live. Basic Text, p. 87 = What was the worst aspect of active add...

Brian_YellowEyes · Brian_YellowEyes

Loving Our Longtimers, a new phone mtg featuring speakers w/30 yrs or more clean, each Wednesday at 8:oopm Eastern. This weekly meeting will be recorded for later playback. Hosted by Historical Significance (559) 726-1300, 108786# Playback (559) 726-1399, 108786#. Please pass this on Tonigh...

Dave R · Dave R

Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves. Basic Text, p. 58 = Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelmed when conte...

Dave R · Dave R

Words mean nothing until we put them into action. Basic Text, p. 58 = The Twelfth Step reminds us to practice these principles in all our affairs. In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem to have an aura of peace surrounding them, demons...

Dave R · Dave R

The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us. Basic Text, p. 68 = Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using may be interesting. But they tend to carry the mess m...

deannae · deannae

I am currently on a sixth step, the step working guide states "our goal is to raise awareness of our defects so we can become entirely ready. well in the mist of rasing this awareness I fins myself being humiliated and miserable .. im praying and then I try to control them.. the hope is this is a proce...

John · John

Hi everyone,Just throwing this out there, into the four winds tonight. I got a call this afternoon from my son, from jail. As some of you already know, this time last year (the same week before Christmas), I bailed him out of jail and he jumped the bond and ran three days later. I had to go through the pr...

A Woven Silence · A Woven Silence

So I started reading the basic text yesterday in preparation for a meeting I was supposed to attend tonight. It would have been the first meeting I went to, and I've been agonizing over it all day. I spent over an hour, I believe, talking to Dusty on the phone trying to get myself in the right place to not be...

A Woven Silence · A Woven Silence

I'm posting for the first time in an attempt to find support. While I have family and friends who are being supportive and sympathetic to my situation, they can't be truly empathetic because they haven't experienced what I have. I want to be able to find someone who's been through what I've been throug...

Dave R · Dave R

In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession. Basic Text, p. 97 = Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and believed it was...

LizC · LizC

What's going my peeps. I am feelingggggg good tonight. What's going on tonight?

Missyn86 · Missyn86

I am currently on suboxone. Before my addiction I had severe anxiety and was medicated for it. I have been working with my recovery clinic and they have found a way for me to see a doctor separately to address these matters. My issue is that what I am on doesn't seem like it's enough. I know as a drug addict w...

Dave R · Dave R

Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases. Basic Text, p. 84 = Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcom...

Dave R · Dave R

Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers. Basic Text, p. xxvi = Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surprise! Wev...

Dave R · Dave R

There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found. Basic Text, p. 49 = Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives. Basic Text, p. 20 = Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money....

Dave R · Dave R

There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. Basic Text, p. 9 = We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their l...

Dave R · Dave R

When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to s...

LizC · LizC

A couple weekends ago I went to Chicago with my best friend. We were downtown site seeing and all of a sudden out of the blue I could feel my legs collapsing underneath me. My vision was completely gone I couldn't see and I couldn't hear. I blacked out in the middle of downtown Chicago in the 10 degree weath...

MIKEF · MIKEF

On this day, 1984, after more than 25 years of devastation ,heartache and pain,I lifted my head from the floor of a farmhouse I had been staying at and admitted total defeat. I didn't know how I was going to do it, but I chose to do whatever it took to find daily recovery...With the God of my understanding,...

Mike M · Mike M

Oops forgot to post! Thanksgiving Eve 11/27 marked 33 years Clean. Just another One Day at a Time in the Life of this Recovering addict.

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	Loving Our Longtimers (Preview) Loving Our Longtimers, a new phone mtg featuring speakers w/30 yrs or more clean, each Wednesday at 8:oopm Eastern. This weekly meeting will be recorded for later playback. Hosted by Historical Significance (559) 726-1300, 108786# Playback (559) 726-1399, 108786#. Please pass this on	Brian_YellowEyes	0	260	Dec 30, 2013 by Brian_YellowEyes
	Emergency in NY (Preview) My mom is not doing well. I'm flying up to NY this afternoon, may be gone a week or more. I may not have regular access to a computer, so moderating the board could be an issue. I'll send a pm to BigV...maybe he can keep an eye on things. Prayers for peace and for an end to suffering.	avid	11	476	Dec 28, 2013 by Davethewave
	JFT December 26 Never-failing power (Preview) As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life. Basic Text, p. 25 = We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket. Many of us had one particular drug of choice that was our favorite. We relied on it to get us through each day and make life bearable. We were faithfu...	Dave R	0	172	Dec 26, 2013 by Dave R
	24 years ago today.... (Preview) I surrendered to the process of recovery and started this amazing journey. Thank you for trudging the road of happy destiny with me. John	John	6	234	Dec 25, 2013 by avid
	been awhile (Preview) hi yes I am still around my life turned into fear after Kelli A drained all parts of me as I found myself in isolation too deep to express I will not post often or with details yet I thought you deserved to know I am alive	Manon1973	5	275	Dec 25, 2013 by avid
	JFT December 25 Anonymity and self-will (Preview) The drive for personal gain... which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity. Basic Text, p. 76 = The word anonymity itself means namelessness, but theres a larger principle at work in the anonymity of the NA program: the principle of selflessn...	Dave R	0	257	Dec 25, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT December 24 Thegroup (Preview) The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers. The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for carrying the message. Basic Text, p. 68 = When we first come to Narcotics Anonymous meetings, we meet recovering addicts. We know they are...	Dave R	1	345	Dec 24, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	poem (Preview) Hi. This is a poem I wrote my 3rd day in rehab. I am in early recovery now. Thought this might relate to the people in rehab or recently released and their feelings. You are not alone, because this was for sure my feelings while in that situation. But it does get better. If I Should Die Before My Time If I sho...	surrender to faith	2	290	Dec 24, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT December 23 New ideas (Preview) We reevaluate our old ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life. Basic Text, p. 94 = Learning to live a new way of life can be difficult. Sometimes, when the going gets especially hard, were tempted to follow the path of least resistance and live by our old ideas a...	Dave R	1	249	Dec 23, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 22 A new way to live (Preview) When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on as best we can to the bitter endsjails, institutions, or deathor find a new way to live. Basic Text, p. 87 = What was the worst aspect of active add...	Dave R	1	283	Dec 23, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	Loving Our Longtimers Loving Our Longtimers-30+yrs every Wednesday (Preview) Loving Our Longtimers, a new phone mtg featuring speakers w/30 yrs or more clean, each Wednesday at 8:oopm Eastern. This weekly meeting will be recorded for later playback. Hosted by Historical Significance (559) 726-1300, 108786# Playback (559) 726-1399, 108786#. Please pass this on Tonigh...	Brian_YellowEyes	3	510	Dec 23, 2013 by Brian_YellowEyes
	JFT December 21 Acceptance and change (Preview) Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves. Basic Text, p. 58 = Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are perfect, even in our own eyes; all of us have certain traits that, given the chance, we would like to change. We sometimes become overwhelmed when conte...	Dave R	1	248	Dec 21, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 19 Walking the way we talk (Preview) Words mean nothing until we put them into action. Basic Text, p. 58 = The Twelfth Step reminds us to practice these principles in all our affairs. In NA, we see living examples of this suggestion all around us. The more experienced members, who seem to have an aura of peace surrounding them, demons...	Dave R	1	285	Dec 20, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 18 The message of our meetings (Preview) The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us. Basic Text, p. 68 = Tales of our antics in active addiction may be funny. Stories of our old bizarre reactions to life when using may be interesting. But they tend to carry the mess m...	Dave R	1	248	Dec 20, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	humilty or humilation (Preview) I am currently on a sixth step, the step working guide states "our goal is to raise awareness of our defects so we can become entirely ready. well in the mist of rasing this awareness I fins myself being humiliated and miserable .. im praying and then I try to control them.. the hope is this is a proce...	deannae	8	321	Dec 20, 2013 by BigV
	Addict son in jail, and Porter Potty Paul in detox... (Preview) Hi everyone,Just throwing this out there, into the four winds tonight. I got a call this afternoon from my son, from jail. As some of you already know, this time last year (the same week before Christmas), I bailed him out of jail and he jumped the bond and ran three days later. I had to go through the pr...	John	4	326	Dec 20, 2013 by BigV
	Disappointment (Preview) So I started reading the basic text yesterday in preparation for a meeting I was supposed to attend tonight. It would have been the first meeting I went to, and I've been agonizing over it all day. I spent over an hour, I believe, talking to Dusty on the phone trying to get myself in the right place to not be...	A Woven Silence	6	362	Dec 20, 2013 by flametodance
	Newbie (Preview) I'm posting for the first time in an attempt to find support. While I have family and friends who are being supportive and sympathetic to my situation, they can't be truly empathetic because they haven't experienced what I have. I want to be able to find someone who's been through what I've been throug...	A Woven Silence	11	459	Dec 20, 2013 by flametodance
	JFT December 20 Overcoming self-obsession (Preview) In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession. Basic Text, p. 97 = Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our wants, and our needs were of the utmost importance to everyone. We had practiced a lifetime of self-seeking, self-centered behavior and believed it was...	Dave R	0	213	Dec 20, 2013 by Dave R
	heyo (Preview) What's going my peeps. I am feelingggggg good tonight. What's going on tonight?	LizC	2	260	Dec 19, 2013 by Dave R
	Anxiety and addiction help (Preview) I am currently on suboxone. Before my addiction I had severe anxiety and was medicated for it. I have been working with my recovery clinic and they have found a way for me to see a doctor separately to address these matters. My issue is that what I am on doesn't seem like it's enough. I know as a drug addict w...	Missyn86	7	449	Dec 18, 2013 by avid
	JFT December 16 Where there's smoke (Preview) Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases. Basic Text, p. 84 = Recognizing complacency in our recovery is like seeing smoke in a room. The smoke thickens when our meeting attendance drops, contact with newcom...	Dave R	3	272	Dec 18, 2013 by MIKEF
	JFT December 17 Services motives (Preview) Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still suffers. Basic Text, p. xxvi = Our motives are often a surprise to us. In our early days of recovery, they were almost always a surprise! Wev...	Dave R	1	281	Dec 17, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 15 The joy of sharing (Preview) There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the benefit of the spiritual wealth that we have found. Basic Text, p. 49 = Time and again in our recovery, others have freely shared with us what...	Dave R	1	259	Dec 17, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 14 Addiction, drugs, and recovery (Preview) Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives. Basic Text, p. 20 = Before we started using, most of us had a stereotype, a mental image of what addicts were supposed to look like. Some of us pictured a junkie robbing convenience markets for drug money....	Dave R	1	256	Dec 17, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 13 Membership (Preview) There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. Basic Text, p. 9 = We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many people we encounter from all walks of lifeour family members, old friends, and coworkerscould really use a program of recovery in their l...	Dave R	1	266	Dec 17, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 8 Calling a defect a defect (Preview) When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less defective, we may be unable to s...	Dave R	2	396	Dec 15, 2013 by kitty doyle
	i got some news. (Preview) A couple weekends ago I went to Chicago with my best friend. We were downtown site seeing and all of a sudden out of the blue I could feel my legs collapsing underneath me. My vision was completely gone I couldn't see and I couldn't hear. I blacked out in the middle of downtown Chicago in the 10 degree weath...	LizC	15	630	Dec 15, 2013 by kitty doyle
	Freedom from active drug addiction (Preview) On this day, 1984, after more than 25 years of devastation ,heartache and pain,I lifted my head from the floor of a farmhouse I had been staying at and admitted total defeat. I didn't know how I was going to do it, but I chose to do whatever it took to find daily recovery...With the God of my understanding,...	MIKEF	7	381	Dec 14, 2013 by flametodance
	Another year Clean by the Grace of my Higher Power whom I choose to call God by the Power of NA (Preview) Oops forgot to post! Thanksgiving Eve 11/27 marked 33 years Clean. Just another One Day at a Time in the Life of this Recovering addict.	Mike M	8	482	Dec 14, 2013 by flametodance
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