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April 08, 2019
Happiness
Page 102
"We come to know happiness, joy and freedom."
Basic Text, p. 91
If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee, let's see... I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running... Well,...
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April 07, 2019 The value of the past Page 101 "This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to recover." Basic Text, p. 10 Most of us came into the program with some serious regrets. We had ne...
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April 06, 2019 Growing honestly Page 100 "On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another." Basic Text, p. 105 When we first came to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had no legitimate occupation. Not all of us suddenly decide we're going to...
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April 05, 2019 Identification Page 99 "Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done." Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used drugs like we did or had to do the things that we did to get them. Feeling that no one really understands us can keep u...
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April 04, 2019 Guarding our recovery Page 98 "Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions." Basic Text, p. 103 Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or...
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April 3 For you alone The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship. Basic Text, p. 49 = Though we all work the same steps, each of us experiences the spiritual awakening resulting from them in our own way. The shape that s...
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April 02, 2019 Attraction Page 96 "Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle." Basic Text, p. 75 Yes, we are attracting new members. More and more addicts are finding Narcotics Anonymous. But how do we treat our newest members wh...
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April 01, 2019 Love and addiction Page 95 "Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry disappointed, and hurt when they found other interests, friends, and loved ones." Basic Text, p. 7 Addiction affect...
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March 31, 2019 Insides and outsides Page 93 "Our real value is in being ourselves." Basic Text, p. 105 As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of uncovering our secrets, exposing them, and searching our characters reveals our true nature. As we bec...
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March 30, 2019 God-centeredness Page 92 "Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope." Basic Text, p. 95 What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us lived lives of utter hopelessness. We believed we were destined t...
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March 29, 2019 Our own true will Page 91 "God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves." Basic Text, p. 48 It's human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though w...
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March 28 Facing feelings We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic. Basic Text, p. 30 = While we were using, many of us were unable or unwilling to feel many emotions. If we were happy, we used to make us happier. If we were angry or...
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March 27, 2019 Looking for the assets Page 89 "In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other." Basic Text, p. 11 How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, a...
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March 26, 2019 Trusting a sponsor - worth the risk Page 88 "In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate ..." IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised The idea of sponsorship may be new to us. We have spent many years without direction, re...
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March 25 I cant, but we can From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery... Basic Text, p. 98 = Admit no weakness, conceal all shortcomings, deny every failure, go it alonethat was the...
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March 24 Letting go of the past It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going. Basic Text, p. 23 = When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling ourselves addicts. In the early days, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to find new meaning in our li...
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March 23 Gods gifts We do the footwork and accept whats being given to us freely on a daily basis. Basic Text, p. 47 = Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer, we speak and God listens. When we meditate, we do our best to listen for the will of our Higher Power. We know tha...
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March 22 The principle of self-support In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves. Basic Text, pp. 70-71 = In the animal kingdom, there is a creature that thrives on others. It is called a...
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March 21 A treatable illness Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs. Basic Text, p. 3 = At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared about how the disease of addiction had affected their lives. We thought to ourselves, Disease? Ive just got a d...
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March 20, 2019 Higher Power Page 82 "Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction." Basic T...
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March 19, 2019 Something valuable to share Page 81 "A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true." Basic Text, p. 51 You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One or two members have described their spiritual experiences in an especially meaningful way. Anot...
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March 18 The full message There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present. Basic Text, pp. 55-56 = The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we sho...
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March 17, 2019 True courage Page 79 "Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own." Basic Text, p. 86 Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never experienced fear. We had drugged all our feelings, fear among them, until we had convinced ourselve...
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March 16, 2019 Inventory Page 78 "The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are." Basic Text, p. 27 Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard to tell from one...
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March 15 Feeling a part of The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didnt get to discuss during the meeting. Basic Text, p. 98 = Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let o...
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March 14 Relationships Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships. Basic Text, p. 29 = What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may focus on our relationships with others. Our lives have been filled with relationships with lov...
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March 13 That one special person A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a meeting. IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised = Weve asked someone to sponsor us, and the reasons we have for aski...
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March 12 Getting out of the rut Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring. Basic Text, p. 78 = Sometimes it seems as though nothing changes. We get up and go to the same job every day. We eat dinner at the same time every nig...
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March 11, 2019 Lightening the load Page 73 "It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another It will make us feel better to clean up our lives." Basic Text, p. 38 Sometimes we need something tangible to help us understand what holding a resentment is doing to us. We may not be aware of how des...
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March 10, 2019 Our own recovery Page 72 "The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible." Basic Text, p. 19 There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one...
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