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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.

Dave R · Dave R

By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free. Basic Text, p. 16 = Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to chan...

Dave R · Dave R

No one is forcing us to give up our misery. Basic Text, p. 29 = Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In re...

Dave R · Dave R

I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good... Basic Text, p. 153 = We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active progra...

Dave R · Dave R

This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift. Basic Text, p. 107 = Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the discom...

amanda56258 · amanda56258

Haven't been on in a while... Life has definitely taken some twists and turns, and many of them were self-imposed. I left my husband for a friend in recovery who's been there since my first meeting. I'll be the first one to admit that it wasn't spiritual in the least. In fact, it was pretty addictive...

Dave R · Dave R

Relationships can be a terribly painful area. Basic Text, p. 82 = Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget th...

Dave R · Dave R

We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions. Basic Text, p. 31 = Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug...

John · John

Dave R · Dave R

We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]. Basic Text, p. 10 = How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we...

shjcross · shjcross

I have nearly 10 months free from active addiction. I'm frustrated that as soon as I know drugs maybe around me, my crazy head starts telling me: To search for evidence of them. This is the situation, I live on a property with my son and his wife. She went to the Dr. yesterday for migraine that she's ha...

flametodance · flametodance

Hi everyone. I need some guidance in an issue my home group is having and would love to get some experience on it. One of the members has been making food for people who attend the meeting and people who just show. She has considered this service work and enjoys doing thus(no monies for this have come out o...

Dave R · Dave R

We know that if we pray for Gods will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think. Basic Text, p. 46 = By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self-destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves. ...

Dave R · Dave R

Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And thats all we could reasonably expect for the duration of o...

Dave R · Dave R

We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us. Basic Text, p. 58 = Our program is based on the idea that the application of simple principles can produce profound effects in our lives. One such principle is that, if we ask, our Higher Power will care for us. Because this principle is so basic...

Dave R · Dave R

Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone. Basic Text, p. 85 = Intimacy is the sharing of our innermost thoughts and feelings with another human being. Many of us long for the warmth and companionship intimacy brings, but those things dont come without effort. In our addictio...

Dave R · Dave R

We begin to pray only for Gods will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling. Basic Text, p. 49 = Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight As, a triple salary raiseall ours without effort, just for the asking. Now imagine the probl...

Dave R · Dave R

We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order. Basic Text, p. 82 = Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: He yelled at me. She said this. My partner left. I got fired. We used these same excuses for not seeking help for our drug problem. We had to reali...

ScarredButSurviving · ScarredButSurviving

I am so excited and happy I am going to start writing on my NA Step Working Guide I am on Step 1. I am so excited to begin my Recovery. I will have 30 days clean tomorrow but have 60 days in the program. Wish me luck, I need all the luck I can get. Have a good day. RSB

Dave R · Dave R

A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take the time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Responsibility, responsibilitythe responsibilities of life are everywhere. Were supposed to wear seat belts. Wer...

Dave R · Dave R

At times during our recovery, the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = When we take the Third Step, we decide to allow a loving Higher Power to guide us and care for us in our daily lives. We make the decision to allow this guidance and care into...

Dave R · Dave R

To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = Humility is a puzzling concept. We know a lot about humiliation, but humility is a new idea. It sounds suspiciously like groveling, bowing, and scraping. But thats not what humility is at all. True humility is, s...

Maryanna · Maryanna

I would like an online link to print out or save the step working guide... thanks

Dave R · Dave R

If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation. Basic Text, p. 35 = Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel...

Davethewave · Davethewave

I guess it's just a part of the new digital age of smartphones, we seem to get so many One Hit Wonders...you know the one post and done...it seems strange. I thought we ALWAYS did more then one??

LizC · LizC

Hey everyone. How are you all doing? I got 62 days clean and I'm going strong. Let's just hope I keep it that way. I have a couple things on my mind. I'm still very depressed. I can't afford to go see a therapist or go to the doctor. What should I do about that? Also anyone heard from Manon. I know she said she's...

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

My son, as some of you are aware, has been a real pressure point in my sustained sobriety and for some reason I am doing well and feeling the squeeze of my inner demons. We now know for certain that he has the combined disorders of ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) supplemented with a heaping...

Dave R · Dave R

Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us. Basic Text, p. 46-47 = As our recovery progresses, we often reflect on what brought us to Narcotics Anonymous in the first place and are able to appreciate how much the quality of our lives...

SeekingAmber · SeekingAmber

Hello, I am new here. I need help. I know I have addiction issues but I cannot seem to admit that I am powerless over drugs or alcohol. I can easily say my life was and still is very unmanageable but not that I don't have the power to control it. I feel like when I say that I am powerless over these things that it...

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	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	454	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	563	Dec 14, 2013 by flametodance
	JFT December 12 Fear of change (Preview) By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Powers will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free. Basic Text, p. 16 = Life is a series of changes, both large and small. Although we may know and accept this fact intellectually, chances are that our initial emotional reaction to chan...	Dave R	1	315	Dec 12, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 11 Misery is optiona (Preview) No one is forcing us to give up our misery. Basic Text, p. 29 = Its funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to think we had wonderful, fulfilling lives as using addicts and that giving up our drugs would be worse than serving a life sentence at hard labor. In re...	Dave R	1	312	Dec 11, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 10 Winners (Preview) I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good... Basic Text, p. 153 = We often hear it said in meetings that we should stick with the winners. Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active progra...	Dave R	1	350	Dec 11, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 9 Listening (Preview) This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift. Basic Text, p. 107 = Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the discom...	Dave R	0	326	Dec 9, 2013 by Dave R
	Still Doin the Thing... (Preview) Haven't been on in a while... Life has definitely taken some twists and turns, and many of them were self-imposed. I left my husband for a friend in recovery who's been there since my first meeting. I'll be the first one to admit that it wasn't spiritual in the least. In fact, it was pretty addictive...	amanda56258	12	777	Dec 9, 2013 by amanda56258
	JFT December 6 Romance and recovery (Preview) Relationships can be a terribly painful area. Basic Text, p. 82 = Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerablethese are all powerful emotions. But we cant forget th...	Dave R	1	500	Dec 7, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 7 Surviving our emotions (Preview) We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions. Basic Text, p. 31 = Survive my emotions? some of us say. Youve got to be kidding! When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You dont survive your feelings, we thoughtyou drug...	Dave R	1	334	Dec 7, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	True Entertainment with a great message! (Preview)	John	1	319	Dec 7, 2013 by emilypadilla
	JFT December 5 Those who want to recover (Preview) We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]. Basic Text, p. 10 = How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs? The truth is that we dont know! Because we cannot read minds or know anothers motives and desires, we...	Dave R	0	310	Dec 5, 2013 by Dave R
	The crazy in my head (Preview) I have nearly 10 months free from active addiction. I'm frustrated that as soon as I know drugs maybe around me, my crazy head starts telling me: To search for evidence of them. This is the situation, I live on a property with my son and his wife. She went to the Dr. yesterday for migraine that she's ha...	shjcross	9	515	Dec 4, 2013 by flametodance
	Guidance on traditions. (Preview) Hi everyone. I need some guidance in an issue my home group is having and would love to get some experience on it. One of the members has been making food for people who attend the meeting and people who just show. She has considered this service work and enjoys doing thus(no monies for this have come out o...	flametodance	3	541	Dec 4, 2013 by flametodance
	JFT December 4 God's will, not ours (Preview) We know that if we pray for Gods will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think. Basic Text, p. 46 = By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self-destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves. ...	Dave R	0	283	Dec 4, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT December 3 Vision without limits (Preview) Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life. Basic Text, p. 35 = In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And thats all we could reasonably expect for the duration of o...	Dave R	0	446	Dec 3, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT November 29 Our Higher Power's care (Preview) We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us. Basic Text, p. 58 = Our program is based on the idea that the application of simple principles can produce profound effects in our lives. One such principle is that, if we ask, our Higher Power will care for us. Because this principle is so basic...	Dave R	1	323	Dec 2, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 30 Sharing the real me (Preview) Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone. Basic Text, p. 85 = Intimacy is the sharing of our innermost thoughts and feelings with another human being. Many of us long for the warmth and companionship intimacy brings, but those things dont come without effort. In our addictio...	Dave R	1	291	Dec 2, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 1 Life's rewards (Preview) We begin to pray only for Gods will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling. Basic Text, p. 49 = Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight As, a triple salary raiseall ours without effort, just for the asking. Now imagine the probl...	Dave R	1	334	Dec 2, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT December 2 Recovery: our first priority (Preview) We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order. Basic Text, p. 82 = Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: He yelled at me. She said this. My partner left. I got fired. We used these same excuses for not seeking help for our drug problem. We had to reali...	Dave R	1	305	Dec 2, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	I start doing step work today (Preview) I am so excited and happy I am going to start writing on my NA Step Working Guide I am on Step 1. I am so excited to begin my Recovery. I will have 30 days clean tomorrow but have 60 days in the program. Wish me luck, I need all the luck I can get. Have a good day. RSB	ScarredButSurviving	5	464	Nov 28, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 26 Responsibility (Preview) A lot happens in one day, both negative and positive. If we do not take the time to appreciate both, perhaps we will miss something that will help us grow. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Responsibility, responsibilitythe responsibilities of life are everywhere. Were supposed to wear seat belts. Wer...	Dave R	1	292	Nov 28, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 27 Seeking God's help (Preview) At times during our recovery, the decision to ask for Gods help is our greatest source of strength and courage. Basic Text, p. 26 = When we take the Third Step, we decide to allow a loving Higher Power to guide us and care for us in our daily lives. We make the decision to allow this guidance and care into...	Dave R	1	275	Nov 28, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT November 28 Being ourselves (Preview) To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves. Basic Text, p. 36 = Humility is a puzzling concept. We know a lot about humiliation, but humility is a new idea. It sounds suspiciously like groveling, bowing, and scraping. But thats not what humility is at all. True humility is, s...	Dave R	1	340	Nov 28, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	step working guide (Preview) I would like an online link to print out or save the step working guide... thanks	Maryanna	4	577	Nov 28, 2013 by avid
	JFT November 21 Letting our defects go (Preview) If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation. Basic Text, p. 35 = Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isnt always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel...	Dave R	3	433	Nov 28, 2013 by avid
	One hit wonders! (Preview) I guess it's just a part of the new digital age of smartphones, we seem to get so many One Hit Wonders...you know the one post and done...it seems strange. I thought we ALWAYS did more then one??	Davethewave	24	639	Nov 28, 2013 by avid
	strong hearted (Preview) Hey everyone. How are you all doing? I got 62 days clean and I'm going strong. Let's just hope I keep it that way. I have a couple things on my mind. I'm still very depressed. I can't afford to go see a therapist or go to the doctor. What should I do about that? Also anyone heard from Manon. I know she said she's...	LizC	5	420	Nov 27, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	Ugggh! (Preview) My son, as some of you are aware, has been a real pressure point in my sustained sobriety and for some reason I am doing well and feeling the squeeze of my inner demons. We now know for certain that he has the combined disorders of ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) supplemented with a heaping...	kitty doyle	10	563	Nov 26, 2013 by Dustina ILia
	JFT November 25 Meditation (Preview) Quieting the mind through meditation brings an inner peace that brings us into contact with the God within us. Basic Text, p. 46-47 = As our recovery progresses, we often reflect on what brought us to Narcotics Anonymous in the first place and are able to appreciate how much the quality of our lives...	Dave R	0	318	Nov 25, 2013 by Dave R
	Struggling to accept powerlessness - Please Help opiate addiction vicoden percocet (Preview) Hello, I am new here. I need help. I know I have addiction issues but I cannot seem to admit that I am powerless over drugs or alcohol. I can easily say my life was and still is very unmanageable but not that I don't have the power to control it. I feel like when I say that I am powerless over these things that it...	SeekingAmber	5	641	Nov 25, 2013 by Dustina ILia
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