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JFT January 25 An added gift
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We see it happening among us every day. This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening. Basic Text, p. 51 = We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more apparent. They collect a welcome...
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suboxine
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IM on suboxin now im feeling ive traded one drug for another. I want to taper down but the dr said if i get off of it too soon i may relapse because ive used pain meds for soo many years. I dnt know what to do. Any advise would be appreciated.
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JFT January 24 From isolation to connection
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Our disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world. Basic Text, p. 4 = Addiction is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and self. We hid. We lied. We scorned the lives we saw others living, surely be...
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JFT January 23 Serenity check
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Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways. Basic Text, p. 95 = Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather was, only to reply It stinks? When this happens, we are probably suffering from a lack of daily maintenance in our program. In recovery, life can get pretty hectic. Ma...
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JFT January 22 The school of recovery
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This is a program for learning. Basic Text, p. 16 = Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen to others share in meetings, we take mental notes we can refer...
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tradtions work book
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i am looking for a copy of the lone star workbook on the tradtios . can anyone help me
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JFT Unity and uniformity
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Unity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous. Basic Text, p. 63 = Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purposeto recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive to fulfill the same purpose, our means and methods may be radically diffe...
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JFT January 20 One promise, many gifts
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Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise, and that is freedom from active addiction... Basic Text, p. 106 = Imagine how it might be if we had arrived at the doors of Narcotics Anonymous, desperate, wanting to stop using drugs, only to be met by a sales pitch: If you just work the steps and dont use...
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JFT January 19 Making mountains into molehills
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When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. Basic Text, p. 99 = Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us whove found some measure of serenity have probably blown a problem far out of proportion at some time in our rec...
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JFT January 18 The simple inventory
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Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis. Basic Text, p. 42 = The daily inventory is a tool we can use to simplify our lives. The most complicated part of taking a regular inventory...
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January 19 JFT
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January 19 Making Mountains Into Molehills " When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably." Basic Text, p. 96 Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us who've found some measure of serenity have probably bl...
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JFT January 17 Forgiveness
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As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving. At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people. Basic Text, pp. 39-40 = In our addiction we often treated others badly, sometimes deliberately finding ways to make their lives miserable. In ou...
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WCNA 35 in Philadelphia
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World Convention in Philly THIS year.....early register @$79.00 Flights from Florida airports still little high ,cheapest at $340.00 for now...Maybe i'll see you there.More to be revealed along the way Late august to early september.Check out NAWS.........
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JFT January 15 Fear
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We grow to feel comfortable with our Higher Power as a source of strength. As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life. Basic Text, p. 25 = Powerless as we are, living on self-will is a frightening, unmanageable experience. In recovery, we have turned our will and our lives sa...
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JFT January 14 A loving God
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Our understanding of a Higher Power is up to us.... The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves. Basic Text, p. 24 = Weve been told that we can believe in any kind of Higher Power we want as long as it is loving and, of course, greater than ourselves. S...
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Best Of Recovery and Service to y'all at MIP in 2013 !
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May the Blessings be and Stay Blessed with the Force that keep us addicts clean on a daily basis. Hugs to all here.... my name is raman and Im an addict, clean and serene and in the NA 12 Step Program of Recovery and Service..... just for today. My gratitude speaks when I care and I share with others (addict...
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JFT January 13 Surrender to win
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Help for addicts begins only when we are able to admit complete defeat. Basic Text, p. 22 = Complete defeatwhat a concept! That must mean surrender. Surrenderto give up absolutely. To quit with no reservations. To put up our hands and quit fighting. Maybe to put up our hand at our first meeting and ad...
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Please RE: I need an online sponsor please
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Hello everyone! My name is Candice and I am new to this online forum. I have been sober for over five months now and I am trying to find an online sponsor to help me along in my recovery. I am currently on Probation for another three months and one of the mandatory regulations per my probation is that I fi...
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JFT January 12 Spiritual awakenings
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Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps... Step Twelve = How will I know when I have had a spiritual awakening? For many of us, a spiritual awakening comes gradually. Perhaps our first spiritual awareness is as simple as a new appreciation for life. Maybe one day well suddenly dis...
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Spouse of a recovering addict
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I guess I am just hoping to get some perspective/ help. I am married to a man I've been with for about 12 years (married for 8). He has been attending NA meetings and really working on his steps/staying clean for a little less than 2 years. Right around the time he hit rock bottom, it was like a million th...
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Step 11
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I know there can't really be a long conversation on here; but, I am starting my 11th step and I was wondering if anyone had any experience, strength, and hope for me. Thank you
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JFT January 11 Faith
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As we develop faith in our daily lives, we find that our Higher Power supplies us with the strength and guidance that we need. Basic Text, p. 94 = Some of us come into recovery very frightened and insecure. We feel weak and alone. We are uncertain of our direction and dont know where to go for answers. We...
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JFT January 10 Gratitude
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Im very grateful to have come to believe. IP No. 21, The Loner = Belief in a Higher Power can make all the difference when the going gets tough! When things dont go our way in recovery, our sponsor may direct us to make a gratitude list. When we do, we should include our faith in a Power greater than oursel...
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hi im an addict name zack i was recently in a severe car crash and am un able to walk at this time but anway i havent been able to make meetings and am starting to get in my head to much and have been thinking about useing and a friend had suggested this so if someone can please exlean how this works that would be...
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hep c treatment
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hi everyone, i was diagnosed with hep c genotype 1A and a high viral load, i started the triple therapy treatment , interferon , ribaviran, telaprivar, and was to undergo a 48 week treatment, at week 4 i had a viral load test done and it was undetecable, week 6 the virus was indetecable , and at 12 weeks und...
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JFT January 9 Returning our sponsor's kindness
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Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor. Basic Text, p. 57 = Our sponsors can be abundant sources of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. Theyve done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recovery writing, the...
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in search of guidence
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hello, i come to this message board in search of advice and guidence. im having a rough time in life right now and im doing things i havent done in years. when i was about 15 i used to experiment with drugs, mainly cocaine and ecstacy... i stopped because it gave me severe anxiety and i generally felt guilt...
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JFT January 8 Growing up
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Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth. Basic Text, p. 44 = When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that theyve grown up in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder if were grownups yet. We...
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JFT January 7 "Recovery"
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January 7Recovery Narcotics Anonymous offers addicts a program of recovery that is more than just a life without drugs. Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known. Basic Text, p. 107 = Few of us have any interest in recovering what we had be...
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JFT January 6 "How does it work?"
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I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I dont. = What are the two favorite words of most addicts? I know! Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about whats wrong with us. But in and of itself, knowledge never helped u...
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