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samykay · samykay

Hi my name is Samantha, I have been sober off of my DOC since December, 18, 09. However throughout the three years I "occasionally" drank alcohol. And always made excuses and was in denial, because my life was managable unlike it was while on drugs living in Minnesota. I never worked the ste...

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 mutte...

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? Yes, w...

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 toge...

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 fre...

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 occur...

Dave R · Dave R

Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 99 = How often have we heard it said in meetings that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves? At times we may get stuck in our recover...

Dave R · Dave R

Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands of our Higher Power. Basic Text, p. 94 = In our active addiction, fear of the future and what might happen was a reality for many of us...

Dave R · Dave R

We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change. Basic Text, p. 55 = When new in recovery, most of us had at least one person we just couldnt stand. We thought that person was the rudest, most obnoxious person in the program. W...

Dave R · Dave R

We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today. Basic Text, p. 29 = Many of us had trouble identifying our resentments when we were new in recovery. There we sat with our Fourth Step in front of us, thinking and thinking, finally deciding that we ju...

Dave R · Dave R

The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Most of us came to Narcotics Anonymous without much self-acceptance. We looked at the havoc we had wreaked in our active addiction, and we loathed ourselves. W...

Dave R · Dave R

Recovery is a reality for us today. Basic Text, p. 101 = Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape lifes pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our troub...

Dave R · Dave R

Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful. Basic Text, p. 8 = Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, our lives were centered around using. For the most part, we had very little energy left over for jobs, relationships, or other...

John · John

Well, to say I am a bit disheartened would be fair. After the work that was done to upgrade the meeting/chat room, its accesibility from this board, and providing over 4,000 registered NA members here of the meetings on Tuesday and Saturday nites with what I think was adequate advance notice...(sev...

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean. Basic Text, p. 25 = Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power. For a lot of us, however, God is a troublesome word. We may doubt the existence of any sort of Power greater than ourselves. Or we may rememb...

Dave R · Dave R

This is our road to spiritual growth. Basic Text, p. 37 = When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We werent going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didnt think we had much to live for. Little did we...

Dave R · Dave R

We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using. Basic Text, p. 22 = Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldnt be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discovery...

Freedom 2 B me · Freedom 2 B me

Hello all! This is quite an urgent request but if someone could please give me pg #(s) in the AA book, I do not have one of my own, that I could text to my son's (who is a heroine addict and poly-user in recovery right now) sponsor who was also a heroine addict. I believe his sponsor, who has been clean and sobe...

Dave R · Dave R

Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves. = Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away. We pray that our family members will j...

Time4Change · Time4Change

Hey guys, Im new to this whole environment, being that I never really would admit that I had a problem. I began using opiates recreationally about 4 years ago. As time passed, I just began using more and more. I realized I was spending too much money, but didn't see it as an addiction, so instead of opia...

Dave R · Dave R

So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor. Basic Text, p. 34 = When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsorall the things other peop...

Dave R · Dave R

We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Step Seven = Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, thats when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that shortco...

Dave R · Dave R

I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule. = Some of us attended...

Dave R · Dave R

Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis. Basic Text, p. 58 = The first time we heard that we should act as if, many of us exclaimed, But thats not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest about our feelings in Narcotics Anonymous. Per...

Dave R · Dave R

We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us. Basic Text, p. 27 = Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, If they arent using drugs, what on earth do they have to laugh about? Did you believe that the fu...

Dave R · Dave R

...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction.... Basic Text, p. 14 = When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we feel bad. Their opinions of us, and how those opinions make us feel, can have positive value. By making us feel good about stee...

Dave R · Dave R

Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Basic Text, p. 34 = Why do we call them shortcomings? Perhaps they should be called long-goings, because thats often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characteristics th...

Mary4serenity · Mary4serenity

My homegroup has a Women's Meeting once a week. These meetings have existed for at least a decade. While I don't attend them, many women do and recently, newcomer women have complained that religious views and even passages from the Bible are being shared. Some trusted servants at our group decide...

MIKEF · MIKEF

In 5 days,my son from NewYork and his girlfriend coming to stay with us for 3 weeks and my other 46 year old son coming in 8 days from Tejas to meet his family he never met(from my 1st of 3 marriages)I am an addict named Mike in recovery for many cups of coffee, my 27 year old son Eric going in his 4th year of reco...

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	Online sponsor. (Preview) Hi my name is Samantha, I have been sober off of my DOC since December, 18, 09. However throughout the three years I "occasionally" drank alcohol. And always made excuses and was in denial, because my life was managable unlike it was while on drugs living in Minnesota. I never worked the ste...	samykay	3	412	May 7, 2013 by MIKEF
	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 mutte...	Dave R	0	277	May 6, 2013 by Dave R
	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? Yes, w...	Dave R	0	316	May 5, 2013 by Dave R
	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 toge...	Dave R	1	325	May 5, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT May 3 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 fre...	Dave R	0	441	May 3, 2013 by Dave R
	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	1	319	May 2, 2013 by Mike M
	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 occur...	Dave R	1	328	May 2, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT April 30 God does for us (Preview) Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 99 = How often have we heard it said in meetings that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves? At times we may get stuck in our recover...	Dave R	1	325	Apr 30, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT April 29 "What if..." (Preview) Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands of our Higher Power. Basic Text, p. 94 = In our active addiction, fear of the future and what might happen was a reality for many of us...	Dave R	0	307	Apr 29, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 28 Who really gets better? (Preview) We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change. Basic Text, p. 55 = When new in recovery, most of us had at least one person we just couldnt stand. We thought that person was the rudest, most obnoxious person in the program. W...	Dave R	0	327	Apr 28, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 27 Recognizing and releasing resentments (Preview) We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today. Basic Text, p. 29 = Many of us had trouble identifying our resentments when we were new in recovery. There we sat with our Fourth Step in front of us, thinking and thinking, finally deciding that we ju...	Dave R	0	308	Apr 27, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 26 Self-acceptance (Preview) The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = Most of us came to Narcotics Anonymous without much self-acceptance. We looked at the havoc we had wreaked in our active addiction, and we loathed ourselves. W...	Dave R	0	296	Apr 26, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 25 Embracing reality (Preview) Recovery is a reality for us today. Basic Text, p. 101 = Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or to change what was unacceptable in our lives. We attempted to escape lifes pain by taking drugs, but using only compounded our troub...	Dave R	0	285	Apr 25, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 24 Twelve Steps of life (Preview) Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful. Basic Text, p. 8 = Before coming to Narcotics Anonymous, our lives were centered around using. For the most part, we had very little energy left over for jobs, relationships, or other...	Dave R	0	305	Apr 24, 2013 by Dave R
	Last Nights Meeting (Preview) Well, to say I am a bit disheartened would be fair. After the work that was done to upgrade the meeting/chat room, its accesibility from this board, and providing over 4,000 registered NA members here of the meetings on Tuesday and Saturday nites with what I think was adequate advance notice...(sev...	John	4	417	Apr 24, 2013 by Sweetcheetah43
	JFT April 23 A God of our own understanding (Preview) Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean. Basic Text, p. 25 = Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a Higher Power. For a lot of us, however, God is a troublesome word. We may doubt the existence of any sort of Power greater than ourselves. Or we may rememb...	Dave R	0	295	Apr 23, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 22 Traveling the open road (Preview) This is our road to spiritual growth. Basic Text, p. 37 = When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We werent going to be able to use anymore. We were spiritually bankrupt. Most of us were totally isolated and didnt think we had much to live for. Little did we...	Dave R	0	284	Apr 22, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 21 Fear (Preview) We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using. Basic Text, p. 22 = Many of us find that our old ways of thinking were dominated by fear. We were afraid that we wouldnt be able to get our drugs or that there wouldnt be enough. We feared discovery...	Dave R	0	276	Apr 21, 2013 by Dave R
	Need info from AA book for my son's sponsor MIA (missing in action) Plz. help! addiction relapse sponsor prayer the Big book (Preview) Hello all! This is quite an urgent request but if someone could please give me pg #(s) in the AA book, I do not have one of my own, that I could text to my son's (who is a heroine addict and poly-user in recovery right now) sponsor who was also a heroine addict. I believe his sponsor, who has been clean and sobe...	Freedom 2 B me	7	5485	Apr 21, 2013 by Freedom 2 B me
	JFT April 20 Detachment (Preview) Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves. = Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the insanity that reigns among our relatives feels overwhelming. Sometimes we feel like packing our bags and moving far, far away. We pray that our family members will j...	Dave R	0	245	Apr 20, 2013 by Dave R
	Advice and support for a newbie... (Preview) Hey guys, Im new to this whole environment, being that I never really would admit that I had a problem. I began using opiates recreationally about 4 years ago. As time passed, I just began using more and more. I realized I was spending too much money, but didn't see it as an addiction, so instead of opia...	Time4Change	4	401	Apr 20, 2013 by MIKEF
	JFT April 19 Footwork (Preview) So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor. Basic Text, p. 34 = When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away. We wanted the serenity, the cars, the happy relationships, the friends, the closeness with our sponsorall the things other peop...	Dave R	1	251	Apr 19, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT April 18 "I understand" (Preview) We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Step Seven = Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready! Ironically, thats when the trouble really starts. The more we struggle to rid ourselves of a particular defect, the stronger that shortco...	Dave R	1	378	Apr 19, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT April 17 Priority: meetings (Preview) I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldnt fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my priorities were [180] degrees reversed. It was the everything else that would have to fit into my meeting schedule. = Some of us attended...	Dave R	0	300	Apr 17, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 16 "Acting as if" (Preview) Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis. Basic Text, p. 58 = The first time we heard that we should act as if, many of us exclaimed, But thats not honest! I thought we were always supposed to be honest about our feelings in Narcotics Anonymous. Per...	Dave R	2	265	Apr 16, 2013 by avid
	JFT April 15 Keep coming back (Preview) We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA Fellowship holds for us. Basic Text, p. 27 = Can you remember a time when you looked at the addicts recovering in NA and wondered, If they arent using drugs, what on earth do they have to laugh about? Did you believe that the fu...	Dave R	0	337	Apr 15, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 13 People-pleasing (Preview) ...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction.... Basic Text, p. 14 = When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we feel bad. Their opinions of us, and how those opinions make us feel, can have positive value. By making us feel good about stee...	Dave R	1	268	Apr 15, 2013 by avid
	JFT April 14 A new vision (Preview) Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Basic Text, p. 34 = Why do we call them shortcomings? Perhaps they should be called long-goings, because thats often what it takes for them to fade from our lives. Some of us feel that our shortcomings are the very characteristics th...	Dave R	0	285	Apr 14, 2013 by Dave R
	ending Women's Meetings (Preview) My homegroup has a Women's Meeting once a week. These meetings have existed for at least a decade. While I don't attend them, many women do and recently, newcomer women have complained that religious views and even passages from the Bible are being shared. Some trusted servants at our group decide...	Mary4serenity	8	438	Apr 14, 2013 by Thelma F
	Humble and truly grateful! (Preview) In 5 days,my son from NewYork and his girlfriend coming to stay with us for 3 weeks and my other 46 year old son coming in 8 days from Tejas to meet his family he never met(from my 1st of 3 marriages)I am an addict named Mike in recovery for many cups of coffee, my 27 year old son Eric going in his 4th year of reco...	MIKEF	3	373	Apr 13, 2013 by avid
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