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Dave R · Dave R

All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives. Basic Text, p. 50 = Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that forces beyond our understandi...

Dave R · Dave R

A new idea cannot be grafted onto a closed mind.... Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives. Basic Text, p. 96 = We arrived in NA at the lowest point in our lives. Wed just about run out of ideas. What we needed most when we got here were new ideas, new ways of li...

Dave R · Dave R

We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean. Basic Text, p. 85 = After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency to forget what our most important priority is. Once a week or less we say, Ive gotta get to a meeting tonight. Its been... Weve been cau...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them. IP No. 16, For the Newcomer = Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems,...

Dave R · Dave R

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, lets see... I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running... Well, yes, I guess Im happy, you might respond. Th...

Dave R · Dave R

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 never finished high school, or we had misse...

Dave R · Dave R

On a practical level, changes occur because whats 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 were going to become honest and productive model cit...

Dave R · Dave R

Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things Id done. = Addicts often feel terminally unique. Were 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 us from recovery for many years. But on...

avid · avid

I did for well over a year, but now I only call once every couple of weeks. Everyday for the first year clean seems wise, but after that I dunno what do you think?

Dave R · Dave R

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 not we will take medication. We will have t...

Dave R · Dave R

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 spiritual awakening...

Dave R · Dave R

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 when they arrive, worn out from th...

Dave R · Dave R

Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = As we work the steps, were 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 become acquainted with ourselves, well need...

Dave R · Dave R

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 to die from our disease. Many members...

Dave R · Dave R

...Gods will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = Its human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to thin...

Dave R · Dave R

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 depressed, we used to mask t...

Mike T · Mike T

Hello all, if anyone would give me some experience, strength, and hope on the 12th step, it would be much appreciated. I am just trying to get some brief outside influences. Thanks again

EAlmen · EAlmen

Here are some exerpts from my eBook Rehabilitatin' We may begin to comprehend addiction by looking at it as though it were a game. Lets call it the Lie Till You Drop game. The name sounds innocent but dont let that fool you. It is a brutal and deadly game that rarely has any survivors. It is built on the pr...

Dave R · Dave R

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, and neatly tucked the individual into a pi...

Dave R · Dave R

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, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, trus...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Morning and blessings of this day! Please join me today in reflection and grattitude as this addict,with the God of my understandings grace and mercy celebrate 65 years of LIFE. After 25 years of devastation and making my 37th birthday not looking promising I was graced to be able to choose between L...

John · John

Chapter 3 Why Are We Here?Before coming to the Fellowship of N.A., we could not manage our own lives. We could not live and enjoy life as other people do. We had to have something different and we thought we had found it in drugs. We placed their use ahead of the welfare of our families, our wives, husbands...

Dave R · Dave R

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 alone that was the creed many of us followed...

avid · avid

I thought it would be fun to start a thread on some of the wisdom we hear at meetings. Heard a good one today. "Having a resentment is like setting yourself on fire and expecting the other person to get burned." Heard any good ones lately?

monkeyman · monkeyman

During my treatment in a rehab and mind you before this happened I never thought I was insane , one fine morning I was reading the NA Big Blue Book , and going through it I read a definition of WHAT IS INSANITY : It Read - Repeating the same mistakes again and again and expecting different results . This one d...

Dave R · Dave R

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 lives. The past may seem inescapa...

John · John

MIP NA Meeting/Chat Room MIP NA Group Message Board Hi everyone, Tonight we have a scheduled online NA meeting in our room tonight at 10 p.m. eastern time, so please join us and help carry the message of Narcotics Anonymous. Please try to keep in mind that we have two meetings scheduled per week at this t...

BossRoss11 · BossRoss11

I am a recovering Crackhead, Weedhead, two time crystal meth user and two time heroin user who hasn't used in over 6 years but who lives with my fiance who i have known for over 10 years and originally met in recovery. She has put herself and myself through a lot for over a year continually relapsing on cry...

Dave R · Dave R

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 that we are responsible fo...

John · John

Hi Everyone, As has been noted in a previous post, I did some work on the site, regarding upgrading the web site entrance, so people could get into the room without a problem with the java or the irc server we were using. I have tested its level of functionality and it past with flying colors! Our meetin...

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	JFT April 12 The big picture (Preview) All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives. Basic Text, p. 50 = Some kinds of spiritual experiences take place when we confront something larger than we are. We suspect that forces beyond our understandi...	Dave R	0	412	Apr 12, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 11 A closed mind (Preview) A new idea cannot be grafted onto a closed mind.... Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives. Basic Text, p. 96 = We arrived in NA at the lowest point in our lives. Wed just about run out of ideas. What we needed most when we got here were new ideas, new ways of li...	Dave R	1	335	Apr 12, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT April 10 Too busy (Preview) We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean. Basic Text, p. 85 = After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency to forget what our most important priority is. Once a week or less we say, Ive gotta get to a meeting tonight. Its been... Weve been cau...	Dave R	2	412	Apr 10, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT April 9 Acting out (Preview) We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them. IP No. 16, For the Newcomer = Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems,...	Dave R	0	305	Apr 9, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 8 Happiness (Preview) 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, lets see... I have a place to live, food in the refrigerator, a job, my car is running... Well, yes, I guess Im happy, you might respond. Th...	Dave R	0	268	Apr 8, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 7 The value of the past (Preview) 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 never finished high school, or we had misse...	Dave R	0	288	Apr 7, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 6 Growing honesty (Preview) On a practical level, changes occur because whats 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 were going to become honest and productive model cit...	Dave R	0	309	Apr 6, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 5 Identification (Preview) Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things Id done. = Addicts often feel terminally unique. Were 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 us from recovery for many years. But on...	Dave R	0	251	Apr 5, 2013 by Dave R
	Do you call your sponsor everyday? (Preview) I did for well over a year, but now I only call once every couple of weeks. Everyday for the first year clean seems wise, but after that I dunno what do you think?	avid	4	421	Apr 4, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT April 4 Guarding our recovery (Preview) 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 not we will take medication. We will have t...	Dave R	1	283	Apr 4, 2013 by cdbuckberry
	JFT April 3 For you alone (Preview) 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 spiritual awakening...	Dave R	0	287	Apr 3, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT April 2 Attraction (Preview) 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 when they arrive, worn out from th...	Dave R	0	258	Apr 2, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT March 31 Insides and outsides (Preview) Our real value is in being ourselves. Basic Text, p. 105 = As we work the steps, were 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 become acquainted with ourselves, well need...	Dave R	0	369	Mar 31, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT March 30 God-centeredness (Preview) 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 to die from our disease. Many members...	Dave R	0	287	Mar 30, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT March 29 Our own true will (Preview) ...Gods will for us consists of the very things we most value. Gods will... becomes our own true will for ourselves. Basic Text, p. 48 = Its human nature to want something for nothing. We may be ecstatic when a store cashier gives us back change for a twenty though we only paid with a ten. We tend to thin...	Dave R	0	253	Mar 29, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT March 28 Facing feelings (Preview) 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 depressed, we used to mask t...	Dave R	0	343	Mar 28, 2013 by Dave R
	Step 12 (Preview) Hello all, if anyone would give me some experience, strength, and hope on the 12th step, it would be much appreciated. I am just trying to get some brief outside influences. Thanks again	Mike T	3	355	Mar 28, 2013 by Mike T
	eBook taken from my diary before and after entering a Salvation Army rehab center. (Preview) Here are some exerpts from my eBook Rehabilitatin' We may begin to comprehend addiction by looking at it as though it were a game. Lets call it the Lie Till You Drop game. The name sounds innocent but dont let that fool you. It is a brutal and deadly game that rarely has any survivors. It is built on the pr...	EAlmen	2	525	Mar 28, 2013 by avid
	JFT March 27 Looking for the assets (Preview) 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, and neatly tucked the individual into a pi...	Dave R	0	248	Mar 27, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT March 26 Trusting a sponsor--worth the risk (Preview) 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, relying only on self-interest, suspecting everyone, trus...	Dave R	0	318	Mar 26, 2013 by Dave R
	Join me in celebration (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! Please join me today in reflection and grattitude as this addict,with the God of my understandings grace and mercy celebrate 65 years of LIFE. After 25 years of devastation and making my 37th birthday not looking promising I was graced to be able to choose between L...	MIKEF	2	300	Mar 26, 2013 by avid
	Why Are We Here (Preview) Chapter 3 Why Are We Here?Before coming to the Fellowship of N.A., we could not manage our own lives. We could not live and enjoy life as other people do. We had to have something different and we thought we had found it in drugs. We placed their use ahead of the welfare of our families, our wives, husbands...	John	6	6473	Mar 25, 2013 by an addict named judy
	JFT March 25 I can't but we can (Preview) 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 alone that was the creed many of us followed...	Dave R	0	328	Mar 25, 2013 by Dave R
	Catchy sayings heard at meetings. (Preview) I thought it would be fun to start a thread on some of the wisdom we hear at meetings. Heard a good one today. "Having a resentment is like setting yourself on fire and expecting the other person to get burned." Heard any good ones lately?	avid	7	592	Mar 25, 2013 by Dean
	Second Step (2,II,Two) Discussions Repeating Same mistakes . . . (Preview) During my treatment in a rehab and mind you before this happened I never thought I was insane , one fine morning I was reading the NA Big Blue Book , and going through it I read a definition of WHAT IS INSANITY : It Read - Repeating the same mistakes again and again and expecting different results . This one d...	monkeyman	7	3739	Mar 25, 2013 by an addict named judy
	JFT March 24 Letting go of the past (Preview) 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 lives. The past may seem inescapa...	Dave R	0	376	Mar 24, 2013 by Dave R
	Scheduled Online NA meeting tonight at 10 PM Eastern time (Preview) MIP NA Meeting/Chat Room MIP NA Group Message Board Hi everyone, Tonight we have a scheduled online NA meeting in our room tonight at 10 p.m. eastern time, so please join us and help carry the message of Narcotics Anonymous. Please try to keep in mind that we have two meetings scheduled per week at this t...	John	0	572	Mar 24, 2013 by John
	Dual Addicts. One long recovering, one relapsing and putting me through her whirlwind (Preview) I am a recovering Crackhead, Weedhead, two time crystal meth user and two time heroin user who hasn't used in over 6 years but who lives with my fiance who i have known for over 10 years and originally met in recovery. She has put herself and myself through a lot for over a year continually relapsing on cry...	BossRoss11	5	483	Mar 24, 2013 by an addict named judy
	JFT March 23 God's gifts (Preview) 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 that we are responsible fo...	Dave R	0	313	Mar 23, 2013 by Dave R
	Online NA Meetings Starting Here Again! (Preview) Hi Everyone, As has been noted in a previous post, I did some work on the site, regarding upgrading the web site entrance, so people could get into the room without a problem with the java or the irc server we were using. I have tested its level of functionality and it past with flying colors! Our meetin...	John	0	3246	Mar 23, 2013 by John
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