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Dave R · Dave R

Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy. Basic Text, p. 80 = In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...

cdbuckberry · cdbuckberry

I have a question , should Living Clean be used at meetings to read instead of the Basic Text ? I think this book is great but they are stories not the Steps that we all use to help us in our recovery . Some groups where I live , use it at step study meetings . It is a book of recovery stories , not the steps and Tra...

Raman · Raman

Hi all... Im seeing a Great Show here...... By the Grace of God,,, and in the time of recovering addicts, one of the topics I started in MIP has scored 21002 views... Incredible, amazing etc...... It's called "Recovery Quotes" an was a topic started by me on Nov. 1 .2005...., I thank yall th...

Dave R · Dave R

Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems. Basic Text, p. 13 = When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...

Dave R · Dave R

Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program. Basic Text, p. 79 = A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will be t...

Dave R · Dave R

As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today. = Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...

VStaggy · VStaggy

Does anyone know how I can get the just for today sent to my blackberry? Or any NA related material? Or where can I go to get a daily message sent to my e-mail? I would like to be able to get daily stuff sent to me. I can't seem to find anything online. Thanks for your help

Dave R · Dave R

They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop. Basic Text, p. 65 = Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over anothers addiction as we are over ou...

Dave R · Dave R

When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Some days just arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. Or we m...

Dave R · Dave R

The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit. Basic Text, p. 49 = Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which would awak...

Dave R · Dave R

The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually. Basic Text, pp. 25-26 = In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...

Dave R · Dave R

As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. Basic Text, p. 60 = Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narco...

Dave R · Dave R

We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and werent too thrilled about the present. Basic Text, p. 7 = Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sham...

kew24 · kew24

I have been a little scared to go back to my meetings that are held in my town due to some threats i have been recieving and at first i thought, how am i going get through a program without support from group. when i typed N/A online, this was the first online meeting i saw and it was a relief. I'm looking forwa...

Lori from Oshawa · Lori from Oshawa

Hey All (1)There is a retreat for men Mar 22-24 2013 at Mount Alvernow Retreat Centre in Caledon ONT (2)There is a retreat for women on June 21-23 2013(3rd Annual SISTERHOOD IN RECOVERY RETREAT) at Blisshaven Retreat Centre in Dunnville ONT

Dave R · Dave R

We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover. Basic Text, p. 8 = Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has le...

Dave R · Dave R

In recovery, our ideas of fun change. Basic Text, p. 107 = In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink, and do drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun battles b...

gamecockks · gamecockks

Hey family! Great site! We're starting a new meeting in Columbia, SC and I was hoping to get some ideas for meeting formats. We will be meeting three nights a week. The name of the new home group is "A Spiritual Solution". One night a week will be "The History Of NA" book stud...

Davethewave · Davethewave

OK I have been asked by a fellow addict to be his sponsor, and he's been on his first step for 8 months. of course I said yes, I am happy to be of service. My questions is......WHAT do I do now? Try to follow the path my sponsor helped me travel or what? I did call my sponsor and asked for help, and plan to meet wit...

Dave R · Dave R

When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart from the crowd. We had a hard time fitt...

Manon · Manon

thought i would check in and say hello and how grateful I am to be here since 2005 I have known many of youfor years and just getting to know some of you its been a journy good and bad combined but over all I know i was never alone hope this finds you blessed

Dave R · Dave R

an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us. IP No. 11, Sponsorship, Revised = What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee after your first meeting. That...

BigV · BigV

Dave R has stepped down from moderator position and handed the torch to avid. Thanks so very much Dave for your support here, it's been greatly appreciated. Avid flame on LOL

stel_428 · stel_428

I would like to share my brief story. First of all I would like to say I never thought in a milion years I would have gone sober. I thought I love the thrill of it looking, selling, hanging out and using, however this last year changed. It started in sequince I need to buy pills to past my pissed test for th...

tamstaff · tamstaff

Hello Im from town that does not have many woman in recovery of Na loads of AA but NA very few ones who are are clean times less than mine Im only 7 months clean I need sponsor I tried AA sponsor just not working Help

vander · vander

I just came home from a NA meeting. Its my 7th one so far. Im on drug court and they require me to go. Granted, I've been clean for one and a half years already. My court case was lenthy and I had cleaned up long befoe i actually was officially given drug court. I find going to these meetings horrible. I dont wa...

John · John

CaleNashville · CaleNashville

Wanted to say hello to everyone as I am new here. My clean date is Dec 8 2012. It is great to plug in to a new community. I live in a half way house 40 minutes from home and commute to work there. Was pulled over for driving on suspended license and have been at my parents house last 2 days to get taken care of. My b...

mlnultra · mlnultra

Hello, I am a part of an area that has a difficult time retaining female members with clean time. It is not as if all female members with clean time have stopped coming around, but it would be good to have more so as to be more attractive to newcomer females. I am not interested in hearing about my indivi...

LizC · LizC

Hey friends. Sorry i havent been around. Im doing this from my phone which is quite difficult. Ill start with good news for a change. Me and my boyfriend are moving in together! Finally i can get out of my parents house and live my own life. Everything has been decent. Not fabulous but not dreadful ei...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	JFT February 21 Self-pity or recovery--it's our choice (Preview) Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy. Basic Text, p. 80 = In active addiction, many of us used self-pity as a survival mechanism. We didnt believe there was an alternative to living in our diseaseor perhaps we didnt want to believe. As long as w...	Dave R	0	638	Feb 21, 2013 by Dave R
	Opinion on reading Living Clean instead of Basic Text at meetings (Preview) I have a question , should Living Clean be used at meetings to read instead of the Basic Text ? I think this book is great but they are stories not the Steps that we all use to help us in our recovery . Some groups where I live , use it at step study meetings . It is a book of recovery stories , not the steps and Tra...	cdbuckberry	10	1386	Feb 21, 2013 by Raman
	Can you believe this ? 21002 views to a topic ! (Preview) Hi all... Im seeing a Great Show here...... By the Grace of God,,, and in the time of recovering addicts, one of the topics I started in MIP has scored 21002 views... Incredible, amazing etc...... It's called "Recovery Quotes" an was a topic started by me on Nov. 1 .2005...., I thank yall th...	Raman	2	346	Feb 21, 2013 by Raman
	JFT February 20 Powerlessness and personal responsibility (Preview) Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems. Basic Text, p. 13 = When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal be...	Dave R	0	328	Feb 20, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT February 19 Reservations (Preview) Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program. Basic Text, p. 79 = A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect will be t...	Dave R	0	342	Feb 19, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT February 18 The recovery partnerships (Preview) As long as I take it easy and make a commitment with my Higher Power to do the best I can, I know I will be taken care of today. = Many of us feel that our fundamental commitment in recovery is to our Higher Power. Knowing that we lack the power to stay clean and find recovery on our own, we enter into a partne...	Dave R	0	311	Feb 18, 2013 by Dave R
	NA to your cell phone? (Preview) Does anyone know how I can get the just for today sent to my blackberry? Or any NA related material? Or where can I go to get a daily message sent to my e-mail? I would like to be able to get daily stuff sent to me. I can't seem to find anything online. Thanks for your help	VStaggy	6	6184	Feb 18, 2013 by kateallen
	JFT February 17 Carrying the message, not the addict (Preview) They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop. Basic Text, p. 65 = Perhaps one of the most difficult truths we must face in our recovery is that we are as powerless over anothers addiction as we are over ou...	Dave R	1	382	Feb 17, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT February 16 Faithful feelings (Preview) When we refuse to accept the reality of today, we are denying faith in our Higher Power. This can only bring more suffering. IP No. 8, Just for Today = Some days just arent the way we wish they would be. Our problems may be as simple as a broken shoelace or having to stand in line at the supermarket. Or we m...	Dave R	3	345	Feb 17, 2013 by Mike M
	JFT February 15 An awakening of the spirit (Preview) The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit. Basic Text, p. 49 = Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a personal inventory or believing that a spiritual void existed in our souls. We had no inkling that we were about to embark on a journey which would awak...	Dave R	2	477	Feb 15, 2013 by MIKEF
	JFT February 14 Honesty and spirituality (Preview) The right to a God of your understanding is total and without any catches. Because we have this right, it is necessary to be honest about our belief if we are to grow spiritually. Basic Text, pp. 25-26 = In meetings, over refreshments, in talks with our sponsor, we hear our NA friends talking about th...	Dave R	2	478	Feb 14, 2013 by MIKEF
	JFT February 13 The ties that bind (Preview) As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. Basic Text, p. 60 = Many of us feel that without NA we would surely have died from our disease. Hence, its existence is our very lifeline. However, disunity is an occasional fact of life in Narco...	Dave R	0	450	Feb 13, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT February 12 Living in the moment (Preview) We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and werent too thrilled about the present. Basic Text, p. 7 = Until we experience the healing that happens when we work the Twelve Steps, it is doubtful that we can find a statement more true than the quote above. Most of us come to NA hanging our heads in sham...	Dave R	0	322	Feb 12, 2013 by Dave R
	this is so cool (Preview) I have been a little scared to go back to my meetings that are held in my town due to some threats i have been recieving and at first i thought, how am i going get through a program without support from group. when i typed N/A online, this was the first online meeting i saw and it was a relief. I'm looking forwa...	kew24	4	325	Feb 12, 2013 by Dave R
	N.A. Retreats (Preview) Hey All (1)There is a retreat for men Mar 22-24 2013 at Mount Alvernow Retreat Centre in Caledon ONT (2)There is a retreat for women on June 21-23 2013(3rd Annual SISTERHOOD IN RECOVERY RETREAT) at Blisshaven Retreat Centre in Dunnville ONT	Lori from Oshawa	1	365	Feb 12, 2013 by avid
	JFT February 11 A curse into a blessing (Preview) We have become very grateful in the course of our recovery.... We have a disease, but we do recover. Basic Text, p. 8 = Active addiction was no picnic; many of us barely came out of it alive. But ranting against the disease, lamenting what it has done to us, pitying ourselves for the condition it has le...	Dave R	0	293	Feb 11, 2013 by Dave R
	JFT February 10 Fun! (Preview) In recovery, our ideas of fun change. Basic Text, p. 107 = In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get dressed up and head for the local club. We would dance, drink, and do drugs until the sun rose. On more than one occasion, gun battles b...	Dave R	0	292	Feb 10, 2013 by Dave R
	NA Meeting Formats (Preview) Hey family! Great site! We're starting a new meeting in Columbia, SC and I was hoping to get some ideas for meeting formats. We will be meeting three nights a week. The name of the new home group is "A Spiritual Solution". One night a week will be "The History Of NA" book stud...	gamecockks	4	7228	Feb 10, 2013 by Neil T
	Sponsorship....HOW? (Preview) OK I have been asked by a fellow addict to be his sponsor, and he's been on his first step for 8 months. of course I said yes, I am happy to be of service. My questions is......WHAT do I do now? Try to follow the path my sponsor helped me travel or what? I did call my sponsor and asked for help, and plan to meet wit...	Davethewave	7	568	Feb 10, 2013 by blessed with sobriety
	JFT February 10 Self-acceptance (Preview) When we accept ourselves, we can accept others into our lives, unconditionally, probably for the first time. IP No. 19, Self-Acceptance = From our earliest memories, many of us felt like we never belonged. No matter how big the gathering, we always felt apart from the crowd. We had a hard time fitt...	Dave R	0	356	Feb 9, 2013 by Dave R
	still kickin (Preview) thought i would check in and say hello and how grateful I am to be here since 2005 I have known many of youfor years and just getting to know some of you its been a journy good and bad combined but over all I know i was never alone hope this finds you blessed	Manon	4	320	Feb 9, 2013 by avid
	JFT February 8 What is a sponsor? (Preview) an NA sponsor is a member of Narcotics Anonymous, living our program of recovery, who is willing to build a special, supportive, one-on-one relationship with us. *IP No. 11, Sponsorship,* Revised** = What is a sponsor? You know: That nice person with whom you had coffee after your first meeting. That...	Dave R	0	242	Feb 8, 2013 by Dave R
	It's official (Preview) Dave R has stepped down from moderator position and handed the torch to avid. Thanks so very much Dave for your support here, it's been greatly appreciated. Avid flame on LOL	BigV	5	358	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
	New here where do i go first? (Preview) I would like to share my brief story. First of all I would like to say I never thought in a milion years I would have gone sober. I thought I love the thrill of it looking, selling, hanging out and using, however this last year changed. It started in sequince I need to buy pills to past my pissed test for th...	stel_428	4	413	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
	Sponsor (Preview) Hello Im from town that does not have many woman in recovery of Na loads of AA but NA very few ones who are are clean times less than mine Im only 7 months clean I need sponsor I tried AA sponsor just not working Help	tamstaff	5	301	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
	NA meetings are almost like a trigger, Am I alone in this feeling? (Preview) I just came home from a NA meeting. Its my 7th one so far. Im on drug court and they require me to go. Granted, I've been clean for one and a half years already. My court case was lenthy and I had cleaned up long befoe i actually was officially given drug court. I find going to these meetings horrible. I dont wa...	vander	7	502	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
	Illusion... (Preview)	John	7	391	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
	New here (Preview) Wanted to say hello to everyone as I am new here. My clean date is Dec 8 2012. It is great to plug in to a new community. I live in a half way house 40 minutes from home and commute to work there. Was pulled over for driving on suspended license and have been at my parents house last 2 days to get taken care of. My b...	CaleNashville	2	313	Feb 8, 2013 by MIKEF
	Fellowship Development (Preview) Hello, I am a part of an area that has a difficult time retaining female members with clean time. It is not as if all female members with clean time have stopped coming around, but it would be good to have more so as to be more attractive to newcomer females. I am not interested in hearing about my indivi...	mlnultra	3	406	Feb 8, 2013 by MIKEF
	why hello (Preview) Hey friends. Sorry i havent been around. Im doing this from my phone which is quite difficult. Ill start with good news for a change. Me and my boyfriend are moving in together! Finally i can get out of my parents house and live my own life. Everything has been decent. Not fabulous but not dreadful ei...	LizC	6	289	Feb 8, 2013 by clifton
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