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Dave R · Dave R

Social acceptability does not equal recovery.Basic Text, p. 22=One of the first things that happens to many of us in recovery is that we start to look better. We get healthier; we bathe; we dress more appropriately. And without the goading of active addiction, many of us finally stop stealing, l...

Dave R · Dave R

If we are hurting, and most of us do from time to time, we learn to ask for help.Basic Text, p. 83=Sometimes recovery gets downright difficult. It can be even more difficult to get humble enough to ask for help. We think, I have all this time clean. I should be better than this! But the reality of rec...

Dave R · Dave R

We were trapped by our need for the instant gratification that drugs gave us.Basic Text, p. 25=I want what I want, and I want it now! Thats about as patient as most of us ever got in our active addiction. The obsession and compulsion of our disease gave us a one-track way of thinking; when we wanted so...

Spanish Poppy · Spanish Poppy

Not sure how to start here. If it's not one type of something it's another that he pulls out for a while. Then it seems to go into regression and then 'bam' he's slurry and ack again. I have to admit that he sure hid this from me. Really well. We'll be married 2yrs next month.. and wow. I had brothers who we...

Dave R · Dave R

We share comfort and encouragement with others.Basic Text, p. 99=Many of us have watched as babies take their first steps. The mother holds the child on its feet. The father kneels nearby with outstretched arms, encouraging the little one, his face flooded with devotion. The baby takes a few s...

verwirrt · verwirrt

So my sponsor and I have been working pretty closely. I have more "dry"? Time than her, but I figure if she knows more than I do, that's what matters, right? I just finished working my 90x90 and my cousin (has 6 years working the program) asked me to spend a few days with her at the beach house wit...

Dave R · Dave R

That old nest of negativism followed me everywhere I went.Basic Text, p. 137=A negative attitude is the trademark of active addiction. Everything that occurred in our lives was someone or something elses fault. We had blaming others for our shortcomings down to a fine science. In recovery, o...

kitty doyle · kitty doyle

First... there's an NA meeting starting up in my city again!! I'm so excited and I'm so scared all rolled into one! So I think I'll lurk outside for a bit to see if I recognize anyone that may blab my situation to everyone and their dog... regardless though, I'm still not sure if I have what it takes to walk t...

Dave R · Dave R

...the time has come when that tired old lie, Once an addict, always an addict, will no longer be tolerated by either society or the addict himself. We do recover.Basic Text, p. 89=From time to time, we hear speakers share that they dont really understand spiritual principles yet. They tell us th...

drummer · drummer

I had 12 years clean,But lost my tools on the way,(RELAPSED)Which i have since found....So my best guest is August 17 2010....Best i can remember,sO AFTER MY "BUMP" On Meth,I have about 1 yr + clean,Glad to be here....Drummer

Dave R · Dave R

The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people.Basic Text, p. 39=To say Im sorry probably isnt such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have been a ve...

Dave R · Dave R

One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addicts recovery.Basic Text, p. 52=Weve heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. Whe...

Dave R · Dave R

It is important for you to know that you will hear God mentioned at NA meetings. What we are referring to is a Power greater than ourselves that makes possible what seems impossible.IP No. 22, Welcome to NA=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with a variety of preconceptions about what the word G...

To Far Gone · To Far Gone

i enjoy holidays and don't drink. Looking up an old friend in P town. GG where are you? Hope she isn't using.

gkb33308 · gkb33308

Just got on to the message board. Been clean for 6 months. I'm looking for a sponser. I need some help dealing with family and the views they have of addicts like me. Glad NA is here for me.

verwirrt · verwirrt

stupid me. I went on YouTube, surfin around... Stubled across some stuff about aa and bill w. Video about a letter from some chick Henrietta to some dude Horace, where she writes a few things about his behavior. Followed by lookin at bill ws use of LSD (and at this point I'm pissed he got to claim a spi...

LizC · LizC

ok im going to let myself be vulnerable for a couple minutes. im going mad with my emotions and i really need to go to a meeting. the only problems is im scared. i havent gone to a meeting in years and im scared to death. how do i overcome this?

robertmarx · robertmarx

If I pay to remove my arrest record from Mugshots.com, will my mugshot and info also be removed from other websites appearing in search results?

Dave R · Dave R

Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power.Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...

Dave R · Dave R

We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them.Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just cant get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our par...

Dave R · Dave R

The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation.Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...

princessofhesse · princessofhesse

I am a 55-year old mother of three beautiful children and a recovering alcoholic/addict who relapsed last fall. i am clean again now, as of May 7, 2012, and having a hard time. Alcohol is not the problem, that's easy enough for me not to use at this point, it's the vicodin and Tylenol 3 and, I was never...

Raman · Raman

hi all.. heres a share request. Id love to hear yall on this follwing topic. Its like this; I know that developing or renewing a hobby is something that many of us do on the recovery route. I was lucky to be introduced to billiards/snooker when I was a few years clean. It was explained by a psychiatrist fri...

Mac23 · Mac23

Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if ther...

Dave R · Dave R

Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common.Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...

Dave R · Dave R

The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...

dfacerdm · dfacerdm

The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...

motherjugs · motherjugs

I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good

Dave R · Dave R

Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...

MIKEF · MIKEF

Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...

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	JFT July 14 An "inside job" (Preview) Social acceptability does not equal recovery.Basic Text, p. 22=One of the first things that happens to many of us in recovery is that we start to look better. We get healthier; we bathe; we dress more appropriately. And without the goading of active addiction, many of us finally stop stealing, l...	Dave R	0	280	Jul 14, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 13 Humility in Action (Preview) If we are hurting, and most of us do from time to time, we learn to ask for help.Basic Text, p. 83=Sometimes recovery gets downright difficult. It can be even more difficult to get humble enough to ask for help. We think, I have all this time clean. I should be better than this! But the reality of rec...	Dave R	0	329	Jul 13, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July 12 Patience (Preview) We were trapped by our need for the instant gratification that drugs gave us.Basic Text, p. 25=I want what I want, and I want it now! Thats about as patient as most of us ever got in our active addiction. The obsession and compulsion of our disease gave us a one-track way of thinking; when we wanted so...	Dave R	0	288	Jul 12, 2012 by Dave R
	My husband is the 'addict' and I'm a little angry, I think newbie spouse (Preview) Not sure how to start here. If it's not one type of something it's another that he pulls out for a while. Then it seems to go into regression and then 'bam' he's slurry and ack again. I have to admit that he sure hid this from me. Really well. We'll be married 2yrs next month.. and wow. I had brothers who we...	Spanish Poppy	9	2727	Jul 12, 2012 by Spanish Poppy
	JFT July 11 Encouragement (Preview) We share comfort and encouragement with others.Basic Text, p. 99=Many of us have watched as babies take their first steps. The mother holds the child on its feet. The father kneels nearby with outstretched arms, encouraging the little one, his face flooded with devotion. The baby takes a few s...	Dave R	0	415	Jul 11, 2012 by Dave R
	Uh? (Preview) So my sponsor and I have been working pretty closely. I have more "dry"? Time than her, but I figure if she knows more than I do, that's what matters, right? I just finished working my 90x90 and my cousin (has 6 years working the program) asked me to spend a few days with her at the beach house wit...	verwirrt	6	402	Jul 11, 2012 by verwirrt
	JFT July 10 A positive attitude (Preview) That old nest of negativism followed me everywhere I went.Basic Text, p. 137=A negative attitude is the trademark of active addiction. Everything that occurred in our lives was someone or something elses fault. We had blaming others for our shortcomings down to a fine science. In recovery, o...	Dave R	0	328	Jul 10, 2012 by Dave R
	Great News and an update on my son! (Preview) First... there's an NA meeting starting up in my city again!! I'm so excited and I'm so scared all rolled into one! So I think I'll lurk outside for a bit to see if I recognize anyone that may blab my situation to everyone and their dog... regardless though, I'm still not sure if I have what it takes to walk t...	kitty doyle	3	363	Jul 10, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 9 We do recover! (Preview) ...the time has come when that tired old lie, Once an addict, always an addict, will no longer be tolerated by either society or the addict himself. We do recover.Basic Text, p. 89=From time to time, we hear speakers share that they dont really understand spiritual principles yet. They tell us th...	Dave R	1	334	Jul 10, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	Hi All... (Preview) I had 12 years clean,But lost my tools on the way,(RELAPSED)Which i have since found....So my best guest is August 17 2010....Best i can remember,sO AFTER MY "BUMP" On Meth,I have about 1 yr + clean,Glad to be here....Drummer	drummer	8	300	Jul 9, 2012 by drummer
	JFT July 6 "I'm sorry" (Preview) The main thing [the Eighth Step] does for us is to help build awareness that, little by little, we are gaining new attitudes about ourselves and how we deal with other people.Basic Text, p. 39=To say Im sorry probably isnt such a foreign idea to most of us. In our active addiction, it may have been a ve...	Dave R	2	357	Jul 9, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT Jul 7 God in each other (Preview) One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addicts recovery.Basic Text, p. 52=Weve heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. Whe...	Dave R	1	340	Jul 9, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 8 The "G" word (Preview) It is important for you to know that you will hear God mentioned at NA meetings. What we are referring to is a Power greater than ourselves that makes possible what seems impossible.IP No. 22, Welcome to NA=Most of us come to Narcotics Anonymous with a variety of preconceptions about what the word G...	Dave R	1	366	Jul 9, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	4th July Cape Cod (Preview) i enjoy holidays and don't drink. Looking up an old friend in P town. GG where are you? Hope she isn't using.	To Far Gone	4	365	Jul 9, 2012 by drummer
	New on the board (Preview) Just got on to the message board. Been clean for 6 months. I'm looking for a sponser. I need some help dealing with family and the views they have of addicts like me. Glad NA is here for me.	gkb33308	6	357	Jul 9, 2012 by drummer
	DAMMIT (Preview) stupid me. I went on YouTube, surfin around... Stubled across some stuff about aa and bill w. Video about a letter from some chick Henrietta to some dude Horace, where she writes a few things about his behavior. Followed by lookin at bill ws use of LSD (and at this point I'm pissed he got to claim a spi...	verwirrt	17	761	Jul 8, 2012 by avid
	wah (Preview) ok im going to let myself be vulnerable for a couple minutes. im going mad with my emotions and i really need to go to a meeting. the only problems is im scared. i havent gone to a meeting in years and im scared to death. how do i overcome this?	LizC	15	581	Jul 7, 2012 by To Far Gone
	mugshots (Preview) If I pay to remove my arrest record from Mugshots.com, will my mugshot and info also be removed from other websites appearing in search results?	robertmarx	4	384	Jul 6, 2012 by Dean
	JFT July 3 Quiet time (Preview) Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in making conscious contact with our Higher Power.Basic Text, p. 95=Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious con...	Dave R	1	384	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 4 Conflict (Preview) We learn that conflicts are a part of reality, and we learn new ways to resolve them instead of running from them.Basic Text, p. 90=From time to time, we all experience conflicts. It may be that we just cant get along with that new coworker. Maybe our friends are driving us crazy. Or perhaps our par...	Dave R	1	378	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	JFT July 5 Exploring spiritual options (Preview) The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation.Basic Text, p. 44=How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we learn from others and what we are comf...	Dave R	1	307	Jul 6, 2012 by cdbuckberry
	hey Going down Nowhere Road (Preview) I am a 55-year old mother of three beautiful children and a recovering alcoholic/addict who relapsed last fall. i am clean again now, as of May 7, 2012, and having a hard time. Alcohol is not the problem, that's easy enough for me not to use at this point, it's the vicodin and Tylenol 3 and, I was never...	princessofhesse	8	681	Jul 4, 2012 by Mike M
	Playing games! (Preview) hi all.. heres a share request. Id love to hear yall on this follwing topic. Its like this; I know that developing or renewing a hobby is something that many of us do on the recovery route. I was lucky to be introduced to billiards/snooker when I was a few years clean. It was explained by a psychiatrist fri...	Raman	11	609	Jul 4, 2012 by Raman
	Anyone interested in camping and hunting on here? (Preview) Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if ther...	Mac23	4	335	Jul 3, 2012 by Mac23
	JFT July 2 Comparing (Preview) Our personal stories may vary in individual pattern, but in the end we all have the same thing in common.Basic Text, p. 87=We addicts are a varied bunch, coming from different backgrounds, having used different drugs, and recalling different experiences. Our differences dont disappear in rec...	Dave R	0	288	Jul 2, 2012 by Dave R
	JFT July1 A simple program (Preview) The program is simply sharing, working the Twelve Steps, attending meetings, and practicing the principles of the program. =Our complicated lives can be made a lot less complicated if we concentrate on a few simple thingssharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, regular meetin...	Dave R	0	409	Jul 1, 2012 by Dave R
	Tradition Workbooks (Preview) The first is one we put together for a (non-na) traditions study after we took the steps together. The second is an unapproved workbook put together by the Lone Star Region. Narcotics Anonymous actually ceased to exist in 1959 for several weeks because... yes, it was because we were not followin...	dfacerdm	27	10505	Jul 1, 2012 by mtsthelen
	Clean 30 days (Preview) I been clean for 30 days and it fells so good was using meth for 35 years and I don't know why it's like one day just ran into the next till 30 days ago I said this is it I hope to never use again because the feeling is so good	motherjugs	5	377	Jun 30, 2012 by johnjames228
	JFT June 30 Maintaining the foundation (Preview) Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future.Basic Text, p. 96=The foundation of our lives is what the rest of our lives is built upon. When we were using, that foundation affected everything we did. When we decided that recovery was important, thats where we began t...	Dave R	0	324	Jun 30, 2012 by Dave R
	No coincidences up in my mind! (Preview) Blessings of the day! Been in a "poor me funk for a minute and when I did my gratitude list this a.m. seemed like I had to equal sides of positives and negatives,for me that is very unbalanced.You see been whining cause I aint working,not in a band ,minimal $$$ coming daughter and husband still livi...	MIKEF	3	384	Jun 30, 2012 by kitty doyle
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