Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-31-2013, 12:58 AM
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-30-2013, 01:21 AM
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-29-2013, 05:57 PM
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-29-2013, 04:16 AM
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This is a program of reflection. By going to...
This is a program of reflection. By going to meetings and sharing with others, I found myself. My mirror told lies, but when I heard, for every finger you point at someone, you have three coming...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-28-2013, 12:14 AM
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-27-2013, 06:59 AM
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December 27
God Could Restore Us To...
December 27
God Could Restore Us To Sanity
"The process of coming to believe restores us to sanity. The strength to move into action comes from this belief."
Basic Text pg. 24
Now that...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-26-2013, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 26
Never-Failing Power
"As we...
December 26
Never-Failing Power
"As we learn to trust this Power, we begin to overcome our fear of life."
Basic Text pg. 24
We are people accustomed to placing all our eggs in one basket....
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-25-2013, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 25
Anonymity And Self-Will
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December 25
Anonymity And Self-Will
"The drive for personal gain... which brought so much pain in the past falls by the wayside if we adhere to the principle of anonymity."
Basic Text pg. 73...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-24-2013, 01:01 AM
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December 24
The Group
"The Twelfth Step...
December 24
The Group
"The Twelfth Step of our personal program also says that we carry the message to the addict who still suffers.... The group is the most powerful vehicle we have for...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-23-2013, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 23
New Ideas
"We reevaluate...
December 23
New Ideas
"We reevaluate our ideas so we can become acquainted with the new ideas that lead to a new way of life."
Basic Text, pg. 91
Learning to live a new way of life can be...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-22-2013, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 22
A New Way To Live
"When at...
December 22
A New Way To Live
"When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma.... Either go on...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-21-2013, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 21
Acceptance And Change
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December 21
Acceptance And Change
"Freedom to change seems to come after acceptance of ourselves."
Basic Text pg. 56
Fear and denial are the opposites of acceptance. None of us are...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-20-2013, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 20
Overcoming Self-Obsession
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December 20
Overcoming Self-Obsession
"In living the steps, we begin to let go of our self-obsession."
Basic Text p.94
Many of us came to the program convinced that our feelings, our...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-19-2013, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 19
Walking The Way We Talk
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December 19
Walking The Way We Talk
"Words mean nothing until we put them into action."
Basic Text pg. 56
The Twelfth Step reminds us "to practice these principles in all our affairs." In...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-18-2013, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 18
The Message Of Our Meetings
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December 18
The Message Of Our Meetings
"The fact that we, each and every group, focus on carrying the message provides consistency; addicts can count on us."
Basic Text pg. 64-65
Tales...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-17-2013, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 17
Service Motives
"Everything...
December 17
Service Motives
"Everything that occurs in the course of NA service must be motivated by the desire to more successfully carry the message of recovery to the addict who still...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-16-2013, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 16
Where There's Smoke...
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December 16
Where There's Smoke...
"Complacency is the enemy of members with substantial clean time. If we remain complacent for long, the recovery process ceases."
Basic Text pg. 80
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-15-2013, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 15
The Joy Of Sharing
"There...
December 15
The Joy Of Sharing
"There is a spiritual principle of giving away what we have been given in Narcotics Anonymous in order to keep it. By helping others to stay clean, we enjoy the...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-14-2013, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 14
Addiction, Drugs, And Recovery ...
December 14
Addiction, Drugs, And Recovery
"Addiction is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease that affects every area of our lives."
Basic Text pg. 20
Before we started using, most...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-13-2013, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 13
Membership
"There is only...
December 13
Membership
"There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using."
Basic Text pg. 9
We all know people who could benefit from Narcotics Anonymous. Many...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-12-2013, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 12
Fear Of Change
"By working...
December 12
Fear Of Change
"By working the steps, we come to accept a Higher Power's will.... We lose our fear of the unknown. We are set free."
Basic Text pg. 16
Life is a series of...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-11-2013, 06:41 AM
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-10-2013, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 33
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December 11
Misery Is Optional
"No one...
December 11
Misery Is Optional
"No one is forcing us to give up our misery."
Basic Text pg. 29
It's funny to remember how reluctant we once were to surrender to recovery. We seemed to...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-10-2013, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 10
Winners
"I started to...
December 10
Winners
"I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good...."
Basic Text pg. 223
We often hear it said in meetings that we...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-09-2013, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 33
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November 9
The Best-Laid Plans
"It is...
November 9
The Best-Laid Plans
"It is our actions that are important. We leave the results to our Higher Power."
Basic Text p. 88
There's an old saying we sometimes hear in our meetings:...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-08-2013, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 8
Calling A Defect A Defect
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December 8
Calling A Defect A Defect
"When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life."
Basic Text pg. 33-34
Sometimes...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-07-2013, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 7
Surviving Our Emotions
"We...
December 7
Surviving Our Emotions
"We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions."
Basic Text pg. 30
"Survive my emotions?" some of us say. "You've got...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-06-2013, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
November 6
Understanding Humility
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November 6
Understanding Humility
"Humility is a result of getting honest with ourselves."
Basic Text p. 35
Humility was an idea so foreign to most of us that we ignored it as long as we...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-05-2013, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 33
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December 5
Those Who Want To Recover
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December 5
Those Who Want To Recover
"We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]"
Basic Text pg. 10
How do we know when someone...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-04-2013, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 4
God's Will, Not Ours
"We...
December 4
God's Will, Not Ours
"We know that if we pray for God's will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think."
Basic Text pg. 44
By the time we came to NA, our...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-03-2013, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 3
Vision Without Limits
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December 3
Vision Without Limits
"Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life."
Basic Text pg. 34
In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-02-2013, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
December 2
Recovery: Our First Priority
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December 2
Recovery: Our First Priority
"We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order."
Basic Text pg. 79
Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
12-01-2013, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,478
NA JFT FOR DECEMBER 2013
December 1
Life's Rewards
"We begin to pray only for God's will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling."
Basic Text pg. 47
Imagine what might happen if God gave us...
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