Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2016, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 29
Anything!
“Our disease has...
February 29
Anything!
“Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible. We become increasingly open-minded and open to new ideas in all areas of our lives.”
Basic Text, p. 106
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 28
The Greatest Gift
"Our newly...
February 28
The Greatest Gift
"Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."
Basic Text, p. 93
When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 11:17 AM
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February 27
"Pure Motives"
"We examine our...
February 27
"Pure Motives"
"We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling."
Basic Text, p. 42
Imagine a daily meditation...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 26
Remorse
"The Eighth Step...
February 26
Remorse
"The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse."
Basic Text, p. 38
Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 11:16 AM
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Views: 12,752
February 25
Sick As Our Secrets
"It would...
February 25
Sick As Our Secrets
"It would be tragic to write [out an inventory only to] shove it in a drawer These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure."
Basic Text, p. 31
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 11:16 AM
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February 24
A New Influence
"Personality...
February 24
A New Influence
"Personality change was what we really needed. Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary."
Basic Text, p. 15
In early life, most of us were...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 28
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February 23
Messages And Messengers
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February 23
Messages And Messengers
"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."
Tradition Twelve
The Twelfth...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:53 PM
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February 22
God's Will, Or Mine?
"We...
February 22
God's Will, Or Mine?
"We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
Step Ten
In Narcotics Anonymous, we've found that the more we live in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 28
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February 21
Self-Pity Or Recovery - It's Our...
February 21
Self-Pity Or Recovery - It's Our Choice
"Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy."
Basic Text, p. 77
In active addiction, many...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 28
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February 20
Powerlessness, Personal...
February 20
Powerlessness, Personal Responsibility
"Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems."
Basic Text, p. 13
When we refuse...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 28
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February 19
Reservations
"Relapse is never...
February 19
Reservations
"Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program."
Basic Text, p. 76
A reservation is something we set aside for future use....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 28
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February 18
The Recovery Partnership
"As...
February 18
The Recovery Partnership
"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"
Basic Text, p. 120
Many...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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February 17
Carrying The Message, Not The...
February 17
Carrying The Message, Not The Addict
"They can be analyzed, counseled, reasoned with, prayed over, threatened, beaten, or locked up, but they will not stop until they want to stop."
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 12:50 PM
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February 16
Faithful Feelings
"When we...
February 16
Faithful Feelings
"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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 15
An Awakening Of The Spirit
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February 15
An Awakening Of The Spirit
"The last thing we expected was an awakening of the spirit"
Basic Text, p. 48
Few of us came to our first Narcotics Anonymous meeting aching to take a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 14
Honesty And Spirituality
"The...
February 14
Honesty And Spirituality
"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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,752
February 13
The Ties That Bind
"As long as...
February 13
The Ties That Bind
"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. 57
Many of us feel that without...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,752
February 12
Living In The Moment
"We...
February 12
Living In The Moment
"We regretted the past, dreaded the future, and weren't too thrilled about the present." Basic Text, p. 7
Until we experience the healing that happens when we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,752
February 11
A Curse Into A Blessing
"We...
February 11
A Curse Into A Blessing
"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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 10
Fun!
"In recovery our ideas of...
February 10
Fun!
"In recovery our ideas of fun change"
Basic Text, p. 102
In retrospect, many of us realize that when we used, our ideas of fun were rather bizarre. Some of us would get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,752
February 9
Self-acceptance
"When we...
February 9
Self-acceptance
"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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 12,752
February 8
What Is A Sponsor?
"…an NA...
February 8
What Is A Sponsor?
"…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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 7
This Is Not A Test
"We have...
February 7
This Is Not A Test
"We have found a loving, personal God to whom we can turn."
Basic Text p. 27
Some of us come into recovery with the impression that life's hardships are a series...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:50 AM
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February 6
I Can't - We Can
"We had...
February 6
I Can't - We Can
"We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 5
Keep Coming Back!
"We are...
February 5
Keep Coming Back!
"We are grateful that we were made so welcome at meetings that we felt comfortable."
Basic Text p. 80
Remember how scared we were when we walked into our first NA...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 4
Feeling Good Isn't The Point
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February 4
Feeling Good Isn't The Point
"For us, recovery is more than just pleasure."
Basic Text p. 42
In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 3
We Need Each Other
"Anyone may...
February 3
We Need Each Other
"Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity creed, religion, or lack of religion."
Basic Text p. 9
Addiction closed our minds to anything new...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 2
Goodwill
" Goodwill is best...
February 2
Goodwill
" Goodwill is best exemplified in service; proper service is doing the right thing for the right reason."
Basic Text p. ix
The spiritual core of our disease is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 28
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NA Just For Today - February
February 1
Hardships
" We felt different... Only after surrender are we able to overcome the alienation of addiction."
Basic Text p. 22
" But you don't understand!" we spluttered, trying to...
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