Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-31-2013, 10:22 PM
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October 31
Our Relationship With A Higher...
October 31
Our Relationship With A Higher Power
"Ongoing recovery is dependent on our relationship with a loving God who cares for us and will do for us what we find impossible to do for...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-30-2013, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 30
Courage
"Our newly found...
October 30
Courage
"Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future."
Basic Text, p.93
Narcotics Anonymous is no place for the faint of heart! Facing life on...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-29-2013, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 29
Living In The Now
"Living...
October 29
Living In The Now
"Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future."
Basic Text, pp. 90-91
Thoughts of how bad it was - or could be - can...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-28-2013, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 28
Attitudes
"We can also use...
October 28
Attitudes
"We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes."
Basic Text, p.53
Ever have a day when everything seems to be working against you? Do you go through periods when...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-27-2013, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 27
Living In The Present
"We...
October 27
Living In The Present
"We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today."
Basic Text, p.28
For many of us, the past is...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-26-2013, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 30
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October 26
The Path To Self-Acceptance
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October 26
The Path To Self-Acceptance
"The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery."
IP No.19, "Self-Acceptance"
Our addiction...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-25-2013, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 25
Principles Before Personalities ...
October 25
Principles Before Personalities
"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."
Twelfth Tradition
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 24
Responsibility
"We are not...
October 24
Responsibility
"We are not responsible for our disease, only for our recovery. As we begin to apply what we have learned, our lives begin to change for the better."
Basic Text,...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 23
Surrender
"By surrendering...
October 23
Surrender
"By surrendering control, we gain a far greater power."
Basic Text, p.43
When we were using, we did everything we could to run things our way. We used every scheme...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 22
Look Who's Talking
"Our...
October 22
Look Who's Talking
"Our disease is so cunning that it can get us into impossible situations."
Basic Text, p.80
Some of us say, "My disease is talking to me." Others say, "My...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 21
God's Will Today
"This...
October 21
God's Will Today
"This decision demands continued acceptance, ever - increasing faith, and a daily commitment to recovery."
IP No.14, "One Addict's Experience…"
Sometimes, we...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 20
Freedom To Choose
"Enforced...
October 20
Freedom To Choose
"Enforced morality lacks the power that comes to us when we choose to live a spiritual life."
Basic Text, p.44
In our active addiction, many of us lived our...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 19
Standing For Something
"......
October 19
Standing For Something
"... we could feel time, touch reality, and recognize spiritual values long lost to many of us."
Basic Text, p.85
In our active addiction, we were...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 18
We All Belong
"Although...
October 18
We All Belong
"Although 'politics makes strange bedfellows,' as the old saying goes, addiction makes us one of a kind."
Basic Text, p.84
What a mixture of folks we have in...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 17
"The Truth"
"Everything we...
October 17
"The Truth"
"Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth."
Basic Text, p.91
Many of us thought we could recognize "The Truth." We...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 16
The Simplest Prayer
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October 16
The Simplest Prayer
"…praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
Step Eleven
How do we pray? With little experience, many of us don't even...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 15
Choices
"We did not choose...
October 15
Choices
"We did not choose to become addicts."
Basic Text p. 3
When we were growing up, all of us had dreams. Every child has heard a relative or neighbor ask, "What do you...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 14
The End Of Loneliness
"With...
October 14
The End Of Loneliness
"With the love that I am shown in Narcotics Anonymous, I have no excuse for loneliness."
Basic Text p. 262
Addiction is a lonely disease. We may be...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 13
Making A Difference
"Words...
October 13
Making A Difference
"Words cannot describe the sense of spiritual awareness that we receive when we have given something, no matter how small, to another person."
Basic Text p....
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-24-2013, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 12
Being Right
"When we admit...
October 12
Being Right
"When we admit that our lives have become unmanageable, we don't have to argue our point of view... We no longer have to be right all the time."
Basic Text p. 56
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 11
Eyeglasses And Attitudes
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October 11
Eyeglasses And Attitudes
"Our best thinking got us into trouble.... Recovery is an active change in our ideas and attitudes."
Basic Text p.53
In active addiction, the world...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 10
Consequences
"Before we got...
October 10
Consequences
"Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking."
Basic Text p. 87
Ever been tempted to do...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 9
Order
"We emphasize setting...
October 9
Order
"We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."
Basic Text p. 93
Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 8
A New Pattern Of Living
"We...
October 8
A New Pattern Of Living
"We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have."
Basic Text p. 75
Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 7
Depending On Our Higher Power
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October 7
Depending On Our Higher Power
"As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the innerstrength...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:49 AM
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October 6
Amends Without Expectations
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October 6
Amends Without Expectations
"Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing." Basic Text p.38
The Eighth Step asks...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 5
Ask For Mercy, Not Justice
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October 5
Ask For Mercy, Not Justice
"Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim."
Basic Text p.37...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 4
Thirty-Day Wonder
"When we...
October 4
Thirty-Day Wonder
"When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known."
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 3
Losing Self-Will
"Our egos,...
October 3
Losing Self-Will
"Our egos, once so large and dominant, now take a back seat because we are in harmony with a loving God. We find that we lead richer, happier, and much fuller lives...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,101
October 2
Keeping Faith
"We grasp the...
October 2
Keeping Faith
"We grasp the limitless strength provided for us through our daily prayer and surrender as long as we keep faith and renew it."
Basic Text p.44
There are two parts...
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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery
10-21-2013, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 30
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NA JFT FOR OCTOBER
October 1
Not Just A Motivation For Growth
"We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery."
Basic Text p.29
"Pain - who needs it!" we think whenever we're in it. We see no...
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