Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:27 PM
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April 30
God Does For Us
"Ongoing recovery...
April 30
God Does For Us
"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 ourselves."
Basic Text, p. 96...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:27 PM
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April 29
"What If...."
"Living just for...
April 29
"What If...."
"Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:26 PM
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April 28
Who Really Gets Better?
"We can...
April 28
Who Really Gets Better?
"We can also use the steps to improve our attitudes. Our best thinking got us into trouble. We recognize the need for change."
Basic Text, p. 53
When new in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:26 PM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,250
April 26
Self-Acceptance
"The most...
April 26
Self-Acceptance
"The most effective means of achieving self-acceptance is through applying the Twelve Steps of recovery."
IP No. 19, "Self-Acceptance"
Most of us came to Narcotics...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:25 PM
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April 25
Embracing Reality
"Recovery is a...
April 25
Embracing Reality
"Recovery is a reality for us today"
Basic Text, p. 97
Pain and misery were realities in our using lives. We were unwilling either to accept our living situation or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2014, 01:25 PM
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April 24
Twelve Steps Of Life
"Through...
April 24
Twelve Steps Of Life
"Through abstinence and through working the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, our lives have become useful."
Basic Text, p. 8
Before coming to Narcotics...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:20 PM
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April 23
A God Of Our Own Understanding
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April 23
A God Of Our Own Understanding
"Many of us understand God to be simply whatever force keeps us clean."
Basic Text, p. 25
Some of us enter recovery with a working understanding of a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:20 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 22
Traveling The Open Road
"This is...
April 22
Traveling The Open Road
"This is our road to spiritual growth."
Basic Text, p. 35
When we arrived at our first NA meeting, it looked like the end of the road to many of us. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:20 PM
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April 21
Fear
"We have found that we...
April 21
Fear
"We have found that we had no choice except to completely change our old ways of thinking or go back to using."
Basic Text, p. 21
Many of us find that our old ways of thinking...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:19 PM
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April 20
Detachment
"Addiction is a...
April 20
Detachment
"Addiction is a family disease, but we could only change ourselves."
IP No. 13, "Youth and Recovery"
Many of us come from severely damaged families. At times, the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:19 PM
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April 19
Footwork
"So many times,...
April 19
Footwork
"So many times, addicts have sought the rewards of hard work without the labor."
Basic Text, p. 33
When we first came to NA, some of us wanted everything, and right away....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:18 PM
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April 18
"I Understand"
"We humbly...
April 18
"I Understand"
"We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
Step Seven
Once we are entirely ready to have our character defects removed, many of us are entirely ready!...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:18 PM
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April 17
Priority: Meetings
"I...
April 17
Priority: Meetings
"I initially felt that it would be impossible to attend more than one or two meetings a week. It just wouldn't fit in with my busy schedule. I later learned that my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2014, 12:17 PM
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April 16
"Acting As If"
"Today, we seek...
April 16
"Acting As If"
"Today, we seek solutions, not problems. We try what we have learned on an experimental basis."
Basic Text p. 55
The first time we heard that we should "act as if"...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:55 PM
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April 15
Keep Coming Back
"We have come...
April 15
Keep Coming Back
"We have come to enjoy living clean and want more of the good things that the NA fellowship holds for us"
Basic Text p. 26
Can you remember a time when you looked...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:54 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 14
A New Vision
"Do we really want...
April 14
A New Vision
"Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear?"
Basic Text p. 33
Why do we call them "shortcomings?" Perhaps they should be called "long-goings"...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:54 PM
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April 13
People - Pleasing
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April 13
People - Pleasing
"...approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction..."
Basic Text p. 14
When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:53 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 12
The Big Picture
"All spiritual...
April 12
The Big Picture
"All spiritual awakenings have some things in common. Common elements include an end to loneliness and a sense of direction in our lives."
Basic Text p. 48
Some kinds...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:51 PM
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April 11
A Closed Mind
"A new idea cannot...
April 11
A Closed Mind
"A new idea cannot be grafted onto a closed mind... Open-mindedness leads us to the very insights that have eluded us during our lives."
Basic Text p. 93
We arrived in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:50 PM
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April 10
Too Busy
"We must use what we...
April 10
Too Busy
"We must use what we learn or we will lose it, no matter how long we have been clean."
Basic Text, p. 82
After putting some clean time together, some of us have a tendency...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:50 PM
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April 9
Acting Out
"We learn to experience...
April 9
Acting Out
"We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them."
IP No. 16, "For the Newcomer"
Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2014, 12:50 PM
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April 8
Happiness
"We come to know...
April 8
Happiness
"We come to know happiness, joy and freedom."
Basic Text p. 88
If someone stopped you on the street today and asked if you were happy, what would you say? "Well, gee,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:04 PM
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April 7
The Value Of The Past
"This...
April 7
The Value Of The Past
"This firsthand experience in all phases of illness and recovery is of unparalleled therapeutic value. We are here to share it freely with any addict who wants to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:03 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 6
Growing Honestly
"On a practical...
April 6
Growing Honestly
"On a practical level, changes occur because what's appropriate to one phase of recovery may not be for another."
Basic Text p. 101
When we first came to Narcotics...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:03 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 5
Identification
"Someone finally...
April 5
Identification
"Someone finally knew the crazy thoughts that I had and the crazy things I'd done."
Basic Text p. 175
Addicts often feel terminally unique. We're sure that no one used...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:03 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 4
Guarding Our Recovery
"Remember...
April 4
Guarding Our Recovery
"Remember that we... are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions."
Basic Text p. 99
Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:02 PM
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April 3
For You Alone
"The idea of a...
April 3
For You Alone
"The idea of a spiritual awakening takes many different forms in the different personalities that we find in the fellowship."
Basic Text p. 48
Though we all work the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:02 PM
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Views: 18,250
April 2
Attraction
"Our public image...
April 2
Attraction
"Our public image consists of what we have to offer: a successful, proven way of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle."
Basic Text p. 72
Yes, we are attracting new members....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-31-2014, 02:01 PM
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Views: 18,250
NA Just For Today - April
April 1
Love And Addiction
"Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and...
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