Today's Just For Today Daily Meditation:
March 10, 2010 |
Our own recovery |
| Page 72 |
| "The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery possible." |
| Basic Text, p. 19 |
| There's lots to like in Narcotics Anonymous. The meetings, for one, are great. We get to see our friends, hear some inspiring stories, share some practical experience, maybe even hook up with our sponsor. The campouts, the conventions, the dances are all wonderful, clean fun in the company of other recovering addicts. But the heart of our recovery program is the Twelve Steps-in fact, they are the program! We've heard it said that we can't stay clean by osmosis-in other words, we can't just attend meetings, no matter how many, and expect to breathe recovery in through the pores of our skin. Recovery, as another saying goes, is an inside job. And the tools we use in working that "inside job" are the Twelve Steps. Hearing endlessly about acceptance is one thing; working the First Step for ourselves is something very different. Stories about making amends may be inspiring, yet nothing will give us the freedom from remorse that taking the Ninth Step ourselves will give. The same applies to all twelve steps. There's much to appreciate about NA, but to get the most from our recovery we must work the Twelve Steps for ourselves. |
| Just for Today: I want everything my personal program has to offer. I will work the steps for myself. |
| Copyright © 2008, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Our
Trusted
Servants
Drew010807
(Drew): Chat Room Operator, Forum
Administrator
Gregg (Gregg): Chat
Room Operator
Susan
(beareatsmeat): Chat Room Operator,
Forum Moderator
Alby (Alby): Chat
Room Operator, Forum Moderator
John (JohnH/Nike):
Chat Room Operator, Forum Moderator, Founder of
First NA website online ever!
TommyGunn
(TommyGunn): Chat Room Operator, Forum Moderator
DeWayne (Deliverer):
Chat Room Operator, Forum Moderator
JeffW (JeffW): Chat
Room Operator, Forum Moderator
Rogers
(TheUltimateWeapon): Webmaster, Chat Room Operator/Founder,
& Forum Administrator
Nick (Tabby): Chat
Room Operator, Forum Moderator
Online
NA Meetings
We have meetings every day here, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays we have two meetings per day.
Join us for the next-bext thing to a "face-to-face" meeting! We do try to mirror those meetings as closely as possible, by doing the readings from our NA Basic Text, moderating the room so that only one person at a time may share, choosing topics, etc...Our online meetings address real-life issues that we as addicts face on a daily basis, and we help share solutions to those problems based on our experience in recovery.
See the Meeting Schedule
About
Chat
Our NA Recovery Chatroom is
open 24/7/365. There are usually a few people chatting at just about
any hour of the day or night, so feel free to come on in! We also have
message
boards where addicts can share on a variety of recovery and
addiction topics. The basis of our NA Recovery Program is the 12 Steps
of Narcotics Anonymous as found in the NA
Basic Text.
Click HERE
to
Chat Now. We are located
on the IRC Chat Network IRCStorm.Net There are several ways
to join. See the inmaination below for details and help on how to reach
the NA Chat Room.
Enter your desired nickname in the box above and press
"Connect." Please allow a minute for NA chat to load.
