Daily InspirationDecember 19. Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my circumstances. Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give me the miracles that I need. The first and most powerful commandment is love. Narcotics Anonymous. Literature. All of the efforts of Narcotics Anonymous are inspired by the primary purpose of our groups. Upon this common ground we stand committed. Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in their. own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life. LITERATURE &. OTHER Products. Father Leo’s Daily MeditationFebruary 2WORK. “We work to become, not to acquire.”. — Elbert Hubbard. I believe it is easier to get well than it is to stay sick — but we must be prepared to work for our sobriety. We need to confront the disease and discover the “person ” that God created.Keep It SimpleNovember 1. “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him …. -First half of Step Eleven. Through Step Eleven, we develop a lasting, loving relationship with our Higher Power. JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. Daily InspirationDecember 19. Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my circumstances. Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give me the miracles that I need. The first and most powerful commandment is love.Daily InspirationJune 1. You will be more effective and get to the next thing that you want to do if you concentrate on what you are doing right now. Lord, help me recognize when my mind is jumping forward so that I can refocus. Do not act as though you are watching a parade because we are each one of the marchers.Feb 28, 2015 · Father Leo’s Daily MeditationFebruary 28PERFECTION. “He that is without sin amongst you, let him cast the first stone.”. — Jesus Christ. It is so easy for me to focus on the failings of others and miss my own. My attraction to gossip is that it is usually about other people and that keeps the attention away from me. Father Leo’s Daily MeditationSeptember 4HUMILITY. “Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.”. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon. To see yourself as a good person is part of the program of humility. To see your gifts and recognize your achievements is what it is to be a humble person. “God does not make junk.”.Just for Today in Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a set of daily reflections and meditations meant to help people with drug addiction focus on sobriety one day at a time. The …Elder’s Meditation of the DayMay 25. “If you listen close at night, you will hear the creatures of the dark, all of them sacred – the owls, the crickets, the frogs, the night birds – and you will hear beautiful songs, songs you have never heard before. Listen with your heart. Never stop listening.”.Keep It SimpleNovember 1. “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him …. -First half of Step Eleven. Through Step Eleven, we develop a lasting, loving relationship with our Higher Power. Page 83. "In ridding ourselves of all reservations, we surrender. Then, and only then, can we be helped to recover from the disease of addiction." Basic Text, Chapter 4, "Step One". We reserve a place for relapse when we keep a mental list of reasons that might justify using. We can tell they're a problem because we defend and protect them. Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsOctober 2. Tradition One – “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. Unity.”. Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange paradox. The A.A. member has to conform to the principles of recovery.Keep It SimpleNovember 1. “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him …. -First half of Step Eleven. Through Step Eleven, we develop a lasting, loving relationship with our Higher Power.Elder’s Meditation of the DayMay 25. “If you listen close at night, you will hear the creatures of the dark, all of them sacred – the owls, the crickets, the frogs, the night birds – and you will hear beautiful songs, songs you have never heard before. Listen with your heart. Never stop listening.”.Why Are We Here (pdf) Download. How It Works (pdf) Download. The Twelve Traditions of NA (pdf) Download. We Do Recover (pdf) Download. Just for Today (pdf) Download. Twelve Concepts for NA Service (pdf) Download. Clarity Statement (pdf) Download. All NA Readings (pdf) Download. Area Format as 2022_09 Sep 09 (pdf) …Bible ScripturesAugust 21. “Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”. -Psalm 38:21-22. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. 1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409. November 19Daily Reflections“I WAS SLIPPING FAST”. We A.A.’s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, …. So it isn’t surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96.Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsMay 7. Step Seven – “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.”. For us, the process of gaining a new perspective was unbelievably painful. It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility.Daily Recovery Readings – January 5 NA Just For Today January 5 Recovery at Home “We can enjoy our families in a new way and may become a credit to them instead of an embarrassment or a burden.”...January 22. No Humiliation in Humility. Self-understanding. With few exceptions, every alcoholic eventually meets humiliation and defeat. This is especially painful in a world that places high value on winning and on having the approval and admiration of others. We feel diminished by these defeats. Basic Text, p. 98. Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know us, they would only find out how terribly flawed we were. Rejection would be only a short step away. When we come to our first NA meeting, we are usually impressed by the familiarity ... Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anyone knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do – just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.Daily TAOJanuary 29SCARS. Markings in dry clay disappear. Only when the clay is soft again. Scars upon the self disappear. Only when one becomes soft within. Throughout our life, but especially during our youth, many scars are inflicted upon us. Some of them are the results of violence, abuse, rape, or warfare.If we share the full message of our recovery, we may not know who benefits, but we can be sure someone will. Just for Today: I will honestly share both the good …During NA meetings it is standard practice to read specific readings from our literature to create a recovery atmosphere safe for all addicts. These readings can be found on our Area site as well as Region and World sites. They are available for PDF download and can also be found in our basic text.Elder’s Meditation of the Day – April 7. “Women. They have the power of generations. Women have the power to have children and not to have children.”. The Woman is not only the key to life; she is also the key to future generations. An Elder once joked that the Woman only needs the man for one night.Recording of the 'Just for Today' reading: Other NA Resources: NA World Services Free NA Pamphlets National Virtual NA Meeting List 24/7 Online NA Meeting (N.A. N.A. 24/7)At NA, “just for today” is about enjoying a sober lifestyle, and having faith in other NA members devoted to guiding you through recovery. Just for today, you can gain a more positive perspective on life, remain fearless, and bond with other recovering addicts and sober individuals. If you’re struggling with addiction, understand there ...Daily Reflections and Just For Today readings February 26SMART Recovery Meetings- https://www.smartrecovery.org/Alcoholics Anonymous- https://www.aa.org/Refu...Welcome to the online home of the NA World Services News. You will find all issues of the news since the last meeting of the World Service Conference. The News is translated into French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. As the translated issues become available, they are posted on our site. Previous years' issues can be found in the NAWS News ...Elder’s Meditation of the DayMarch 21. “The manner with which we walk through life is each man’s most important responsibility, and we should remember this with every new sunrise.”. –Thomas Yellowtail, CROW. Every spiritual person should carry a vision of God’s will in every area of their life.Jan 1, 1991 · Narcotics Anonymous. 4.61. 510 ratings30 reviews. First published in August 1992, this book helps NA members focus on a new recovery principle every day. Each of the 366 daily entries opens with an NA quote, examines the day's topic, and closes with a focusing thought or affirmation. Includes subject index. Keep It SimpleJanuary 8. Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see. –Bill W. At times, we’ll go through pain and hardship, At times, we’ll have doubts. At times, we’ll get angry and think we just don’t care anymore. These things can spiritually blind us.Daily Reflections and Just For Today readings February 26SMART Recovery Meetings- https://www.smartrecovery.org/Alcoholics Anonymous- …Daily InspirationJune 8. Little acts of kindness throughout the day will make your life so much better and bring a little sunshine to others as well. Lord, may I make a habit of being gentle and loving with those around me. Everything we … Father Leo’s Daily MeditationDecember 12PRINCIPLES. “At the back of every noble life are the principles that have fashioned it.”. -George Lorimer. God is to be found in the principles of life. The suggested patterns of behavior that lead to happiness, freedom and unity in the world. Welcome to the online home of the NA World Services News. You will find all issues of the news since the last meeting of the World Service Conference. The News is translated into French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. As the translated issues become available, they are posted on our site. Previous years' issues can be found in the NAWS News ...Daily ReflectionsDecember 28SUIT UP AND SHOW UP. In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety – we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. The old line says, “Suit up and show up.”.Elder’s Meditation of the Day – January 21. “This is the time of awakening to the inner father and the inner mother. Without this we will receive no high initiation; instead we get initiated into darkness. That’s because any investigation or revolution without God leads, not to freedom, but to more slavery.”. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. ©1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409 ISBN ... 2. Anonymous. 2 Min Read. The ‘Just for Today’ reading has become a very important part of my personal programme of recovery. According to some sources it was written in the 1920’s before Alcoholics Anonymous was founded, however was adopted and approved for publication by AA in the 1970’s. This reading is often printed and handed out ...2. Anonymous. 2 Min Read. The ‘Just for Today’ reading has become a very important part of my personal programme of recovery. According to some sources it was written in the 1920’s before Alcoholics Anonymous was founded, however was adopted and approved for publication by AA in the 1970’s. This reading is often printed and handed out ...NA Just For Today Daily Meditation. · 1d ·. 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 p. 10.Xtra ThoughtsOctober 24. “Every moment is an opportunity for those who are ready to seize it.”. -unknown. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia.JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I …Daily InspirationDecember 19. Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my circumstances. Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give me the miracles that I need. The first and most powerful commandment is love.Jan 13, 2015 · Elder’s Meditation of the Day January 13. “When you remove love and try to replace it with monetary things, you’ve got nothing … get him to understand that he has to love himself before he can love anything else.”. —John Peters (Slow Turtle), WAMPANOAG. It is said, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”. Each Day a New BeginningSeptember 24. Woman must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression. —Margaret Sanger. Let us not stifle ourselves any longer. Let us dare to dream and realize those dreams.March 23, 2024 | Anticipated Mass for the Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - Online Mass. Live at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy. For Mass... We don't have to understand it or even name it; we only have to believe that there could be such a Higher Power. The belief that a benevolent Power greater than our addiction just might exist gives us enough hope to stay clean, a day at a time. Just for Today: I believe in the possibility of some Power that's bigger than my addiction. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. 1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409. Elder’s Meditation of the DayFebruary 25. “The Creator was responsible for the existence of everything, a part of the Creator’s spirit exists in everything and thus all things are connected.”. –Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA. The Creator designed nature, people, and all things as an interconnected system. Narcotics Anonymous World Links: Just For Today * Daily Meditation * provided by NA world service. Daily InspirationMarch 22. Think often of your friends and seldom of your enemies and you will surround yourself with good thoughts, leaving little or no room for darkness. Lord, help me search for goodness so that it is goodness that I find. We take for granted so much of what God has planned for us. Basic Text, p. 98. Active addiction set us apart from society, isolating us. Fear was at the core of that alienation. We believed that if we let others get to know us, they would only find out how terribly flawed we were. Rejection would be only a short step away. When we come to our first NA meeting, we are usually impressed by the familiarity ... As Bill Sees ItJanuary 30Getting Off a “Dry Bender”, p. 30. “Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought to know; I have been a champion dry-bender case myself. While the surface causes were a part of the picture–trigger-events that precipitated depression–the underlying causes, I am satisfied, ran much deeper.Daily ReflectionsJuly 19FALSE PRIDE, p.209. Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. -12 & 12, p. 75. Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope …We lived to use and used to live. Very simply, an addict is a man or woman whose life is controlled by drugs. We are people in the grip of a continuing and progressive illness whose ends are always the same: jails, institutions, and death. 1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409 0-912075-65-1 10/00.Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsSeptember 7. Tradition One – “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. Unity.”. Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange paradox. The A.A. member has to conform to the principles of recovery.JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I …In fact, making our contributions to NA demonstrates our capacity and willingness to engage in self-support. We are investing in ourselves through our recovery community, participating in keeping the doors open for those who come after. This support of others keeps us aloft, keeps us going. Self-support isn't something we practice alone.Elder’s Meditation of the Day March 9. “In the life of the Indian there was only one inevitable duty, the duty of prayer, the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. His daily devotions were more necessary to him than daily food.”. The most important habit one can develop is the daily act of prayer.Elder’s Meditation of the Day March 1. “The beginning is purification, that’s the first step. And purification means purification of body and mind. You don’t purify the body without cleansing the mind; that’s the way it works.”.Elder’s Meditation of the DayJune 22. “The one who wishes to be a true medicine person must be a person of faith, and they can only work successfully with those who also have faith.”. –Fools Crow, LAKOTA. Medicine People are spiritual beings who have made a decision to seek the Red Road.Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsMay 7. Step Seven – “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.”. For us, the process of gaining a new perspective was unbelievably painful. It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility.But it all amounts to the same helpful concept. The Just For Today ritual is a form of daily meditation, often administered at NA meetings (and other self-help groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous), in which a list of daily goals and affirmations are recited. Each line starts with the phrase “Just for today,” making the prayer almost like ... Find Posts by Date. Hello and welcome to Just for Today Meditations. Please find below today’s date listed in EST, and then please find the date on the calendar below and click on it to see today’s readings and quotes. Hazelden Betty Ford's Thought for the Day offers daily meditations for people in recovery or affected by addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Browse daily passages from our most popular meditation books to find your inspiration today. For Help, Call: Twenty Four Hours a Day The Little Black Book. She Recovers Every Day Daily Meditations for Women.Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Just for today, I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability. Just for today, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. Just for today, I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new ...Find daily recovery quotes and readings for each date of the year on this website. Click on the date to see the corresponding quotes and readings for your personal growth and inspiration.Twenty-Four Hours A DaySeptember 18A.A. Thought For The Day. Step Two is: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.”. Step Three is: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.”.Daily InspirationDecember 19. Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my circumstances. Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give me the miracles that I need. The first and most powerful commandment is love.The NA, “just for today” highlights the battleground addicts often face. While there are good intentions in the broad sense, the struggle sometimes comes down to just getting through one more day. ... By reading a meditation and having a moment of silence to think about it, each member can then talk about what it means in their life ... UKNA Meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in the United Kingdom. ... Just For Today Reading. Primary tabs. View; Edit; ... Just For Today Book Study. Daily InspirationJune 1. You will be more effective and get to the next thing that you want to do if you concentrate on what you are doing right now. Lord, help me recognize when my mind is jumping forward so that I can refocus. Do not act as though you are watching a parade because we are each one of the marchers.Va cincinnati, Del norte sports and wellness, Kiwanis int, Envita, Mattress factory museum pittsburgh, Maxwell mansion lake geneva, Berbere imports, Spitzer kia cleveland, Texas club, Weltman weinberg and reis co, Wells coffee, Drivein near me, Slice parlor, Smroe
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JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. Basic Text, p. 26. Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, life's demands overwhelm us. We're paralyzed, and we don't know what to do about it. How do …PI-and-the-NA-member; One-Addicts-Experience; by-young-addicts-for-young-addicts; The-Triangle-of-Self-Obsession; Just-for-Today; living the program; Am I an Addict; Recovery-and-Relapse; Another Look; Who What How Why; Group Readings. Who Is An Addict; Why Are We Here; The Twelve Traditions Of NA; …Daily ReflectionsJuly 19FALSE PRIDE, p.209. Many of us who had thought ourselves religious awoke to the limitations of this attitude. Refusing to place God first, we had deprived ourselves of His help. -12 & 12, p. 75. Many false notions operate in false pride. The need for direction to live a decent life is satisfied by the hope …NA as a whole. 5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. 6. An NA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the NA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose. 7.Credit: Just for Today Meditation - NA World Services, Inc. owns the rights to this reading. I do not.May 4What about the newcomer?“Each group has but one pr...Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Just for today I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability. Just for today through NA I will try to get a better perspective on my life. Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new ...Daily ReflectionsJune 9LIVING IN THE NOW. First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober — and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24 hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well. -LIVING SOBER, p. 7. “One Day At A Time.”.Sep 4, 2015 · Father Leo’s Daily MeditationSeptember 4HUMILITY. “Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.”. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon. To see yourself as a good person is part of the program of humility. To see your gifts and recognize your achievements is what it is to be a humble person. “God does not make junk.”. Journey To The HeartDecember 21, 2011Reduce Your Stress. “Stress can be caused by many things,” a man, a healing professional, said. “It can be caused by toxins in the air, by food, work, money, or love. And sometimes tension and stress are caused by reacting to old beliefs– the messages in your mind.”.May 8, 2023 · Pitfalls. Just for Today in Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a set of daily reflections and meditations meant to help people with drug addiction focus on sobriety one day at a time. The program is based on the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous, and each day's reflection is centered around one of the Steps. Each day's reading begins with a quote ... JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. Welcome to our "Just For Today" daily meditation series for the month of March. This playlist is a collection of daily reflections aimed at supporting the jo...Elder’s Meditation of the Day – January 20. “The most important thing now is to reveal the inner temple of the soul with right thinking and right activity.”. –Willaru Huayta, QUECHUA NATION, PERU. The key to growing a strong tree is to have a good system of roots and to feed the roots with good medicine.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 …Daily ReflectionsNovember 23HOLD YOUR FACE TO THE LIGHT. Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see. -AS BILL SEES IT, p. 3. One Sunday in October, during my morning meditation, I glanced out the window at the ash tree in our front yard. At once I was overwhelmed by its magnificent, golden color!Jan 13, 2015 · Elder’s Meditation of the Day January 13. “When you remove love and try to replace it with monetary things, you’ve got nothing … get him to understand that he has to love himself before he can love anything else.”. —John Peters (Slow Turtle), WAMPANOAG. It is said, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”. offered by the NA program, our greatest need in recovery goes unmet, regardless of how "successful" we may be. Just for today: I will seek the fulfillment of my …Just for Today. Just for Today. Tell yourself: Just for today, my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs. Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Just for today, I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of …Daily ReflectionsDecember 28SUIT UP AND SHOW UP. In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety – we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step. The old line says, “Suit up and show up.”.Daily InspirationJanuary 3. It is good to know where you are, but better to know where you are going. Lord, may I use every day to grow closer to You. When you feel you aren’t as blessed as your neighbor, consider the troubles that you have been spared. Lord, thank You for the trials that I do not have to endure.JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, …Elder’s Meditation of the Day – January 20. “The most important thing now is to reveal the inner temple of the soul with right thinking and right activity.”. –Willaru Huayta, QUECHUA NATION, PERU. The key to growing a strong tree is to have a good system of roots and to feed the roots with good medicine.Credit: Just for Today Meditation - NA World Services, Inc. owns the rights to this reading. I do not.May 4What about the newcomer?“Each group has but one pr...NA Just For Today Daily Meditation. · 1d ·. 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 p. 10.Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsOctober 14. Tradition Two – “For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.”. “Although I asked Charlie for a little time to consider it, my own mind was about made up.February 26, 2015by Jeannette. Daily ReflectionsFebruary 26 NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY. A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35. Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: … Page 83. "In ridding ourselves of all reservations, we surrender. Then, and only then, can we be helped to recover from the disease of addiction." Basic Text, Chapter 4, "Step One". We reserve a place for relapse when we keep a mental list of reasons that might justify using. We can tell they're a problem because we defend and protect them. Daily ReflectionsMarch 13A WORLD OF THE SPIRIT. “We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime.”. The word “entered” and the phrase “entered into the world of the Spirit” are very significant. Daily InspirationDecember 19. Through the power of God within me, I am stronger than any of my circumstances. Lord, I seek, I knock and I ask and You are always there and ready to give me the miracles that I need. The first and most powerful commandment is love.As Bill Sees ItJanuary 30Getting Off a “Dry Bender”, p. 30. “Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought to know; I have been a champion dry-bender case myself. While the surface causes were a part of the picture–trigger-events that precipitated depression–the underlying causes, I am satisfied, ran much deeper.Bible ScripturesNovember 4. “Proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”. -1 Peter 2:9. “LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.We also have a server in New Zealand that sends emails in several different time zones and can be signed up for here. We thank members of the Aoteroa-New Zealand Region for their assistance. If you experience any problems while trying to subscribe, please contact the List Manager at [email protected]. Return to NA.org. Recovery Literature in English (US) We offer all available Information Pamphlets and NA booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. Please note that .pdf files of NA books are not available online. We do offer e-books for sale online, and we continue to provide over half a million ... JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear. Reprinted from the Little White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous. ©1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409 ISBN ... At NA, “just for today” is about enjoying a sober lifestyle, and having faith in other NA members devoted to guiding you through recovery. Just for today, you can gain a more positive perspective on life, remain fearless, and bond with other recovering addicts and sober individuals. If you’re struggling with addiction, understand there ...March 23, 2024 | Anticipated Mass for the Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - Online Mass. Live at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy. For Mass...Narcotics Anonymous. Hazelden Publishing, Nov 14, 2023 - Self-Help - 389 pages. This collection of daily meditations reinforces key concepts from Narcotics Anonymous. Just as with alcoholism, there is no "cure" for narcotic addiction, but recovery is possible through a twelve step program. Narcotics Anonymous. Literature. All of the efforts of Narcotics Anonymous are inspired by the primary purpose of our groups. Upon this common ground we stand committed. Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in their. own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life. LITERATURE &. OTHER Products. Sep 4, 2015 · Father Leo’s Daily MeditationSeptember 4HUMILITY. “Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.”. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon. To see yourself as a good person is part of the program of humility. To see your gifts and recognize your achievements is what it is to be a humble person. “God does not make junk.”. Oct 4, 2023 · Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. Just for today I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability. Just for today through NA I will try to get a better perspective on my life. Just for today I will be unafraid, my thoughts will be on my new ... Just for Today Daily Meditation. "The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit. They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our …Twelve Steps and Twelve TraditionsSeptember 7. Tradition One – “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. Unity.”. Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange paradox. The A.A. member has to conform to the principles of recovery.Tell yourself: Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs. Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who …Daily ReflectionsNovember 20“THY WILL, NOT MINE”. … when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification.” … if it be Thy will.”. I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I be given the grace by which I may ...Keep It SimpleSeptember 28. Honesty is the backbone of our recovery program. Honesty opens us up. It breaks down the walls we had built around our secret world. Those walls made a prison for us. But all of that is now changed. We are free. Honesty has made us wise. We aren’t sneaking drinks anymore.Welcome to the online home of the NA World Services News. You will find all issues of the news since the last meeting of the World Service Conference. The News is translated into French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. As the translated issues become available, they are posted on our site. Previous years' issues can be found in the NAWS News ...JUST FOR TODAY I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. JUST FOR TODAY I will have a program. I will try to follow it to the best of my ability. JUST FOR TODAY, through NA, I will try to get a better perspective on my life. JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts …NA Just For Today Daily Meditation. · 1d ·. 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 p. 10. The full message. " There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present. The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us believe that when we talk in meetings, we should "remember the newcomer" and always try to carry a positive message. Tell yourself: Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs. Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who … But it all amounts to the same helpful concept. The Just For Today ritual is a form of daily meditation, often administered at NA meetings (and other self-help groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous), in which a list of daily goals and affirmations are recited. Each line starts with the phrase “Just for today,” making the prayer almost like ... Today’s GiftDecember 22. And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We can’t return, we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game. —Joni Mitchell. High in the mountains near Sun Valley, Idaho, is a small cabin. Basic Text, p. 27. ----=----. Using addicts are a confused and confusing bunch of people. It's hard. to tell from one minute to the next what they're going to do or who. they're going to be. Usually, the addict is just as surprised as anyone. else. When we used, our behavior was dictated by the needs of our addiction. Daily Recovery Readings – February 19 NA Just For Today 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...We may have wished we could trade places with someone who owned a nice car or had a larger home, a better job, a more attractive mate — anything but what we had. So severe was our despair that we could hardly imagine anyone being in worse shape than ourselves. In recovery, we may find we are experiencing a different sort of envy. We …Daily InspirationJune 1. You will be more effective and get to the next thing that you want to do if you concentrate on what you are doing right now. Lord, help me recognize when my mind is jumping forward so that I can refocus. 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