March-18 topics

From Pancake Marathon:

Seeing that we are what we have to give, that we are what is needed to be given when it comes to points of hurting others to get what we want; seeing that we don’t have to live like that anymore and that we don’t have to do this alone. For it’s that the point that we get to change our ways so that we can see that what we have is what we are going to get when we are able to see that we no longer have to choice to do this alone, to give what we have been given and to be able to see our parts in the ways we acted.

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Faith is giving yourself a kiss so we can Cultivate an attitude of gratitude, to be able to better Live life on life's terms seeing that we only have to Q-TIP when we are feeling like it is okay to be Missing the point and shooting the Messenger, instead of targeting the message for this whole recovery thing about seeing that Nothing changes if nothing changes seeing that its always about Progress, not perfection doing it One Day At A Time; push to the point of seeing how we think and the level of wisdom that we can kiss and love.

Acronyms

Slogans

Slogans are wisdom written in shorthand and Acronyms are just the sum/the Virtues, of all that wisdom: WISDOM: When In Self, Discover Our Motives

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"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."Basic Text p. 53
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. But sometimes the most positive message we can carry is that we are going through difficult times in our recovery and are staying clean in spite of them!
Yes, it's gratifying to send out a strong message of hope to our newer members. After all, no one likes a whiner. But distressing things happen, and life on life's terms can send shock waves even through the recovery of long-time members of Narcotics Anonymous. If we are equipped with the tools of the program, we can walk through such turmoil and stay clean to tell the tale.
Recovery doesn't happen all at once; it is an ongoing process, sometimes a struggle. When we dilute the fullness of our message by neglecting to share about the tough times we may walk through on our journey, we fail to allow newcomers the chance to see that they, too, can stay clean, no matter what. 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 times and the difficult times of my recovery. I will remember that my experience in walking through adversity may benefit another member.

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The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 36
I start with a little willingness to trust God and He causes that willingness to grow. The more willingness I have, the more trust I gain, and the more trust I gain, the more willingness I have. My dependence on God grows as my trust in Him grows. Before I became willing, I depended on myself for all my needs and I was restricted by my incompleteness. Through my willingness to depend upon my Higher Power, whom I choose to call God, all my needs are provided for by Someone Who knows me better than I know myself - even the needs I may not realize, as well as the ones yet to come, bring me to be myself and to help me fill the need in someone else that only I am meant to fill. There never will be another exactly like me. And that is real independence.

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