I'm really pleased to hear from friends here and also pleased that you all have LIVES to go to.  I suppose when you think about it that is the goal of recovery, to restore us to normality.

I'm just getting to that point.  I mean first of all we are addicts and the addiction is our focus, then along comes Recovery and that takes over for a while, it has to really.  Then sometimes for a while helping other addicts can be a focus.  But sooner or later real life calls.... Read More

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There are tools that are always put in place, no matter what aspect of life we're looking at, in order to remember bits and pieces -- some good, and some bad.

This is the first week, in two years, that I have worked a full-time schedule. I have had the benefit of being able to keep my job for the past three years, because the position I hold allows me to keep my job, so long as I have worked one eight-hour shift every thirty days. Primarily, for the past year and a half, that's exactly... Read More

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Hi My Freinds, I've been listening to some of my old speaker tapes the last 3-4 nights as i was feeling defeated by the world and fighting a growing depression, these tapes were wonderful as they awakened in me some thing that I'd forgotten. See if your anything like this recovering alcoholic addict I have this disease that has a contract on my ASS, My disease is constantly out in the parking lot doing push-ups just waiting for the chance. Anyways I digress, as a result of listening to these... Read More

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Surrender Strengthens You


The paradox of surrender is that it produces power and victory. Stubborn temptations and overwhelming problems can be defeated by God when handed over to him.
As Joshua approached the biggest battle of his life, he encountered God, fell in worship before him, and surrendered his plans. That surrender led to a stunning victory at Jericho.
Surrender doesn't weaken you, it strengthens you. When you are surrendered to God, you don't have to fear or surre... Read More

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The longer we stay clean, the more we experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery.  These feelings of gratitude aren’t limited to particular gifts like new friends or the ability to be employed.  More frequently, they arise from the overall sense of joy we feel in our new lives.  These feelings are enhanced by our certainty of the course our lives would have taken if it weren’t for the miracle we’ve experienced in Narcotics Anonymous. Sometimes we can't speak the wo... Read More

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