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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 6 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/16“Failure to accept the N.A. program and the full implications of our powerlessness has proven for many of us to be a fatal stumbling block in our recovery.”
Gray Book, p. 129
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Chapter SevenOur First Step, at the beginning says that, “When we admit our powerlessness and the inability to manage our own…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/15“We are probably not going to recover–physically, mentally or emotionally–overnight.”
Gray Book, p. 40
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Step FourOur Literature says that we didn’t become addicts overnight. Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous happens overtime not overnight. Narcotics Anonymous offers the Promise of Freedom and the…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR(Gray Book Reflection)
8/9“The love was there all the time, waiting for us to accept it.”
Gray book pg 57
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Step TenAs addicts we were confused about Love. We spoke of Love with our lips, but our actions proved different. Our Love ones soon grew tired of enabling our using in the name of Love. We grew resentful when they stopped…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/8“When we refuse to practice acceptance we are, in effect, denying our faith in a Higher Power.”
Gray Book, p. 144
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Chapter NineOur Literature tells us that worrying is a lack of Faith; we must also include Surrender and Acceptance. Even though we don’t hear about Faith until the Third Step, we can’t…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
Input and review material
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“When we forget this or the effort and tenacity it took us to get a period of time in our lives when we experienced freedom from within; ungratefulness sinks in and self-destructive behavior begins again.”
Gray Book, p. 128-129
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/3“Many of us would have nowhere else to go if we could not trust our N.A. groups and members.”
Gray Book, p. 119
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Chapter SevenFor many of us Narcotics Anonymous was the last house on the block. Toward the end in our active addiction, many of us searched for answers or solutions for our problem. Our…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 7 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/2“Whenever we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest.”
Gray Book, p. 123-124
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Chapter SevenWhen we first came around, we might have heard that things around us might not get better; but we will get better with the things around us. The defects that have…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
8/1“We turned to drugs because we are people who demand instant gratification and drugs gave us that instant satisfaction.”
Gray Book, p. 39
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Step ThreeIn Narcotics Anonymous we’re not concerned how or when we became addicts. Some might say they were born addicted. Some might say that their upbringing had…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/29“The Eighth Step starts the procedure of forgiving other people, being forgiven by them, and learning how to live in the world as a drug-free human being.”
Gray Book, p. 50
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Step EightOur Basic Text says, “This step is the test of our new-found humility.” This Step Frees us from the guilt we achieved…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/24“For many years, we have covered up our low self-esteem by hiding behind phony images that we hoped would fool people. Unfortunately, we ended up fooling ourselves more than anyone….The masks have to go.”
Gray Book, p. 45
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Step FiveAs the disease of addiction progressed in our lives, our True…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/19“Those dreams we gave up long ago can now become realities with God’s help.”
Gray Book, p. 106
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Tradition SevenBefore coming to Narcotics Anonymous, many of us had dreams. We dreamed of being successful, and having Families of our own. Most of us had our dreams destroyed by active addiction. Not…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/16“Before coming to the fellowship of N.A., we were irresponsible with our lives. We used drugs to cover up our humiliation, guilt, inferiority and feelings of inadequacy.”
Gray Book, p. 23
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Chapter ThreeFor a lot of us, drugs were our Solution for a long time. Drugs were the answer to our lack of…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/14“Having decided we want God, as we understood Him, to relieve us of the useless or destructive aspects of our personalities, we have arrived at the Seventh Step.”
Gray Book, p. 48
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Step SevenOur personalities were greatly influenced by our disease. We wore many masks, and many times compromised our…[Read more]
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
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Ashleigh posted an update 1 year, 8 months ago
GBR (Gray Book Reflection)
7/11“Giving comfort and encouragement to others encourages and comforts us.”
Gray Book, p. 69
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Step TwelveThe Spiritual Principle of Sharing is one of our greatest tool for Recovery. We learn that pain Shared is pain lessened, because others Share our pain. When we Share Joy our Joy is doubled, because…[Read more]
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