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"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering."

Ben Okri LIVING CLEAN https://www.minds.com/group/1165910758624018432/feed

“Those for whom tradition means mere knowledge and book-learning will not be able to interpret the past as the living present.” –Carl Jung, Letters Vol. II

November 20, 2024 Finding fulfillment Page 338 "We weren't oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all." Basic Text, p. 89 There were probably hundreds of times in our active addiction when we wished we could become someone else. We may...See more

How to be a Philosopher— “It is important to learn not to be angry with opinions different from your own, but to set to work understanding how they come about. If, after you have understood them, they still seem false, you can then combat them much more effectually than if you...See more

November 19, 2024 The language of empathy Page 337 "...the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of others who had recovered for many years. " Basic Text, p. 88 Many of us attended...See more

"Awareness isn’t something we own; awareness isn’t something we possess. Awareness is actually what we are." Adyashanti Awakened awareness is all-encompassing, effortlessly holding everything that arises within it. Every experience, every perspective—whether joyful, sorrowful,...See more

November 18, 2024 Unity, Our Practical Foundation Page 333 "With unity as our practical foundation, we find that our relationship with one another is more important than any issue that may arise to divide us." It Works, Tradition One, "Applying Spiritual Principles" Addicts...See more

November 17, 2024 Walking through the pain Page 335 "We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass." Basic Text, p. 82 It hurts like never before. You get out of bed after a sleepless night, talk to God, and still don't feel any better....See more

November 16, 2024 Alone no more Page 334 "We gradually and carefully pull ourselves out of the isolation and loneliness of addiction and into the mainstream of life." Basic Text, p. 37 Many of us spent much of our using time alone, avoiding other people--especially people who...See more

November 15, 2024 Love for the Sake of Our Growth Page 330 "The love we share in NA means we care enough to save each other's lives." Guiding Principles, Tradition Two, "Spiritual Principles" Attending meetings lets us see the myriad ways in which members practice the...See more

November 14, 2024 Living Lives Worthy of Self-Respect Page 329 "As we clean up our wreckage and live differently, we can respect our actions and find respect for ourselves in the process." Living Clean, Chapter 2, "Connection to Ourselves" Many of the stories we tell about our...See more

November 13, 2024 Not perfect Page 331 "We are not going to be perfect. If we were perfect, we would not be human." Basic Text, p. 31 All of us had expectations about life in recovery. Some of us thought recovery would suddenly make us employable or able to do anything in the...See more