Voices of Recovery

Just for Today meditation for September 24, read by Little Christina Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 24 A growing concept of God "The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves. We don't have to be religious to accept this idea. The point is that we open our minds to believe.&qu...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 23, read by Little Christina Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 23 Planning Keeps Us Accountable "Trusting each other doesn’t mean that we reject accountability; we put routines in place to protect ourselves, and our trusted servants, from the types of mistakes we, as addicts, are liable to mak...

Just for Today meditation for September 23, read by Little Christina Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 23 Dealing with gossip "In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other." Basic Text, p.11 ––––=–––– Let's face it: In Narcotics Anonymous, we live in a glass hou...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 22, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 22 The Value of Empathy "Empathy means we get each other; we see the hidden darkness and love and hurt, and we understand." —Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Fellowship” ––––=–––– As newcomers, we often were suspicious when NA members told us “...

Just for Today meditation for September 22, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 22 Keeping the gift "Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift." Basic Text, p.102 ––––=–––– Neglecting our recovery is like neglecting any other gift we've been given. Suppose someone gave you a new car. Would...

Just for Today meditation for September 21, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 21 Prayer "Prayer takes practice, and we should remind ourselves that skilled people were not born with their skills." Basic Text, p.45 ––––=–––– Many of us came into recovery with no experience in prayer and worried about not knowing th...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 21, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 21 Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves "Sometimes the path to forgiving ourselves begins with forgiving another for their lack of forgiveness." —Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Amends and Reconciliation” ––––=–––– At first glance, this quote...

Just for Today meditation for September 20, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 20 Courage to change ""God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Serenity Prayer Recovery involves change, and change means doing...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 20, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 20 Hope Around the World "Narcotics Anonymous offers hope to addicts around the world, regardless of any real or imagined differences that might separate us." —Guiding Principles, Tradition One, Opening Essay ––––=–––– “Addiction doesn’t...

Just for Today meditation for September 19, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 19 Fellowship "In NA, our joys are multiplied by sharing good days; our sorrows are lessened by sharing the bad. For the first time in our lives, we don't have to experience anything alone." IP No.16, "For the Newcomer" –––...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 19, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 19 A Bond of Selflessness "Make us servants of Your will and grant us a bond of selflessness, that this may truly be Your work, not ours—in order that no addict, anywhere, need die from the horrors of addiction." —Basic Text, Introductio...

Just for Today meditation for September 18, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 18 Honest relationships "One of the most profound changes in our lives is in the realm of personal relationships." Basic Text p.55 ––––=–––– Recovery gives many of us relationships that are closer and more intimate than any we've had before. As ti...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 18, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 18 Living Life in Balance "Sometimes we get confused and think that to live spiritually means that we are happy and get what we want, and that if we’re not happy or don’t get our way, something is out of balance." —Living Clean, Chapter...

Just for Today meditation for September 17, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 17 Going beyond Step Five "We may think that we have done enough by writing about our past. We cannot afford this mistake." Basic Text p.32 ––––=–––– Some of us aren't too keen on writing out our Fourth Step; others take it to an obs...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 17, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 17 Hospitality and the Newcomer "Feeling welcome, and welcoming others to our new way of life, helps us see the world as a less hostile place." —Guiding Principles, Tradition Three, “Spiritual Principles” ––––=–––– “I don’t remember many...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 16, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 16 We Are Responsible for Our Recovery "Although we are not responsible for our disease, we are responsible for our recovery." —Basic Text, Chapter 3: Why Are We Here? ––––=–––– Responsibility was a dirty word in active addiction. We fea...

Just for Today meditation for September 16, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 16 Emotional balance "Emotional balance is one of the first results of meditation, and our experience bears this out." Basic Text p.45 ––––=–––– Though each of us defines "emotional balance" a little differently, all of us must...

Continuing our September series, “Teen Recovery,” we bring you the story of David, a young man from Massachusetts who entered recovery as a teenager and grew into adulthood clean. David grew up in a house where addiction was the norm and using was encouraged. At the age of 10, he began repetitively coughing and convinced the adults around him to give him an opiate-containing cough syrup. At just 1...

Just for Today meditation for September 15, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 15 Filling the emptiness "...we think that if we can just get enough food, enough sex, or enough money, we'll be satisfied and everything will be alright." Basic Text p.77 ––––=–––– In our addiction, we could never get enough drugs,...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 15, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 15 Practicing Honor the NA Way "We learn to trust our intuition and honor our feelings." —Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Conscious Contact” ––––=–––– The concept of honor comes with some baggage. It brings to mind ideas about virtue and moral...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 14, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 14 Service, Purpose, and Belonging "Service helps us feel like we belong. We have a place and a purpose. The experience can be humbling. Doing as the group asks, rather than as we choose, is a form of surrender." —Guiding Principles, Tra...

Just for Today meditation for September 14, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 14 Secrets are reservations "Eventually we are shown that we must get honest, or we will use again." Basic Text p.82 ––––=–––– Everyone has secrets, right? Some of us have little secrets, items that would cause only minor embarrassment i...

Just for Today meditation for September 13, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 13 Something different "We had to have something different, and we thought we had found it in drugs." Basic Text p.13 ––––=–––– Many of us have always felt different from other people. We know we're not unique in feeling that way; we hear many add...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 13, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 13 Sincerity and Keeping It Real "We listen to one another with an open mind and an open heart, and we share our experience with the understanding that it won’t necessarily be shared by everyone else." —Living Clean, Chapter 3, “A Spirit...

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 12, read by David Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com September 12 Individuality, Openness, and Our Spiritual Lives "Each of us finds our own way to live spiritually, and that allows us freedom to make choices about how we live." —Living Clean, Chapter 3, “A Spiritual, Not Religious Program” ––––=–––...