so, i should be studing for a test i have at 1pm, but you know i was having a weird day. i enjoy that i have a choice to wake up early, drink coffee and watch the view before i go to school. and i have been in a weird place because i went to a meeting last night and i really dont like some peoples recovery. i have the choice of liking certain peoples truthfullness and others who just are abstinant and not work their program but have years clean and have no program. i just dont understand it,... Read More

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Here I am in my hotel room at the Swiss Convention, snow is falling outside, it is unusually cold for this time of year. We had our press conference yesterday, and as expected, there were less people than we hoped for. NA here in Switzerland is not doing so well, many of the oldtimers don't show up anymore and meeting growth has been stagnant for years. 

I am clean for more than 20 years and one of the first members of NA in Switzerland. Four of us met in AA and started the first N... Read More

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Here I am in my hotel room at the Swiss Convention, snow is falling outside, it is unusually cold for this time of year. We had our press conference yesterday, and as expected, there were less people than we hoped for. NA here in Switzerland is not doing so well, many of the oldtimers don't show up anymore and meeting growth has been stagnant for years. 

I am clean for more than 20 years and one of the first members of NA in Switzerland. Four of us met in AA and started the first N... Read More

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Make It A Good Day?

When I got up Wednesday morning, I had a choice to make. I choose to make it a good day.

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We have the power to direct our minds to replace the feelings of being upset, depressed, and fearful with the feeling of inner peace.
-Gerald G. Jampolsky-

Learning to identify negative thoughts is a powerful way to begin changing our negative behavior. We always think before we act, even if the thinking has become automatic. As we become committed to being aware of negative thoughts, we can stop, take a deep breath, and repeat a positive affirmation. Practicing this process will ac... Read More

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