Voices of Recovery
Daily readings of the “Just for Today” and "Spiritual Principle a Day" passages of Narcotics Anonymous literature by members of our fellowship. The story of each reader is released, the Voice of Recovery, three times a month, centered around a monthly theme. Monthly themes include: -Recovery and Relapse -Incarceration and Recovery -Our predecessors -Addiction and Dual Diagnosis This podcast is an independent production of the Works of Wisdom and is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous .
Episodes
Just for Today meditation for October 9, read by Sabina
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October 9
Order
"We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."
Basic Text p. 93
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Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief from having to take a look at ourselves. But one of the secrets of success in Narcotics Ano...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 9, read by Sabina
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October 9
Staying Open-Minded to New Ideas
"Being open-minded allows us to hear something that might save our lives. It allows us to listen to opposing points of view, and come to conclusions of our own."
—Basic Text, Chapter 9: Just for Today—Living the Program
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Just for Today meditation for October 8, read by Sabina
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October 8
A new pattern of living
"We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have."
Basic Text p. 75
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Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and with it a meaning-a dark, diseased meaning, to be sure, but a meaning nonetheless. The N...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 8, read by Sabina
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October 8
Accepting Others
"Our attitude ought to be one of loving acceptance toward all addicts, regardless of any other problems they may experience."
—It Works, Tradition Three, “Applying Spiritual Principles”
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Many of us crawl into our first meetings tota...
Just for Today meditation for October 7, read by Sabina
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October 7
Depending on our Higher Power
"As recovering addicts, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things around us to a loving God and the inner strength we get in our relationship with Him."
Basic Text pp. 67-68
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Fo...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 7, read by Sabina
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October 7
Harmony, Alignment, and Balance
"When our bodies, minds, and spirits are in harmony, our lives show the difference. We are able to live in balance."
—Living Clean, Chapter 3, “A Spiritual Journey”
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Addicts arrive in—or return to—NA with our lives in...
Just for Today meditation for October 6, read by Sabina
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October 6
Amends without expectations
"Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing."
Basic Text p.38
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The Eighth Step asks us to become willing to make amends to all persons we have harmed. ...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 6, read by Sabina
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October 6
Safety, Security, Solidarity
"The safe environment of NA gave me the chance to face my own fear. . . . The security and solidarity that I get from the program gave me room to breathe."
—Basic Text, Coming Home, “Sandwich”
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We aren’t all strangers to...
Kicking off our October theme, “ShowBiz in Recovery,” is the remarkable story of Sabina—a woman who proves that no matter how far down addiction takes us, the spirit of recovery can carry us higher.
Sabina’s love for music and early exposure to drugs came from her brother, who tragically died of an overdose when she was just 15. By her twenties, her path led to homelessness in San Francisco and heroin addiction, where she lost c...
Just for Today meditation for October 5, read by Sabina
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October 5
Ask for mercy, not justice
"Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others... We cut away our justifications and our ideas of being a victim."
Basic Text p.37
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Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each ye...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 5, read by Sabina
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October 5
Powerlessness, Step One, and Tradition Five
"The First Step of Narcotics Anonymous is unique. Rather than addressing a single symptom or substance, we admit our powerlessness over the disease that drives us."
—Guiding Principles, Tradition Five, “For Members”
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Just for Today meditation for October 4, read by Sabina
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October 4
Thirty-day wonder
"When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known."
Basic Text p.48
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Many of us have been "thirty-day wonders."...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 4, read by Sabina
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October 4
Hope and a New Way Forward
"Hope begins when we think that it might be possible for us to stop using against our own will and stay clean."
—Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Living Our Principles”
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By the time many of us show up to our first meeting, we hav...
Just for Today meditation for October 3, read by Sabina
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October 3
Losing self-will
"Our egos, once so large and dominant, now take a back seat because we are in harmony with a loving God. We find that we lead richer, happier, and much fuller lives when we lose self-will."
Basic Text p.101
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Addiction and self-will ...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 3, read by Sabina
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October 3
Surrendering to Group Conscience
"How do you know when it’s time to speak up against a decision of the majority? When it’s time to accept a decision and surrender to group conscience?"
—Twelve Concepts for NA Service, Study Materials,
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“Ninth Concep...
Just for Today meditation for October 2, read by Sabina
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October 2
Keeping faith
"We grasp the limitless strength provided for us through our daily prayer and surrender as long as we keep faith and renew it."
Basic Text p.44
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There are two parts to recovery: getting clean, and staying clean. Getting clean is comparatively easy because we only have ...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 2, read by Sabina
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October 2
Trust Is a Conscious Decision
"Even though we do not know how our lives will change as we work this step, we can learn to trust that our Higher Power will care for us better than we could."
—It Works, Step Three
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As newcomers, many of us struggle wi...
Just for Today meditation for October 1, read by Sabina
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October 1
Not just a motivation for growth
"We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery."
Basic Text p.29
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"Pain-who needs it!" we think whenever we're in it. We see no good purpose for pain. It seems to be a pointless exercise in ...
Spiritual Principle a Day for October 1, read by Sabina
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October 1
Compassion as Contrary Action
"Our instinct is to meet disease with disease, but when we meet it with love and compassion instead, we create an opportunity for recovery."
—Guiding Principles, Tradition One, “For Members”
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As harmonious as we may wis...
Spiritual Principle a Day for September 30, read by Little Christina
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September 30
Unity in All Our Affairs
"What we learn about unity in NA helps us to figure out how to be members of our families, members of our communities, members of a team at work or at play."
—Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Desperation to Passion”
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