I’m an addict named ____________. I’d like to welcome everyone to the ___________ online meeting of Narcotics Anonymous. Help us open this meeting with a moment of silence for the addict still suffering followed by the serenity prayer.
Before we get started, there are a few things to cover in regards to an online meeting format.Your microphone should remain muted for the entirety of the meeting unless you are sharing to eliminate background noise. General meeting etiquette still applies to online meetings. Please, no cross sharing or outside discussion. I, as well as we, have a responsibility to maintain an atmosphere of recovery during this meeting.
(open meeting) Please use the “raise hand” feature on the bottom right side of your screen to acknowledge that you want to share. You can also use the “chat box” to acknowledge you want to share.
I will be managing the queue and keeping participants muted.
I have asked someone to read:
November 21, 2024 |
Letting our defects go |
| Page 339 |
| "If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation." |
| Basic Text, p. 35 |
| Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isn't always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective. We might feel like hiding under a rock. Under no circumstance would we want our fellow addicts to know about our inadequacies. We will probably go through a time of examining everything we say and do in order to identify our character defects and make sure we suppress them. We may look back at one particular day, cringing at what we're certain is the most embarrassing thing we've ever said. We become determined to be rid of these horrible traits at all costs. But nowhere in the Sixth or Seventh Steps does it say we can learn to control our defects of character. In fact, the more attention we focus on them, the more firmly entrenched they will become in our lives. It takes humility to recognize that we can't control our defects any more than we can control our addiction. We can't remove our own defects; we can only ask a loving God to remove them. Letting go of something painful can be as difficult as letting go of something pleasant. But let's face it--holding on is a lot of work. When we really think about what we're holding onto, the effort just isn't worthwhile. It's time to let go of our character defects and ask God to remove them. |
| Just for Today: I'm ready to have my defects removed. I will let go and allow a loving Higher Power to care for me. |
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(open meeting) The floor is now open to share on the daily meditation, where you are at, or recovery in general. .
[Meeting Proceeds. Then after meeting time has been reached]
My name is ____________ and I am an addict. Are there any NA related announcements?
We do not have key tags at this time, but if you would like to raise your hand we will take a moment and recognize your clean time.
Does anybody have 0-29 days clean?
Does anybody have 30 days clean today?
Does anybody have 60 days clean today?
Does anybody have 90 days clean today?
Does anybody have 6 months clean today?
Does anybody have 9 months clean today?
Does anybody have 1 year clean today?
Does anybody have 2 or more years clean today?
The only one we ask twice, does anybody have 0-29 days clean today?
Who’s got today…
Thank you all for attending. We will close with the Serenity Prayer. After the prayer the meeting will remain open for another thirty minutes.