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"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones."

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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

"Intuition is the whisper of the soul."

Jiddu Krishnamurti LIVING CLEAN https://www.minds.com/group/1165910758624018432/latest

January 24, 2026 From isolation to connection Page 24 "Our disease isolated us... Hostile, resentful, self-centered, and self-seeking, we cut ourselves off from the outside world." Basic Text, p. 4 Addiction is an isolating disease, closing us off from society, family, and...See more

January 23, 2026 Serenity check Page 23 "Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways." Basic Text, p. 95 Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather was, only to reply "It stinks"? When this happens, we are probably suffering from a lack of daily...See more

January 22, 2026 The school of recovery Page 22 "This is a program for learning." Basic Text, p. 16 Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us....See more

January 21, 2026 Exercising Goodwill Page 21 "When we practice living in harmony with our world, we become wiser about choosing our battles. We learn where we can use our energy to make a difference and where we need to let go." Living Clean, Chapter 3, "Awakening to Our...See more

January 21, 2026 Unity and uniformity Page 21 "Unity is a must in Narcotics Anonymous." Basic Text, p. 63 Unity is not uniformity. Unity springs from the fact that we have unity of purpose--to recover, and to help others stay clean. Even so, we often find that while we strive...See more

January 20, 2026 One promise, many gifts Page 20 "Narcotics Anonymous offers only one promise, and that is freedom from active addiction..." Basic Text, p. 106 Imagine how it might be if we had arrived at the doors of Narcotics Anonymous, desperate, wanting to stop using...See more

January 19, 2026 Making mountains into molehills Page 19 "When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably." Basic Text, p. 99 Some of us seem to make mountains out of molehills with our problems. Even those of us who've found some measure of...See more

January 18, 2026 The simple inventory Page 18 "Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis." Basic Text, p. 42 The daily inventory is a tool we can use to...See more

January 17, 2026 Forgiveness Page 17 "As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving. At least we know that we are no longer intentionally making life miserable for people." Basic Text, pp. 39-40 In our addiction we often treated others badly, sometimes...See more