Living Clean Workshop Chapter 1

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1 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 1 Discussin Ntes Once we ve gtten clean, and we ve stayed clean a while, why d we stay in NA? In this chapter we try t answer in terms f the Twelfth Step and the Tenth Chapter: we try t practice these principles in all ur affairs, and mre is revealed t us as we g frward. But the truth is that recvery isn t always an easy prcess; there are crises and bstacles we all face, at sme time r anther. Fr sme f us wh are the ldest-timers in ur areas, recvery can smetimes feel pretty lnely - even when we re in the middle f the fellwship. Finding the spark that makes recvery an nging, rewarding and exciting jurney requires an active change in ur ideas and attitudes nt just nce, but again and again. Chapter 1. Why we are still here Desperatin t passin Making NA a way f life Hw d we stay Why d we stay Mving frm the disease versus mving tward recvery Transitining ut f being a newcmer Spiral staircase patterns in recvery nt always linear Mving frm desperatin t passin

2 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA

3 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 2 Discussin Ntes The first time we say, I am and I am an addict, we begin t change ur identity, ur understanding f wh we are. Our recvery is a cnstant prcess f accepting urselves and changing urselves, and this chapter seeks t describe sme f the ways that we get cmfrtable with urselves and the peple arund us, and begin t let g f what n lnger fits. As we allw the principles we practice t becme a part f us, we find that we are deeply changed and truly urselves. Chapter 2. Wh we are Change is Messy Reinventing urselves Life Stage Stuff seeing urselves as we are becming Self lve/self respect Breaking patterns, practicing principles Islatin Alienatin Other aspects f addictin symptms f the disease Embracing the psitives Race ethnicity gender sexuality prejudice Using new tls Attitudes becming attributes internalizing the principles

4 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA

5 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 3 Discussin Ntes As we g frward as members with time, we find that ur lives take n a richness and texture that we might never have imagined. Mre has been revealed t us, mre is being revealed every day, if we are pen t it, and mre will be revealed as lng as we cntinue n the jurney f recvery. What is ur visin f hpe tday? Hw d we mve tward that, and what are the bstacles t ur spiritual grwth? Chapter 3. Living Spiritually What are spiritual principles, and hw d I apply them? Opening us t all life and the wrld has t ffer Pririty setting Spirituality (mental, physical, spiritual disease) Prayer and meditatin Desperatin t Passin Service

6 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin us n the Discussin Bards, see fr mre infrmatin And, f curse, yu can mail t: PO Bx 9999 Van Nuys, CA 91409

7 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 4 Discussin Ntes Learning t live in and with ur bdies nt intended t d the same wrk as the bklet, In Times Of Illness, we hpe here t talk abut living with ur physical selves mre bradly the way we treat urselves in recvery, learning t find pleasure in being physically alive and aware and facing ur aging, ur vulnerability, and ur mrtality. Chapter 4. What we are Physical Selves Physical part f recvery Risky behavir (nt just sexual) Sex & sexuality Wellness and health Mental Health Illness Aging Dying

8 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA

9 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 5 Discussin Ntes The BT tells us that we cme int recvery as devius, frightened lners and that the ultimate weapn against the disease f addictin is anther recvering addict. Our recvery is based in relatinships, but mst f us struggle with them in ne way r anther. Our relatinships with ne anther in the rms, with the families we cme frm and the families we create, are all places where we learn t practice the principles. Creating healthy relatinships with healthy bundaries utside f the rms is anther area where we may lk t ne anther s experience fr guidance. Chapter 5. Wh we are in relatin t thers Relatinships Bilgical family NA as family Rmantic and nn-rmantic relatinships Emplyment

10 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA

11 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 6 Discussin Ntes As we get sme time in recvery we get sme time in the wrld, as well. Scial acceptability des nt equal recvery, t be sure, but that desn t mean they re mutually exclusive, either: fr many f us it is smething we must learn alng the way. Our wrk habits and ur beliefs abut wrk, educatin, mney and stability change and grw as we stick arund smetimes in surprising ways. Learning t deal with success and failure, with risk and respnsibility, with stability and change are all part f the prcess sme f us call grwing up in recvery. Chapter 6. Hw we are perceived Acceptable, Respnsible and Prductive Gaining Scial Acceptability Institutins Success stuff Respnsible Prductive Members f Sciety Emplyment Educatin Disclsure f NA membership t thers Seeing urselves as we are becming Self lve/self esteem Csts f success challenges Failure in recvery Prfessinal Financial marital

12 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA

13 Living Clean Wrkshp Chapter 7 Discussin Ntes As we cntinue in recvery the gifts that we receive grw greater and the difficulties we face deepen, as well. There seem t be sme things we share in cmmn alng the jurney: mst f us find ways t serve thers, in r ut f the fellwship, and in service we are cnfrnted with ur wn limitatins, including the limits f ur cmpassin. We endure the lss f fellw members and smetimes f ur lved nes, and learn t live thrugh grief. We als find that the drama that nce engaged s much f ur time and energy n lnger takes up as much rm in ur lives. Sme f us als ntice particular patterns at particular mments in ur recvery stages that we g thrugh as we grw. Chapter 7. The Jurney Cntinues Service Cmplacency and hw t reenergize urselves and ur recvery The black hle Stages f recvery: Anniversary blues The Change at 5: a new awakening The Change at 10: a new surrender The Change at 20: a new perspective Am I well yet? Surviving ur emtins Pst cnventin depressin/blues Lss Adjusting t lack f drama When members leave

14 I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that the cntents f my cmments r written submissins may be used in the wrk, Living Clean, r any ther wrks that may be develped by NA Wrld Services, Inc. (NAWS). Furthermre, I acknwledge by participating in this wrkshp that I have relinquished, in perpetuity, all wnership and/r authr rights t the material cntained in my cmments r written submissins t NAWS. Please print and sign yur full name and date. Signature: Date: Name: Here are sme ther avenues t ffering input fr this prject: Send an t: LivingClean@na.rg Or jin the Discussin Bards at And, f curse, yu can mail t: NAWS, Inc., PO Bx 9999, Van Nuys, CA USA