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A Few Suggestions
HOW
We Do Recover
Spiritual Principles
Alphabet Soup
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Most newcomers have been instructed to join one of these and attend every week.
What is a home group?
100

We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, 

What is "that our lives had become unmanageable."

100

There seems to be this alternative: either go as best we can to the bitter ends-jails, institutions and death-

What is "or find a new way to live."

100

This foundational first principle practiced in Step One involves completely accepting our powerlessness over addiction.

What is surrender (or acceptance)? 

100

JFT

What is "Just For Today?"

200
Collective experience has shown that the program works best when you have one of these who can help guide you through the Steps and Traditions.
Who is a Sponsor?
200

Often called the "big three" essential or foundational principles required to begin recovering in NA.

What are honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness?

200

Tradition Twelve states that this concept is the spiritual foundation of all traditions, reminding members to place principles before personalities.

What is anonymity?

200

Step Two introduces this spiritual principle, moving an addict from the despair of active addiction to the belief that recovery is possible.

What is hope?

200

WCNA

What is "the World Convention of Narcotics Anonymous?"

300
Originally made in treatment centers, this suggestion involves the number of meetings one should consider attending during their first few months.
What is 90 in 90?
300

We came to believe....

What is "that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." 

300

"NA is not for people who need it…"

What is "... its for people who want it."

300

Practiced in Step Three, this principle is the action of turning our will and our lives over to the care of a Higher Power.

What is faith (or surrender)?

300

SPAD

What is the "Spiritual Principle of the Day?"

400
What HALT stands for, and what we should watch out for.
What is hungry, angry, lonely tired?
400

We continued to take personal inventory and....

What is "when we were wrong promptly admitted it." 

400

Step Eleven aims to improve our conscious contact with God through these two practices.

"What are prayer and meditation?"

400

Described in Step Four as "searching and fearless," this principle requires the courage to look at oneself.

What is an inventory (practiced with courage/honesty)?

400

ODAAT

What is "One Day At A Time?"

500

We can only keep what we have by giving it away to this VIP.

Who is the newcomer?

500

We sought through prayer and meditation to....

What is "improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."


500

For the first time in man's entire history, a simple way has proving itself in the lives of many addicts. It is available to us all. 

What is "This is a simple spiritual, not religious program, known as Narcotics Anonymous." 

500

The spiritual principle underlying Steps Eight and Nine, representing an inner readiness and action to repair past damage.

What is willingness (and amends)?

500

NAWS

What is "Narcotics Anonymous World Services?"