Posts by vindog@www.minds.com
(DIR) Post #Adep21Qf8yZjZ7ajVQ by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-08T12:11:56+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
January 08, 2024Growing upPage 8"Our spiritual condition is the basis for a successful recovery that offers unlimited growth."Basic Text, p. 44When our members celebrate their recovery anniversaries, they often say that they've "grown up" in NA. Well, then, we think, what does that mean? We start to wonder if we're grown-ups yet. We check our lives and yes, all the trappings of adulthood are there: the checkbook, the children, the job, the responsibilities. On the inside, though, we often feel like children. We're still confused by life much of the time. We don't always know how to act. We sometimes wonder whether we're really grown-ups at all, or whether we're children who've somehow been put into adult bodies and given adult responsibilities.Growth is not best measured by physical age or levels of responsibility. Our best measure of growth is our spiritual condition, the basis of our recovery. If we're still depending on people, places, and things to provide our inner satisfaction, like a child depending on its parents for everything, we do indeed have some growing to do. But if we stand secure on the foundation of our spiritual condition, considering its maintenance our most important responsibility, we can claim maturity. Upon that foundation, our opportunities for growth are limitless.Just for Today: The measure of my maturity is the extent to which I take responsibility for the maintenance of my spiritual condition. Today, this will be my highest priority.Copyright (c) 2007-2023, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved
(DIR) Post #AdfbwAMTuoNjHmTOSW by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-09T13:00:00+00:00
2 likes, 0 repeats
"We think that it is the big moments that define our lives, the wedding, the baby, the new house, the dream job.But really, these big moments of happiness are just the punctuation marks.The narrative is written every day in the small and simple."Sarah Ban BreathnachPekka Halonen - Woman In A Boat, 1924.
(DIR) Post #AdfckBWzqCLvOOF4sK by vindog@www.minds.com
2023-12-28T10:00:00+00:00
2 likes, 0 repeats
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1586952547376041993
(DIR) Post #AdgcKaozNt6XSQPmJE by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-09T12:19:57+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
January 09, 2024Returning our sponsor's kindnessPage 9"Our earliest involvements with others often begin with our sponsor."Basic Text, p. 57Our sponsor can be an abundant source of recovery information, wisdom, and loving words. They've done so much for us. From the late night telephone calls to the hours spent listening to our recovery writing, they've believed in us and invested their time to prove it. They've lovingly and firmly shown us how to be honest. Their boundless compassion in times of turmoil has given us the strength to go on. Their way of helping has prompted us to seek our answers within ourselves, and we've become mature, responsible, confident individuals as a result.Though our sponsor has given so generously and has never demanded repayment, there are things we can do to show our appreciation. We treat our sponsor with respect. They are not a trash can designed for us to dump our garbage in. They have their times of trial, just as we do, and sometimes need our support. They are human, have feelings, and appreciate our concern. Maybe they would like to receive a card in the mail or a phone call expressing our love.Whatever we do to return our sponsor's kindness will enhance our personal recovery, not to mention the joy we'll bring to our sponsor.Just for Today: My sponsor has cared for me when I couldn't care for myself. Today, I will do something nice for my sponsor.Copyright (c) 2007-2023, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved
(DIR) Post #AdgcPi0I6lV7BH8mR6 by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-09T23:04:12+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
1948 Ford F1
(DIR) Post #AdhRwKapGU4nnBXgps by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-10T05:06:59+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
Gustav Wentzel - April Evening, 1893.
(DIR) Post #AdhRxGQCGA2L9111Jw by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-10T08:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
A “spirit kettle” for tea, guarded by a basilisk. (The fuel for the heating flame goes in the little pot underneath.)“Made of wood, bronze and copper, at the Museum of Samovars and Bouillottes in Russia.”
(DIR) Post #AdhRxXJNSlgPWmxJYG by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-09T15:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
(DIR) Post #AdhRyJXCAhFz5Xn1km by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-09T11:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
Akira Tadano
(DIR) Post #AdhpmFnaFBmo9iFAwa by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-10T13:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
Our Rescue Came With A Few Bad Habits’ by Alison Friend
(DIR) Post #Adi53PWgpT2uYnysXw by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-10T16:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
Ray Bozeman
(DIR) Post #AdiJUwMAH2QDYh4yAK by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-01-10T20:19:59+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
"A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world."Lois Wyse Favorite - Women Make the Best Friends: A Celebration, 1906.Léonard Misonne - On the Port, 1906.
(DIR) Post #AhR1G3Mi54u9ZuWUD2 by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-04-29T23:12:23+00:00
1 likes, 1 repeats
Derinkuyu, a massive underground city in Turkey that once housed 20,000 people! Derinkuyu is almost 3,000 years old and was discovered accidentally when a man knocked down the wall of his basement. Upon arrival the archaeologists revealed that the city was 18 stories deep and had everything necessary for underground life, including schools, chapels and even stables.
(DIR) Post #AiRlzoyQnGB4oCvXDU by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-05-30T09:56:12+00:00
0 likes, 0 repeats
May 30, 2024Loneliness vs. being alonePage 156"Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone."Basic Text, p. 85There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into relationships or surround ourselves with others. Some of us are lonely even in a room full of people.Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous out of the desperate loneliness of our addiction. After coming to meetings, we begin to make new friends, and often our feelings of loneliness ease. But many of us must contend with loneliness throughout our recovery.What is the cure for loneliness? The best cure is to begin a relationship with a Higher Power that can help fill the emptiness of our heart. We find that when we have a belief in a Higher Power, we never have to feel lonely. We can be alone more comfortably when we have a conscious contact with a God of our understanding.We often find deep fulfillment in our interactions with others as we progress in our recovery. Yet we also find that, the closer we draw to our Higher Power, the less we need to surround ourselves with others. We begin to find a spirit within us that is our constant companion as we continue to explore and deepen our connection with a Power greater than ourselves. We realize we are spiritually connected with something bigger than we are.Just for Today: I will take comfort in my conscious contact with a Higher Power. I am never alone.Copyright (c) 2007-2023, NA World
(DIR) Post #Aj2kn49eN6GLH6K8rg by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-06-18T05:00:00+00:00
0 likes, 1 repeats
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix
(DIR) Post #AlrgpGoamoruvJ56lU by vindog@www.minds.com
2024-09-09T07:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
Fattened by the Horrors of War, 1915 💀 Art Young (1866-1943)
(DIR) Post #ArD8iZiEWRXIQW1OSW by vindog@www.minds.com
2025-02-17T11:00:00+00:00
0 likes, 1 repeats
1945 Indian Chief Motorcycle
(DIR) Post #ArmCmEKmasYz7mESVU by vindog@www.minds.com
2025-03-06T11:00:00+00:00
0 likes, 0 repeats
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1744239516140445696
(DIR) Post #AzlpBFrdf7MJPhHuQC by vindog@www.minds.com
2025-10-28T15:00:00+00:00
1 likes, 0 repeats
‘Oak Tree, Sunset City, California,’ 1962. Phtograph by Ansel Adams. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
(DIR) Post #B0dbQS1rsgPrQ1sEOO by vindog@www.minds.com
2025-11-26T12:00:00+00:00
0 likes, 1 repeats
Kate Lycett (British Artist, born 1970)"Copper Beeches", 2013.Ink, Gouache, Acrylics, Gold Leaf and Gold Thread, 59 × 75 cm.Private Collection.