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Voices of Recovery

The Works of Wisdom

Daily readings of the “Just for Today” and "Spiritual Principle a Day" passages of Narcotics Anonymous literature by members of our fellowship. The story of each reader is released, the Voice of Recovery, three times a month, centered around a monthly theme. Monthly themes include: -Recovery and Relapse -Incarceration and Recovery -Our predecessors -Addiction and Dual Diagnosis This podcast is an independent production of the Works of Wisdom and is not affiliated with Narcotics Anonymous .

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00:03:36

December 10: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/10

Just for Today meditation for December 10, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 10Winners"I started to imitate some of the things the winners were doing. I got caught up in NA. I felt good...."Basic Text p. 223––––=––––We often hear it said in meetings that we should "stick with the winners." Who are the winners in Narcotics Anonymous? Winners are easily identified. They work an active program of recovery,

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00:04:23

December 10: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/10

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 10, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 10A Focus on We Brings Out the Best in Me"Tradition One asks us to shift our perspective. For the first time, “we” comes before “me.”"—Guiding Principles, Tradition One, “For Members”––––=––––Each and every addict who comes to NA and hears a message is able to do so only as the direct result of members serving NA. Plenty of NA literature

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00:04:26

December 9: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/09

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 9, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 9If It’s Not Practical, It’s Not Spiritual"Our part . . . is to do the very best we can each day, showing up for life and doing what’s put in front of us. . . . We promise to do the best we can—not to fake it, not to pretend to be superhuman, but simply to do the footwork of recovery."—Just for Today, “The recovery partnership,” February

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00:03:14

December 9: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/09

Just for Today meditation for December 9, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 9Listening"This ability to listen is a gift and grows as we grow spiritually. Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift."Basic Text p. 102––––=––––Have you ever watched two small children carry on a conversation? One will be talking about purple dragons while the other carries on about the discomfort caused by having sand

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00:03:33

December 8: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/08

Just for Today meditation for December 8, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 8Calling a defect a defect"When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life."Basic Text p. 33-34––––=––––Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less "defective" we may be

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00:04:40

December 8: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/08

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 8, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 8Autonomy for Ourselves and for Others"Allowing our partners and ourselves to experience personal autonomy means we can grow and change at our own pace . . ."—Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Romantic Relationships”––––=––––Being a member of NA gives us plenty of chances to learn about relationships. For most of us, that starts with a sponsor and a

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00:04:50

December 7: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/07

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 7, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 7Keeping Our Minds Open to Learning"Staying open-minded and teachable about our basic principles allows our understanding to deepen and mature."—Guiding Principles, Introduction, “In This Book”––––=––––Many of us go through a phase in early recovery in which we experience what some call “Peter Pan syndrome.” Like the fictional character who

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00:03:44

December 7: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/07

Just for Today meditation for December 7, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 7Surviving our emotions"We use the tools available to us and develop the ability to survive our emotions."Basic Text p. 30––––=––––"Survive my emotions?" some of us say. "You've got to be kidding!" When we were using, we never gave ourselves the chance to learn how to survive them. You don't survive your feelings, we

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00:04:32

December 6: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/06

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 6, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 6Understanding without Conditions"Sometimes we come face-to-face with life’s most difficult circumstances. Our relationships with our sponsor and sponsees can offer the support and understanding we need to keep moving forward."—Sponsorship, Chapter 4, “Developing and sustaining the sponsorship relationship”––––=––––Life’s realities,

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00:03:06

December 6: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/06

Just for Today meditation for December 6, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 6Romance and recovery"Relationships can be a terribly painful area."Basic Text p. 78––––=––––Love is like an elixir for some of us. The excitement of a new lover, the intrigue of exploring intimacy, the sense of release we get from allowing ourselves to become vulnerable-these are all powerful emotions. But we can't forget that we have only

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00:44:02

The story of Debbie: Illness in Recovery

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/05

Kicking off our December series, “Illness in Recovery,” is the remarkable story of Debbie — a woman whose persistent will to live lifted her through every hardship, heartbreak, and diagnosis life placed before her.Debbie’s early childhood was marked by constant moves and shifting identities—popular in Brooklyn, invisible in Florida, and once again the outsider when her family relocated to New Jersey. Late physical development and doctors’ warnings that she had “the mind of a sixteen-year-old but the

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00:04:48

December 5: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/05

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 5, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 5Uncomplicated Faith"When we find ourselves obsessed with a complication in our lives, we will do well to sharply remind ourselves of all that is going right."—Just for Today, “Making mountains into molehills,” January 19––––=––––Once we have been in recovery for a while, we discover that unmanageability can be caused by things other than the

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00:03:10

December 5: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/05

Just for Today meditation for December 5, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 5Those who want to recover"We have seen the program work for any addict who honestly and sincerely wants to stop [using drugs]"Basic Text p. 10––––=––––How do we know when someone honestly and sincerely wants to stop using drugs?The truth is that we don't know! Because we cannot read minds or know another's motives and desires, we

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00:04:42

December 4: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/04

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 4, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 4Vulnerability Builds Bonds"Honest self-assessment is essential to recovery, but it is only possible if we are vulnerable enough to let someone in."—Living Clean, Chapter 6, “Anonymity”––––=––––Practicing vulnerability runs counter to our “terminally hip and fatally cool” self-image. Our instincts still tell us to hide any hint of frailty for

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00:03:44

December 4: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/04

Just for Today meditation for December 4, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 4God's will, not ours"We know that if we pray for God's will we will receive what is best for us, regardless of what we think."Basic Text p. 44––––=––––By the time we came to NA, our inner voices had become unreliable and self- destructive. Addiction had warped our desires, our interests, our sense of what was best for ourselves

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00:04:24

December 3: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/03

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 3, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 3The Discipline to (Sometimes) Say No"Discipline is not a practice that comes naturally to most addicts, and the need to say “no” to ourselves can be quite a challenge."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Seven, “For Members”––––=––––The freedom we find when we stop using drugs is incredible. We regain so much in terms of the time, energy, and other resources

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00:03:12

December 3: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/03

Just for Today meditation for December 3, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 3Vision without limits"Perhaps for the first time, we see a vision of our new life."Basic Text p. 34––––=––––In our addiction, our vision of ourselves was very limited. Each day, we went through the same routine: getting, using, and finding ways and means to get more. And that's all we could reasonably expect for the duration of our lives

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00:04:00

December 2: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/02

Spiritual Principle a Day for December 2, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 2Accepting Reality"The fantasy world that we lived in during active addiction fades as we begin to see and accept life as it is."—IP #10, Working Step Four in Narcotics Anonymous, “General guidelines”––––=––––It took a lot of effort to create the alternate reality we lived in for so long. We invested in false perceptions and delusions about our

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00:03:32

December 2: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/02

Just for Today meditation for December 2, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 2Recovery: our first priority"We have to keep our recovery first and our priorities in order"Basic Text p. 79––––=––––Before coming to NA, we used many excuses to justify our use of drugs: "He yelled at me." "She said this." "My partner left." "I got fired." We used these same excuses for not seeking help

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00:03:26

December 1: Just for Today meditation, read by Debbie

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/12/01

Just for Today meditation for December 1, read by DebbieDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comDecember 1Life's rewards"We begin to pray only for God's will for us. That way, we get only what we are capable of handling."Basic Text p. 47––––=––––Imagine what might happen if God gave us everything we wanted. A fabulous new car, straight A's, a triple salary raise - all ours without effort, just for the asking.Now imagine the problems

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