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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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00:02:42

September 26: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/26

Just for Today meditation for September 26, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 26Seeing ourselves in others"It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another."Basic Text, p.37––––=––––How easy it is to point out the faults of others! There's a reason for this: The defects we identify most easily in others are often the defects we are most familiar with in our own characters. We may notice

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00:04:12

September 26: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/26

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 26, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 26Open-Mindedness and the Third Tradition"Tradition Three asks us to practice open-mindedness toward ourselves, toward others, and toward the possibility of change."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Three, “For Members”––––=––––Tradition Three, which states that the desire to stop using is the only requirement for Narcotics Anonymous

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00:03:09

September 25: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/25

Just for Today meditation for September 25, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 25The Fourth Step-fearing our feelings"We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."Basic Text, p.29––––=––––A common complaint about the Fourth Step is that it makes us painfully conscious of our defects of character. We may be tempted to falter in our program of

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00:04:25

September 25: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/25

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 25, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 25Honesty and Self-Awareness"Honesty is the antidote to our diseased thinking."—Basic Text, Chapter 9: Just for Today—Living the Program––––=––––Looking back at our using days, it’s easy to see how our outlook on life morphed to accommodate and justify our choices. Self-delusion had become second nature. It takes effort and

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00:03:04

September 24: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/24

Just for Today meditation for September 24, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 24A growing concept of God"The only suggested guidelines are that this Power be loving, caring, and greater than ourselves. We don't have to be religious to accept this idea. The point is that we open our minds to believe."Basic Text, p.24––––=––––In a lifelong process of coming to believe, our understanding of God will change

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00:03:39

September 24: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

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2025/09/24

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 24, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 24Letting Love In"It is a loving act to let others love us."—Living Clean, Chapter 4, “Death, Dying, and Living with Grief”––––=––––NA recovery allows us to accept love even when our lives have been shattered by loss.Emotional pain makes this feel especially risky, but we take a chance, gather our courage, and lean on our fellow

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00:04:12

September 23: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/23

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 23, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 23Planning Keeps Us Accountable"Trusting each other doesn’t mean that we reject accountability; we put routines in place to protect ourselves, and our trusted servants, from the types of mistakes we, as addicts, are liable to make."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Twelve, “In Service”––––=––––“NA service taught me how to be a

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00:02:49

September 23: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/23

Just for Today meditation for September 23, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 23Dealing with gossip"In accordance with the principles of recovery, we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other."Basic Text, p.11––––=––––Let's face it: In Narcotics Anonymous, we live in a glass house of sorts. Our fellow members know more about our personal lives than anyone has ever known before.They know

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00:04:12

September 22: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/22

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 22, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 22The Value of Empathy"Empathy means we get each other; we see the hidden darkness and love and hurt, and we understand."—Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Fellowship”––––=––––As newcomers, we often were suspicious when NA members told us “I get you” after we shared. When someone said, “I’ve been there,” we thought, No way anyone has been through

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00:03:02

September 22: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/22

Just for Today meditation for September 22, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 22Keeping the gift"Life takes on a new meaning when we open ourselves to this gift."Basic Text, p.102––––=––––Neglecting our recovery is like neglecting any other gift we've been given. Suppose someone gave you a new car. Would you let it sit in the driveway until the tires rotted? Would you just drive it, ignoring routine maintenance,

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00:03:06

September 21: Just for Today meditation, read by David

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2025/09/21

Just for Today meditation for September 21, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 21Prayer"Prayer takes practice, and we should remind ourselves that skilled people were not born with their skills."Basic Text, p.45––––=––––Many of us came into recovery with no experience in prayer and worried about not knowing the "right words." Some of us remembered the words we'd learned in childhood but weren't sure we

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00:03:44

September 21: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

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2025/09/21

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 21, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 21Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves"Sometimes the path to forgiving ourselves begins with forgiving another for their lack of forgiveness."—Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Amends and Reconciliation”––––=––––At first glance, this quote may sound like a riddle, but our experience validates its wisdom.Hoping to be forgiven is only human. Despite

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00:03:57

September 20: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

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2025/09/20

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 20, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 20Hope Around the World"Narcotics Anonymous offers hope to addicts around the world, regardless of any real or imagined differences that might separate us."—Guiding Principles, Tradition One, Opening Essay––––=––––“Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Fortunately, hope doesn’t either,” a speaker shared during an international marathon meeting held

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00:03:23

September 20: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/20

Just for Today meditation for September 20, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 20Courage to change""God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Serenity Prayer Recovery involves change, and change means doing things differently. The problem is, many of us resist doing things differently; what we're doing may not

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00:03:54

September 19: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

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2025/09/19

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 19, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 19A Bond of Selflessness"Make us servants of Your will and grant us a bond of selflessness, that this may truly be Your work, not ours—in order that no addict, anywhere, need die from the horrors of addiction."—Basic Text, Introduction––––=––––The service work we do in NA is all about carrying our message of hope to addicts seeking recovery

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00:03:20

September 19: Just for Today meditation, read by David

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2025/09/19

Just for Today meditation for September 19, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 19Fellowship"In NA, our joys are multiplied by sharing good days; our sorrows are lessened by sharing the bad. For the first time in our lives, we don't have to experience anything alone."IP No.16, "For the Newcomer"––––=––––When we practice using the steps and the other tools of our program to work through our hardships, we

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00:03:12

September 18: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/18

Just for Today meditation for September 18, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 18Honest relationships"One of the most profound changes in our lives is in the realm of personal relationships."Basic Text p.55––––=––––Recovery gives many of us relationships that are closer and more intimate than any we've had before. As time passes, we find ourselves gravitating toward those who eventually become our friends, our sponsor, and our

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00:03:26

September 18: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/18

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 18, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 18Living Life in Balance"Sometimes we get confused and think that to live spiritually means that we are happy and get what we want, and that if we’re not happy or don’t get our way, something is out of balance."—Living Clean, Chapter 3, “Spirituality Is Practical”––––=––––For many of us, our lives get so much better so quickly in the early

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00:03:46

September 17: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/17

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 17, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 17Hospitality and the Newcomer"Feeling welcome, and welcoming others to our new way of life, helps us see the world as a less hostile place."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Three, “Spiritual Principles”––––=––––“I don’t remember many details about my first NA meetings, but I can tell you this: I left every one of them feeling a little better,

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00:03:31

September 17: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/17

Just for Today meditation for September 17, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 17Going beyond Step Five"We may think that we have done enough by writing about our past. We cannot afford this mistake."Basic Text p.32––––=––––Some of us aren't too keen on writing out our Fourth Step; others take it to an obsessive extreme. To our sponsor's growing dismay, we inventory ourselves again and again. We discover

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