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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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00:03:09

September 12: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/12

Just for Today meditation for September 12, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 12New horizons"My life is well-rounded and I am becoming a more comfortable version of myself, not the neurotic, boring person that I thought I'd be without drugs."Basic Text p.262––––=––––Is there really life without drugs? Newcomers are sure that they are destined to lead a humdrum existence once they quit using. That fear is far from

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00:03:16

September 11: Just for Today meditation, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/11

Just for Today meditation for September 11, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 11Bend with the wind"We learn to become flexible.. As new things are revealed, we feel renewed."Basic Text p.98––––=––––"Flexibility" was not a part of the vocabulary we used in our using days. We'd become obsessed with the raw pleasure of our drugs and hardened to all the softer, subtler, more infinitely varied pleasures of the

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00:04:04

September 11: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by David

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/11

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 11, read by DavidDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 11Self-Support Takes Faith"Belief in self-support is a massive leap of faith. We commit to the idea that we will be enough."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Seven, Opening Reflection––––=––––For many of us, a belief in our own inadequacy was a constant undercurrent in our lives before NA. We did our best to keep it hidden by putting on a brave front

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00:03:36

September 10: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/10

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 10, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 10Surrendering to a New Way of Life"Admitting our powerlessness is a surrender, an admission that we don’t know the solution to our problems."—IP #17, For Those in Treatment, “Recovery in Narcotics Anonymous”––––=––––Admitting powerlessness over our addiction is often the first time we surrender to anything.Never mind the fact that we

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00:02:59

September 10: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/10

Just for Today meditation for September 10, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 10More powerful than words"We learn that a simple, loving hug can make all the difference in the world"Basic Text p.88––––=––––Perhaps there have been times in our recovery when we were close to someone who was in great pain. We struggled with the question, "What can I do to make them feel better?" We felt anxious and

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00:04:04

September 9: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/09

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 9, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 9Humility Is Living in Reality"Humility is most easily identified as an acceptance of who we truly are— neither worse nor better than we believed we were when we were using, just human."—NA Step Working Guides, Step One, “Spiritual Principles”––––=––––In early recovery, we often find ourselves going from unrealistic, grandiose

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00:03:14

September 9: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/09

Just for Today meditation for September 9, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 9Feet of clay"One of the biggest stumbling blocks to recovery seems to be placing unrealistic expectations on... others."Basic Text p.78––––=––––Many of us come into Narcotics Anonymous feeling pretty poorly about ourselves. By comparison, the recovering addicts we meet at meetings may seem almost superhumanly serene. These wise, loving

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00:03:02

September 8: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/08

Just for Today meditation for September 8, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 8Rebellion"We need not lose faith when we become rebellious"Basic Text p.34––––=––––Many of us have lived our entire lives in revolt. Our initial response to any type of direction is often negative. Automatic rejection of authority seems to be a troubling character defect for many addicts.A thorough self-examination can show us how we

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00:04:10

September 8: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/08

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 8, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 8Gratitude Transforms Us"Gratitude in action is an engine for change: As we carry the message, our own lives transform."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Five, Opening Reflection––––=––––We tell the newcomer, “Welcome home,” as we give them our number, an IP, and a meeting list. “Call me anytime. Hang in there—it gets better.” This simple

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00:04:04

September 7: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/07

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 7, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 7Patience and the Process of Healing"Healing takes time, but it does happen. We must be patient with ourselves."—Living Clean, Chapter 4, “Sex”––––=––––Some of us came into NA hoping for a speedy recovery, like the way we’d bounced back after that accident and got over the flu right quick. We wanted to put addiction behind us, and then

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00:03:05

September 7: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/07

Just for Today meditation for September 7, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 7Resentment and forgiveness"Where there has been wrong, the program teaches us the spirit of forgiveness."Basic Text p.12––––=––––In NA, we begin to interact with the world around us. We no longer live in isolation.But freedom from isolation has its price: The more we interact with people, the more often we'll find someone stepping

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00:04:03

September 6: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/06

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 6, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 6Anonymity and Selfless Service"The fact that we are anonymous means that the work we do in NA really can be selfless service. We don’t want or need credit for helping others; it’s what we do to save our own lives."—Living Clean, Chapter 6, “Anonymity”––––=––––The first thought some of us have when given the chance to help someone is

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00:03:06

September 6: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/06

Just for Today meditation for September 6, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 6Regular meeting attendance"We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean."Basic Text p.9––––=––––The NA program gives us a new pattern of living. One of the basic elements of that new pattern is regular meeting attendance. For the newcomer, living clean is a brand new

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00:56:11

The story of Katherine F: Teen Recovery

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/05

Kicking off our September series, “Teen Recovery,” is the extraordinary journey of Katherine—a young woman who made the courageous decision to stop using before addiction could take her as a teenager. Her story is raw, unflinching, and filled with hope for young people trapped in the grip of the disease.From childhood, alcohol was a cultural norm at the dinner table. But by age twelve, Katherine’s relationship with alcohol had already revealed itself—she drank to excess, whenever she obtained

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00:03:47

September 5: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/05

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 5, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 5Cooperation Despite Friction"Time and time again, in crises we have set aside our differences and worked for the common good."—Basic Text, Chapter 6, “Tradition One”––––=––––Cooperation is fundamental to what we do in NA, starting from the moment when the message is first carried to us. “I didn’t get clean because of my own Step One,”

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00:02:55

September 5: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/05

Just for Today meditation for September 5, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 5Not hopelessly bad"We find that we suffer from a disease, not a moral dilemma. We were critically ill, not hopelessly bad."Basic Text p.16––––=––––For many of us, Narcotics Anonymous was the answer to a personal puzzle of long standing. Why did we always feel alone, even in a crowd, we wondered? Why did we do so many crazy,

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00:04:22

September 4: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/04

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 4, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 4Choosing Freedom"We are free to change our minds, to change our perspective, and to change our lives. Freedom means that we are no longer living by default."—Living Clean, Chapter 3, “Awakening to Our Spirituality”––––=––––In active addiction, we lived in a kind of default mode. We neglected responsibilities and disregarded the

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00:03:04

September 4: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/04

Just for Today meditation for September 4, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 4Cluttered spirits"We try to remember that when we make amends we are doing it for ourselves."Basic Text p.40––––=––––As long as we still owe amends, our spirits are cluttered with things we don't need.We're carrying the extra load of an apology owed, a resentment held, or unexpressed remorse. It's like having a messy house

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00:03:40

September 3: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/03

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 3, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 3Free to Be Authentically Me"We can be ourselves in the present moment without fear or apology, without the need for approval or justification."—Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Awakenings”––––=––––As we lived through active addiction, few of us felt free to be fully ourselves. We often needed to pretend to be someone we weren’t to get what we

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00:02:58

September 3: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/03

Just for Today meditation for September 3, read by Katherine F.Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 3Humility expressed by anonymity"Humility is a by-product that allows us to grow and develop in an atmosphere of freedom and removes the fear of becoming known by our employers, families, or friends as addicts."Basic Text p.72-23––––=––––Many of us may not have understood the idea that "anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all

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