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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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00:03:22

October 1: Just for Today meditation, read by Sabina

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/10/01

Just for Today meditation for October 1, read by SabinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comOctober 1Not just a motivation for growth"We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery."Basic Text p.29––––=––––"Pain-who needs it!" we think whenever we're in it. We see no good purpose for pain. It seems to be a pointless exercise in suffering. If someone happens to mention spiritual growth to us while we're in pain, we

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00:04:37

October 1: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by Sabina

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/10/01

Spiritual Principle a Day for October 1, read by SabinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comOctober 1Compassion as Contrary Action"Our instinct is to meet disease with disease, but when we meet it with love and compassion instead, we create an opportunity for recovery."—Guiding Principles, Tradition One, “For Members”––––=––––As harmonious as we may wish Narcotics Anonymous to be, there are times when another member’s behavior really gets under

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00:02:32

September 30: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/30

Just for Today meditation for September 30, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 30Being ourselves"Our real value is in being ourselves."Basic Text, p.101––––=––––Over and over, we have tried to live up to the expectations of those around us. We may have been raised believing that we were okay if we earned good grades in school, cleaned our rooms, or dressed a certain way. Always wanting to belong and be loved,

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00:03:23

September 30: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/30

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 30, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 30Unity in All Our Affairs"What we learn about unity in NA helps us to figure out how to be members of our families, members of our communities, members of a team at work or at play."—Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Desperation to Passion”––––=––––Before coming to NA, many of us had little experience with fitting in. We felt like

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00:02:33

September 29: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/29

Just for Today meditation for September 29, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 29Just for today"When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably."Basic Text, p.96––––=––––"Just for today"-it's a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek

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00:04:07

September 29: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/29

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 29, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 29Goodwill and Our Relationships"In fact, the pyramid that is in our symbol is made up of relationships: with self, society, service, and God. Rooted in a base of goodwill, these are the relationships that bring us to a point of freedom."—Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Conscious Contact”––––=––––“A pyramid? I thought the NA symbol was just a

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00:03:42

September 28: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/28

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 28, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 28Connecting the NA Way"Sharing our recovery restores our faith and gratitude. Seeing that we are not alone frees us from the isolation and alienation of addiction."—Guiding Principles, Tradition Eight, Opening Reflection––––=––––When studying Tradition Eight, we often focus on understanding terms like “special workers” and

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00:02:52

September 28: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/28

Just for Today meditation for September 28, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 28Hope"Gradually as we become more God-centered than self centered, our despair turns to hope."Basic Text, p.92––––=––––As using addicts, despair was our relentless companion. It colored our every waking moment. Despair was born of our experience in active addiction. No matter what measures we tried to make our lives better, we

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00:04:19

September 27: Spiritual Principle a Day, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/27

Spiritual Principle a Day for September 27, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 27Vigilance and the Path of Recovery"We can get stuck in patterns so quickly. Vigilance is necessary to keep old patterns from resurfacing."—Living Clean, Chapter 2, “Connection to Ourselves”––––=––––We used to get utterly stuck, didn't we? We were caught up in impulsive patterns that seemed impossible to interrupt for any

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00:02:43

September 27: Just for Today meditation, read by...

Voices of Recovery ·

2025/09/27

Just for Today meditation for September 27, read by Little ChristinaDonations via PayPal and questions may be directed to:voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.comSeptember 27Right back up"There is something in our self-destructive personalities that cries for failure."Basic Text, p.77––––=––––"Poor me; woe is me; look at me, my life is such a mess! I've fallen, and no matter how hard I try, I continue to fail." Many of us came to NA singing this sad refrain.Life isn't like that

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00:41:28

The Story of Little Christina: Teen Recovery

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2025/09/26

Closing out our September, “Teen Recovery” series is the powerful story of Little Christina—a girl who grew up in the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous and became the woman she always needed as a child.Christina’s childhood was marked by trauma, instability, and addiction. Abused from a young age, she began using drugs to numb her pain, often alongside adults much older than herself—even her friends’ parents. By 16, she was given the chance to enter prostitution, but by the grace of God she was instead

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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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00:02:42

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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00:04:25

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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00:03:09

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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00:03:04

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...

Voices of Recovery ·

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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00:03:02

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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