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"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones."

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"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering."

Ben Okri LIVING CLEAN https://www.minds.com/group/1165910758624018432/feed

"Intuition is the whisper of the soul."

Jiddu Krishnamurti LIVING CLEAN https://www.minds.com/group/1165910758624018432/latest

“By taking care of another person, you take care of yourself. By taking care of yourself, you take care of the other person. We are all interconnected. “ Thich Nhat Hanh

November 10, 2025 Fear or faith? Page 328 "No matter how far we ran, we always carried fear with us." Basic Text, p. 14 For many of us, fear was a constant factor in our lives before we came to Narcotics Anonymous. We used because we were afraid to feel emotional or physical...See more

“The “primary consciousness,” the basic mind which knows reality rather than ideas about it, does not know the future. It lives completely in the present, and perceives nothing more than what is at this moment. The ingenious brain, however, looks at that part of present...See more

November 09, 2025 The best-laid plans Page 327 "It is our actions that are important. We leave the results to our Higher Power." Basic Text, p. 91 There's an old saying we sometimes hear in our meetings: 'If you want to make God laugh, make plans.' When we hear this we usually...See more

November 08, 2025 Freed from insanity Page 326 "Do I believe it would be insane to walk up to someone and say, 'May I please have a heart attack or a fatal accident?'" Basic Text, p. 24 We've heard it said that unless we're in love, we can't remember what love feels like. The...See more

November 07, 2025 Purpose and Our Path Forward Page 322 "Faith in the process means believing that we are moving in the right direction, even if it's not where we thought we would be going." Living Clean, Chapter 1, "Desperation to Passion" On the day of our first NA meeting,...See more

My mind is empty even though I’m viewing a myriad of unknown worlds. When asked if this is perfection I reply I don’t know It’s all dependent upon perception Shakyamuni’s silence explained everything by being Awake in presence Hakuin heard in the sound of snow...See more

November 06, 2025 Understanding humility Page 324 "Humility is a result of getting honest with ourselves." Basic Text, p. 36 Humility was an idea so foreign to most of us that we ignored it as long as we could. When we first saw the word "humbly" ahead in Step Seven, we may...See more

November 05, 2025 Caring and Listening Page 320 "Even with many years clean, separating and reconciling what's in our heart and what's in our head doesn't come automatically. We need another set of eyes; we need a caring, attentive listener to help us sort things out." Living...See more