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i DTNRT... every day by getting up and praying to god to keep me clean and sober for today. i went many years with out a life, now i'm all about helping out in my church na, aa, and iop groups.i donate my time and skills to help out anyone who asks. i just feel the need to help out as much as i can for all the years i have wasted.
Name as you would like it to appear: David
 

Since I've been back in the rooms of NA (9/12/2005) I take suggestions and do those things I don't want to do but know that if I want to stay clean today then I have to do things differently than I did my first time around. I first came in the rooms in 1986 and stuck around for about 7 years. Left and stayed clean for another approximate 7 years but because I forgot where I came from it was inevitable that I would use again. I know I am blessed today to have made it back to the rooms and I am determined to treat this as my last chance. I came back in and joined a home group, got a sponsor, worked the steps, started doing service work in the home group, joined helpline and still take helpline calls, sponsor other women. I signed up on ITR and joined in on discussions, joined help groups,etc. Today God and my program of Recovery come first before everything else in my life because everything else in my life came from God and my program of Recory!
Mary Jo-hopefiend4life

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Hello, my name is Tom and I'm an alcoholic. I was persuaded to attend my first AA meeting in 1979, though I was trying to stop a cocaine habit that was killing me. Later, I became fully-qualified to call myself an alcoholic, not that I ever felt any of us don't belong in any of the 12-Step programs.

I went through 30-day rehab a grand total of five times over the years, and have had several multi-year periods of sobriety. Why aren't they all strung together? The simple answer is that I got busy, cocky, and complacent. Its like walking out on a limb....all is fine for awhile, but eventually the bough breaks and down you go!

This time around the name of the game is balance. I'm not out to be Mr. AA and attend meetings constantly (though that is certainly an option). Everything has its time, and I try to take time for me. Being a complicated person, I try to keep life as simple as possible and.....to do the next right thing!   Tom S.
 

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Name- Kris M.    I do the next right thing by forcing myself out of bed everyday and living life the sober way. I smile, i help others and I do whats right. All these things are hard for me to do, you see on 3/14/10 I lost my 19 year old daughter in car accident. She was my everything, my first born, my only daughter, my light and life in this world. Instead of picking up and wasting my life I choose to stay sober and to help others. I choose to get out of bed and see what this day has in store for me, i wait to see what god wants me to do today. I choose to make a negative and turn it positive. I have raised money and built a park for chelsey. i also go and speak when asked to others about what happened to her as it was a preventable death. She was hit by someone on there cell phone that didnt see her cross the street.
On the inside I am broke and the pain is so unreal. I can not explain the pain i fell, but i FEEL the pain today and everyday. My heart aches.
 

Name: Debby
 How do i DTNRT...Today i know that no matter what, as long as I dont use, things get better. I have learned that there is no person, place or situation that can MAKE me use, it is and always will be, and has been my choice..... so if things start going sideways, and oh YEAH they still do, this is what i do....Breath in, Breath out, and no matter what, DON'T use in between, as well I can always find an addict (seem to have that ability) I go help them....By doing these two things, and asking my higher power, whom I call GOD to guide me, I have stayed clean for over two years, when I had not been able to get even one day clean in 35 years, so i keep doing it...Hope it works for you, wishing you all another "24"

Name: Katie
How Do You DTNRT: Well my name is Katie Caruso. For a long time i felt that i was living my life the right way. Living it up, so I used to say, but the only thing I was really doing was shortening my lifespan with each and every minute that passed me by. It got to the point were my addiction to many different substances took over my life and i eventually got into trouble. Isn't that what usually happens when you loose control over something? Getting into trouble though is the only thing that was gonna save my life. Today I feel like the only way to live is clean and sober, and i have found that doing right thing in every decison that comes my way is the best way to go. Since i have been living this way Life seems to flow through me and things work out in ways that I only used to dream about. I have been clean for two years coming up in september, and I have recently been trying to find information on how to start up local meetings in my area, due to the fact that wh en i got home there are no na meetings in town. I know how it feels to feel like there is no way out and the only thing to do with yourself is what you know. I know that there are alot of young adults and older adults who would benifit from having some place they can share and feel safe with their feelings. This is how i am doing the next right thing, by reaching out to others who feel lost in their addiction. Its funny when just a simple thought becomes a dream and then a dream becomes a reality.

Name: Monica
How Do You DTNRT: I DTNRT by doing the opposite of what I normally do (such as shut down, clam up, act like a biotch). Or by thinking through the possible consequences...and then acting ethically, lovingly, truthfully, sanely.
The other day I got really pissed at my husband for something he did and the way he acted. Of course then he turns around the next day and acts like nothing happened. He asked me to go somewhere with him. My first response inside my head was a big fat NO. In the past I would have shut down and shut him out completely....for a very long time!
This time I used it as an opportunity to reconnect and find out what made him do what he did and act the way he acted. So I said YES, and we actually had a nice time together...that's progress!

Name: Rog
How Do You DTNRT: I was fortunate enough to come into the fellowship about a year ago now. My story is about my stumble and an effort to do the next right thing for someone else.

About 90 days (Apr 09) in I was with my son headed to the beach for the weekend (Carolina Beach NC). We stop at a Kangaroo Mart and he brought out a "Red Bull Cola"... Brand Spanking New drink from Red Bull. One sip and I had him run back in and purchase 4 more for the 2 hour trip from Raleigh. These were gone by the time I got there and I found myself wanting more... after all it is only a cola. I quickly realized only Kangaroo carried this new wonderful drink. I found one off the island (CB is an island just out of Wilmington NC), I quickly visited purchased 6 more and back to the condo.

Well by about 2 months I knew every store that was carrying this new wonderful drink that was within a 50 mile radius and I had pretty much drained all their supplies (yes I even purchased the smaller more expensive can). So young in my program I did not see it coming. Yes, maybe I should have saw the signs.. nevertheless, about 3 months later I managed to get back in after a round 2 in hell.

Come to find out, Red Bull Cola was banned in Germany for Cocaine content. This poison is still on the shelf in the US and I am concerned others will get flanked (a term meaning coming around from the back).

My doing the right thing is alerting people there is a chance this is accurate and that if it is real, don't risk it! I am not advocating a boycott or action because I think things will work themselves out anyway if the people controlling this are using drug content to sell product. I am simply saying don't pick up that Red/Blue can. ( the other Red Bull is OK if you like that sort of drink)... Just the COLA. Read the can next time you visit a store! If you are like me, don't put even a drop in your body!

I believe this is doing the right thing to alert my family and friends. Be Safe & Easy Does It!

 

Name: Terri
How Do You DTNRT: I stay clean one day at a time and do my best to live by spiritual principles!
 

Name: metalmomm
How Do You DTNRT: I am 46, married to my best friend, and we both are addicts. I am VERY new in recovery, sobriety, and am learning how to grow into my recovery and sobriety. I say this because I have realized just how unmanageable my life has become with my addictions in my life. For the first time in my life, I have reached out and asked for help. Initially, I wanted my recovery and my sobriety for my relationship with my husband, thinking that if I got clean and sober that he would want to also. I am learning that I have to DTNRT for myself, not for him, and am doing just that. I found ITR website by accident when looking for AA and NA meetings in my area, and am having a blast learning and growing into my recovery, and sobriety. There have been many tears shed, much heartbreak, but I'm realizing that I have to take this one breath at a time, because I have a teenage daughter that is looking to me to show her life can be a good place to be in clean and sober, so I h ave to learn how to do that for me first in order to show her how she can do that for herself. What do I do to DTNRT? Every morning, I ask my HP for strength, guidance, in what ever form that comes in, I am now attending meetings on a daily basis, and am learning how to share my recovery with anyone who is interested in hearing range. Life as I know it right now, is very hard, but with each step I take into my recovery, I feel one less stone on my chest making it easier to breathe, easier to just be. I want to keep DTNRT, and want to be free from addiction. Thank you for listening :)

 

Name: maggie
How Do You DTNRT: I slow down and make sure NOT to do the first thing that pops into my head. I take several deep breaths and ask my higher powers what their will for me is. I call my sponsor or other women in my network. Sometimes, I sleep on it. In other words, I don't make any rash, sudden decisions, because those decisions will usually be made by my ego, not my higher self. It takes me a bit longer to make decisions than it used to, but it's worth it because I don't land myself in the kind of messy drama I did when I was drinking and using.
 

Name: AugieDog:         How Do You DTNRT: First of all I pray and ask for guidance from my higher power. After that I call my sponsor and talk to him about it. Always being the cautious type, I then call other addicts and run it by them to get more feedback. And after, I make sure I say a prayer for thanks.
 

Name: Chris Evans
How Do You DTNRT: I was born....I was drunk....now I am sober and DTNRT every day
 

Name: Mrs. C Huffman
How Do You DTNRT: I am a 42 year old mom of 5. I lost my 3 girls when I was just 2 months clean. ( I now have 2 years 6months)Since that moment, The moment my exhusband walked out of our home and took my baby girls with him,i have had to DTNRT in every move I make. The ultimate goal being to raise my girls myself! With them being raised by a "girl" the age of MY oldest daughter (26) I have had to be extremely careful to always check my motives and not fall prey to the ugliness that could encur. The resentments can be surmountable!
I remarried last year and We are currently woking a "game plan" to raise my daughter (ages 14,12, and11) They need their mother. I have traveled a long, painful road to get close to my girls. The anger they feel , and I just having to acknowledge their anger to get through and move on to DTNRT. This time next year, I hope to be the one to be kissing these beautiful little ladies goodnight and greeting them at the door when they get home from school. I will continue to DTNRT for life, so my little girls will follow my lead.. WWJD? he would DTNRT
 

Name: Laurie F
How Do You DTNRT: Every day, I clean myself, my apartment and take care of my birds and plants. I talk to another alcoholic/addict and attend a meeting. I eat healthy foods and get adequate rest. These may not seem like extraordinary actions, but they are so far removed from my previous lifestyle when using that it's not even funny!
 

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