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Serving the cities of Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Plaquemine, Prairieville, Zachary Helpline (225) 381-9609

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7:00 pm   Saturday   Saturday Night Group
Grace Baptist Church
630 Richland Ave   Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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4:00 pm   Sunday   Welcome Home
Club 12
1695 Beaumont St   Baton Rouge, LA 70806
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6:30 pm   Sunday   How it Works
Unity Church
15255 Jefferson Highway   Baton Rouge, LA 70817
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7:00 pm   Sunday   Bayou Plaquemine Daily Reprieve
Episcopal Church of The Holy Communion
58040 Court St.   Plaquemine, LA 70764
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7:00 pm   Monday   How it Works Zoom Meeting
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Mtg ID 178-932-262 Password 685790   Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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7:00 pm   Monday   We Do Recover
MLK Center
4000 Gus Young Ave   Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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Area Service Meeting Grace Baptist Church 630 Richland Ave

28mar2:00 pm4:00 pmArea Service Meeting2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Grace Baptist Church, 630 Richland Ave

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Live/ZoomHybrid Meeting Zoom ID  530-368-0575 Grace Baptist Church

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Grace Baptist Church

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(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Grace Baptist Church

630 Richland Ave

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Area Service Meeting Grace Baptist Church 630 Richland Ave

25apr2:00 pm4:00 pmArea Service Meeting2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Grace Baptist Church, 630 Richland Ave

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Live/ZoomHybrid Meeting Zoom ID  530-368-0575 Grace Baptist Church

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Live/ZoomHybrid Meeting

Zoom ID  530-368-0575

Grace Baptist Church

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(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Grace Baptist Church

630 Richland Ave

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may 23, 2021 2:00 pmjune 27, 2021 2:00 pmjuly 25, 2021 2:00 pmaugust 22, 2021 2:00 pmseptember 26, 2021 2:00 pmoctober 24, 2021 2:00 pmnovember 28, 2021 2:00 pmdecember 26, 2021 2:00 pmjanuary 23, 2022 2:00 pmfebruary 27, 2022 2:00 pm

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Area Service Meeting Grace Baptist Church 630 Richland Ave

23may2:00 pm4:00 pmArea Service Meeting2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Grace Baptist Church, 630 Richland Ave

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Live/ZoomHybrid Meeting Zoom ID  530-368-0575 Grace Baptist Church

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Live/ZoomHybrid Meeting

Zoom ID  530-368-0575

Grace Baptist Church

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(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Grace Baptist Church

630 Richland Ave

Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series

june 27, 2021 2:00 pmjuly 25, 2021 2:00 pmaugust 22, 2021 2:00 pmseptember 26, 2021 2:00 pmoctober 24, 2021 2:00 pmnovember 28, 2021 2:00 pmdecember 26, 2021 2:00 pmjanuary 23, 2022 2:00 pmfebruary 27, 2022 2:00 pm

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Just For Today

March 06, 2021
Rationalizing away our recovery
Page 68
"As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself."

We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing, yet continue to behave according to our rationalizations! Recovery can become very painful when we decide that, for one reason or another, the simple principles of the program don't apply to us.

With the help of our sponsor and others in NA, we can begin to look at the excuses we use for our behavior. Do we find that some principles just don't apply to us? Do we believe that we know more than everyone else in Narcotics Anonymous, even those who have been clean for many years? What makes us think that we're so special?

There is no doubt, we can successfully rationalize our way through part of our recovery. But, eventually, we must squarely face the truth and start acting accordingly. The principles in the Twelve Steps guide us to a new life in recovery. There is little room for rationalization there.

Just for Today: I cannot work the steps and also continue deceiving myself. I will examine my thinking for rationalizations, reveal them to my sponsor, and be rid of them.
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