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August 2021

Area Service Committee Meeting

August 15 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

100 Hungate Dr. Greenville, NC, 100 Hungate Dr
Greenville, NC 27858 United States + Google Map

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September 2021

Recovery in the Park

September 4 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Boyd Lee Park, 5184 Corey Rd
Greenville, NC 27834 United States + Google Map

DEICCANA PRESENTS RECOVERY IN THE PARK SEPTEMBER 4TH 2021 BOYD LEE PARK 5184 COREY RD GREENVILLE NC 27834 SPEAKER EVERY OTHER HOUR FOOD FOR SALE GAMES MUSIC PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, COME SUPPORT DEICCNA CONVENTION COMMITTEE FIRST FUNDRAISER IN 2021 CONTACT: SHARON W. 252 499 5731 THOMAS R. 252 341 3841

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Living Clean 6 yr Anniversary

September 11 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Keeping the doors open. Speakers Delphine D. and Ron D. Meeting ID 850-918-652 Password 936618

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It Works Home Group Anniversary

September 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

100 Hungate Dr. Greenville, NC, 100 Hungate Dr
Greenville, NC 27858 United States + Google Map

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2021 All Out Camp Out

September 24 @ 3:00 pm - September 26 @ 5:00 pm

Green Acres Campground, 1679 Green Acres Rd
Williamston, NC 27892 United States + Google Map

Green Acres Campground in Bear Grass, NC

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Just For Today

July 28, 2021

Secrets and intimacy

Page 218

"We feared that if we ever revealed ourselves as we were, we would surely be rejected."

Basic Text, p. 32

Having relationships without barriers, ones in which we can be entirely open with our feelings, is something many of us desire. At the same time, the possibility of such intimacy causes us more fear than almost any other situation in life.

If we examine what frightens us, we'll usually find that we are attempting to hide an aspect of our personalities that we are ashamed of, an aspect we sometimes haven't even admitted to ourselves. We don't want others to know of our insecurities, our pain, or our neediness, so we simply refuse to expose them. We may imagine that if no one knows about our imperfections, those imperfections will cease to exist.

This is the point where our relationships stop. Anyone who enters our lives will not get past the point at which our secrets begin. To maintain intimacy in a relationship, it is essential that we acknowledge our defects and accept them. When we do, the fortress of denial, erected to keep these things hidden, will come crashing down, enabling us to build up our relationships with others.

Just for Today: I have opportunities to share my inner self. I will take advantage of those opportunities and draw closer to those I love.

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August 2021

Area Service Committee Meeting

September 2021

Recovery in the Park

Living Clean 6 yr Anniversary

It Works Home Group Anniversary

2021 All Out Camp Out