BoMar Drop In Center

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

Monday, June 1

Good morning and HAPPY MONDAY! We are open from 9-5 today. Drop-In and see us, get some resources, have some coffee, eat lunch, and hit a meeting.

ADC Graduation (Courthouse) 12:00
NA 12:30

01 June

Keep coming back

Page 159

"We don't have to be clean when we get here but, after the first meeting, we suggest that newcomers keep coming back and come back clean. We don't have to wait for an overdose or jail sentence to get help from Narcotics Anonymous."

Basic Text, pp. 10-11

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Very few of us arrive in NA brimming with willingness. Some of us are here because we are court-ordered to attend. Some have come to save our families. Some come in an effort to salvage a career teetering on the brink of ruin. It doesn't matter why we are here. It only matters that we are.

We have heard it said that "if we bring the body, the mind will follow." We may come to meetings with a chip on our shoulders. We may be one of those who sits in the back of the rooms with our arms folded across our chest, glaring threateningly at anyone who approaches us. Perhaps we leave before the final prayer.

But if we keep coming back, we find that our minds begin to open up. We start to drop our guards, and begin to really listen when others share. We may even hear someone talking with whom we can relate. We begin the process of change.

After some time in NA, we find that more than our minds have arrived in our meeting rooms. More importantly, our hearts have arrived, too. After that happens, the miracles really begin!

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Just for Today: I will strive to listen with an open mind to what I hear shared.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Good morning and Happy Saturday! We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Saturday! We are closed today. We will see everyone on Monday!

NA 6:00 p.m.

30 May

Loneliness vs. being alone

Page 156

"Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone."

Basic Text, p. 85

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There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Being lonely is a state of the heart, an emptiness that makes us feel sad and sometimes hopeless. Loneliness is not always alleviated when we enter into relationships or surround ourselves with others. Some of us are lonely even in a room full of people.

Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous out of the desperate loneliness of our addiction. After coming to meetings, we begin to make new friends, and often our feelings of loneliness ease. But many of us must contend with loneliness throughout our recovery.

What is the cure for loneliness? The best cure is to begin a relationship with a Higher Power that can help fill the emptiness of our heart. We find that when we have a belief in a Higher Power, we never have to feel lonely. We can be alone more comfortably when we have a conscious contact with a God of our understanding.

We often find deep fulfillment in our interactions with others as we progress in our recovery. Yet we also find that, the closer we draw to our Higher Power, the less we need to surround ourselves with others. We begin to find a spirit within us that is our constant companion as we continue to explore and deepen our connection with a Power greater than ourselves. We realize we are spiritually connected with something bigger than we are.

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Just for Today: I will take comfort in my conscious contact with a Higher Power. I am never alone.

05/29/2026

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Coplin Health Systems is teaming with the City of Ravenswood to host the 10th annual Dash for Diabetes 5k Walk/Run.

05/29/2026

Free Clothing Giveaway at Ravenswood Free Will Baptist Church
On Friday, May 29 from 3-7 PM there will be a free clothing give away. Scout Troop 479 will be cooking up hot dogs. Come out and grab some free clothing and delicious food.
The church is located at 5539 Flatwoods Rd, Ravenswood, WV.

05/29/2026

We have a client who just got into recovery and is getting her own apartment on Monday. She needs EVERYTHING for her fresh start! If anyone has any furniture or household items, please post them on this post, message us, or just stop by.

05/29/2026

Friday, May 29

Good morning and HAPPY FriYAY!!! We are open from 9-5 today. Stop in and see the new and exciting stuff we have going on!

A HUGE Shoutout to everyone that showed up for our Mind Over Matter 5K yesterday evening!!! We always appreciate your support! We will have the results posted later today.

AA 12:30
AA 7:00 Speaker meeting

TRUE TOLERANCE

The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139

I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, moral, or religious requirements for membership, I would be dead today. Bill W. said in his tape on the Traditions that the Third Tradition is a charter for individual freedom. The most impressive thing to me was the feeling of acceptance from members who were practicing the Third Tradition by tolerating and accepting me. I feel acceptance is love and love is God's will for us.