hits in 1999!NA Way of Life
Out House
2nd Annual Report
Spring 1998
NA Foundation - 2nd Annual Report
Moultrie Literature Conference
NA Way of Life - Plan of Action
NA Foundation
“Complete, Creative Freedom”
483 Moreland Avenue, Suite 6 - Atlanta, Georgia 30307
mail: [email protected]
Dear Fellow Members:
It has been a long time since many of us have sat down together to write literature.
Time and
distance can create real and imagined grievances that can divide us and block our
progress. We as
a Board can pull together to minimize these problems. Many things have come up and I have
tried
to touch on them all in this report. Parts of this year’s report are based on the
1997 report. It has
come to our attention and the Board has committed to remove any conflicting language from
this
material. The conflicts are the result of the material coming from different time frames
and
different members. By getting our project back on one page, we can begin afresh.
We need your help to do this. Two new utilities located on our NAWOL website are not
only
innovative, they are the realization of a dream. Now, members from all over the world can
come
together and work on the NA Way of Life book without particular computer skills or even
internet access. One is for members who read the Way of Life and want to make input. It is
called
the NAWOL QUEST. Members may also ask questions and leave notes to one another.
The second is for our board to be able to enjoy internal communications. While I
can’t imagine
anyone on our Board complaining if the contents of the board members forum are shared, it
is
important that we have a way to communicate without the long distance bills and where all
other
board members can read the input within the context of the Board. Printouts and downloads
from
this area can be freely given to anyone. The working name for this forum is
‘board members’ but
surely we can come up with a better one.
Our purpose on the NA Foundation Board is two fold:
1) to extend the opportunity to participate in the writing to as many members as possible
2) to protect the exact wording of the form in which the Fellowship finalizes the writing.
Concerned service boards and committee members are cordially invited to participate
openly in
the process with the understanding that it is the members of N.A. who have final say as to
what
material is included and how it is expressed. Once the work is finalized, it will
become an
enduring form of literature. We don’t want to see it become the focus of alteration,
reconstruction, or legal entanglements. Even with a fine final piece, it will likely be
years or
decades before readers can fully appreciate the depth and beauty of our combined love,
gratitude
and devotion to our way of life. Other pieces may be written along similar lines and
replace the
work but the NA Way of Life will stand as a literary piece on its own. While this
may eventually
subject it to cultural limitations and language that will gradually become dated, it will
also give
tomorrow's readership an opportunity to read the real message of gratitude and hope that
is
holding the Fellowship together in today's world.
I want to encourage you to pray, dream and express ourselves in writing as
to your thoughts
about the Foundation. A report based on your response to this request that will
include all or
most of your input. Input not in the main report will accompany the report. To
realize what is in
your hearts, you must write it down and send it in for consideration. The
phrase “complete
creative freedom” from our early literature may best describe our hopes for the
Foundation. Newsletter
I made a commitment to do a monthly newsletter to members of the Board of
Directors. This will
not be a “closed” newsletter, make and pass on copies to whomever, but we will
only mail it to
those who are directors or have made special arrangements. Please let me have any input
you
would like to communicate with other well in advance, otherwise it will appear in the next
issue.
Please give me your thoughts as to what it should be called. We will continue to put out
the Chronicals to the general list of interested members. The new newsletter will just be
for the NA Foundation.
nawol.org
By now you should all know we bought a domain for our project at the www
address nawol.org.
Further, we now have a free open forum provisionally named QUEST to allow any member in
the
world to comtribute to a topic, open a new topic, download a topic, or whatever. Even
further,
we have another forum without a name located at the bottom of the Way of Life page - just
click
on the graphic under the date. Passwords are being given out the directors. You should
have
yours before this letter arrives.
Moultrie Literature Conference
We have several pieces of business to report from the recent WOL
conference at Moultrie,
Georgia. There was also concern about changes in the introduction to the Way of Life book.
The
booklet designed to give to members interested in the work is in the place of the
substituted
material. The booklet should be presented as a booklet and we will have to find the
original or
develop a new introduction to the book. It is standared to have a preface giving credit to
those
who helped and explaining why a book is written. A seperate introduction explains how to
utilize,
use, or respond to the main body of a book and this is very important in our case. We will
not
look back at how this oversight occurred, just remedy it.
Copyrights
We have deep concerns about the safety of our copyrights and in keeping with our prime
goal of
protecting the work to keep it open and free to the Fellowship, we have voted to copyright
the
book. This was done Tuesday after the conference.
Conflicts
Some of the materials contained in this report are said to have some conflicting language.
Jeff
from Michigan will work with Kathy from Atlanta to review input from Board members and
their
own review of the documents. This report will be due in ninty days. It is important that
our
documents be free of defect when we incorporate, so don’t put off your review and
input!
Welcome
Newly elected Charles Mercer will report on lawyers available in his area who might be
willing to
help with the incorporation. Please contact Charles and give him any assistance he may
need.
Also, Kathy Nance is back with the board. She has attended five conferences: Louisville,
Rurual
Retreat, Aliquippa, Jonesboro and Moultrie. Her work prevented her more active involvement
but
she is now going active.
Feedback
I have to do a lot of work on this and feel like last year’s report was well received
but I didn’t
hear back from many of you. Call, write, email, send a passenger pigeon, but let me know
what
you think! You can start with writing a brief introduction of yourself, your history with
the Way
of Life and your particular range of interest to your Fellow Board members. I will include
one or
more with each monthly newsletter. Ah, by monthly, I mean it may contain only the words
“here it
is” but it will come out!
New Directors
Members who have been interested in or worked on the NA Way of Life will be contacted to
see
where they stand and in some cases, asked to join our Board. If you have persons
interested,qualified and willing to serve, please advance your nominations now.
Bo Demoted
We unamiously voted to change my title to ‘chair’, so there goes my corporate
glitz! I am no
longer ‘CEO.’ What will I have to turn over next? We are going to start a
working group in
Atlanta. There is major interest among a number of long standing, experienced members and
my
own stability helps. One thing we will do is a local bulletin board on the net to keep
everyone
posted of changes and events.
New Chapter
We unanimously voted at Moultrie to open a new chapter in our book entitled “Living
with Life
Threatening Illness” at the urging of Dennis from California.
Introduction
There was also concern about changes in the introduction to the Way of Life book. The
booklet
designed to give to members interested in the work is in the place of the substituted
material. The
booklet should be presented as a booklet and we will have to find the original or develop
a new
introduction to the book. It is standared to have a preface giving credit to those who
helped and
explaining why a book is written. A seperate introduction explains how to utilize, use, or
respond
to the main body of a book and this is very important in our case. We will not look back
at how
this oversight occurred, just remedy it. God Willing
We will find a way to include members who have to work their 12 Step in writing. Many
are
apathetic, feeling their vote doesn’t count. We all know how much suffering is caused
by needless
strife and conflict over business issues. We will be most fortunate to escape these
strains and
divisions within our effort. We suffer from a life threatening illness that exploits our
disagreements
and is capable of upgrading a simple resentment into a major relapse. We hope to
renew their
passion for recovery by including them in this project.
While it may at times be difficult, God will help us find ways to work our Twelfth Step
and
complete this writing without resorting to criticism of other N.A. members. This is
done to
maintain our spiritual focus, “We don't speak badly of others, do the work before us
and look for
the positive channel.”
From an early stage of this project, I have realized that as we approach completion,
congratulatory emissaries from service organizations within the Fellowship would approach
us
from a variety of angles. We will lose some of our most talented and valiant WOL
workers to the
lust for power, fame and high position. This is why it is so important to keep strong our
love for
one another, our gratitude for recovery and our dedication to do God’s Will by
working to
complete this wonderous message of recovery. Let’s stand by one another - and if we
are not
allowed to do that, let’s stand aside for one another!
Our literature speaks of “members who play games of manipulation and control
putting
themselves on the outside.” In the early years of this work, I felt that I was just
doomed to walk a
seperate mile. But now I realize that God guided me past the many temptations and into a
position wherein I am totally free to do His Will and work openly with other members.
Also,
other members are free to work in this way. The NA Way of Life project is a forward
looking,
positive, affirming development that exists in its own right, neither manipulating others
nor
attempting to control anyone - just trying to help make it better.
There is a problem with giving people something for free and that is that they usually
don’t value
it. So, the people who write this book will value it and take care of it. Turning the work
over to
any other group would invite rewrite. Instead of this, we say, “Let those who have
something that
will help come forward and offer it in front of everybody!” Every member who writes
on this
book is a building block on the NA Foundation. The NA Foundation Board serves these
members
and protects their book.
I sincerely want to save you all a lot of time and tears by saying straight out that
the Foundation is
established as a way of making clear our conviction, not to provide interlopers a way to
undermine it. Bureaucracy is the enemy of self help groups because most volunteers
don't
understand just how determined outside, hostile forces can be. It takes energy to
stay together.
Any cohesive, intentional group has to write out its purpose, mission and vision so that
support is
clearly focused. Let all know that we are sincere in our desire to give freely what
we have
received so that it may benefit others. We also don't want to see our work treated
as trendy
self-help literature or as an item by those who have other priorities. This is our
book, our love
and our gratitude. Long may it shine clearly through the pages you have written -
and will write -
as we go forward together.
In Loving Service,
Bo Sewell
Chairman, N.A. Foundation
[End of Section]
Contents of Packet:
(mailed out to all board members with with copying encouraged. - Ed)
Please set this packet somewhere special and allow sufficient time to go over each section in its turn. Make notes as you scrutinize the material and when you are finished, please write out your response. Mail it to NA Foundation, 483 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307. If you don't usually write stuff like this, just call (404) 525-3351 and you can marks your comments over the phone. We are doing this to build our unity and keep faith with the participatory process.
Please review for conflicts and return in thirty days. Thanks!
Plan of Action
Written to fill the need for a comprehensive yet short statement to help everyone identify
and decide if they should follow up on their interest in the project.
Official Charter, Vision, Mission, Decision Making
Please review this material and share concerns or suggestions. It takes a certain
focus to work on stuff like this. If you are interested, please let me know and I
will compose a separate mail list for our policy workers. John B. is our P&A
chair. One item that may be of interest, we all know how klunky it feels to call
each other by titles based on outside, non-spiritual organizations. Does anyone have
suggestions on how we might style our forms of address. We have innovated by calling
our supporters 'Way of Life workers'. We could lighten the effort by having cooler
titles than secretary, CEO, treasurer. How about head cheese, scribner, and money
bags?
Mail List: add names
Right now anyone on a WOL mail list may be considered a key members. Later it may
get a little cumbersome. Still, we will follow our own preference and make copies of the
mail list widely available. We have found through sad experience that where this is
not done, some members (about one in ten!) will feel a sense of power over holding the
mail list and refuse to share it with others. If you ever feel an inkling of this,
share it with your home group, tell us about it and get with your sponsor to alleviate the
self-will before it creeps into other areas of your service. Openness is not
optional!
Proposed By-Laws
The preliminary bylaws included in this packet are intended to embed our feelings and
sentiments into something that will unify, guide and protect us in the foreseeable
future. Please
give them your careful consideration before submitting your ideas and suggestions. When
you
have done this, write what is in your heart and mail it is. We will present a
report on the
essence and particulars of your responses.
Internet Welcome Post
Written March 1997 to meet the need for a standard response to members expressing interest
from our Website. Suggestions to improve the Welcome Sheet are - welcome.
Way of Life Chronicle
Notes on our communication system. Use it to communicate with other Way of Life
workers.
Way of Life QUEST forum at www.nawol.org
New website open forum allowing any member, any where, any time to participate in this
writing.
NA Foundation Board of Directors
Updated mail list.
PRAY - EVALUATE - OFFER SUGGESTIONS
[End of Section]
N.A. Way of Life
* PLAN OF ACTION *
Origins
Work on this book began when a member started writing on the Twelve
Principles mentioned in the Twelfth Step of Narcotics Anonymous. Other material
about how addicts in N. A. cared for one another and applied the Twelve Steps of recovery
to their personal and interpersonal lives began to come to him and it was added to the
writing. After a few years, the work grew longer and it was seen that much more
could be added. The opportunity of participating in the writing was extended to many
members on a personal basis who responded with curiosity and spirit. A way to
conduct the work on a broad scale without resorting to structural guidance seemed most
likely to ensure that the work could proceed in an open and participatory manner.
This was the crucial thing because it was felt that the writing should reflect
the broadest possible range
of recovery experience.
Manuscript
Expanded chapters and paragraphs, new chapters, the ability to divide a
chapter, combine chapters or break a chapter out into a new book was exhaustively
discussed and presented to members working on the book. This was done to maximize
the creativity of the many members involved. At one point a workshop in Maryland
added five new chapters in an afternoon.
Later several other chapters were combined into one. The reasons for doing the book
in this manner is covered in the Introduction. The manuscript was produced and
distributed informally beginning in 1986 when the original fifty pages were written. Over
the years many members from many places worked on it with the understanding that it would
not be turned over to world service for further processing but remain a work of the
members of NA in open association with one another. A way was sought to protect the
work during its creation and beyond. Concern was expressed from the beginning that
the cost of the book be kept down so it would reach more addicts. These concerns and
safeguards were sought in the creation of the NA Foundation. This brings us up
to date.
The Future: the Presentation Form
To allow for many members to read and input to the work, a systematic approach is being developed. First, each chapter will be completed to the point where it is reasonably well written, based on actual recovery experience and arranged in a useful order. Each page will be made unique to allow for coherent input: line 35, page 57 will be the same in all forms and printouts of the work. Members are encouraged to make copies to avoid the need to raise major funds and create a burdensome bureaucracy. A file system exists to hold input for processing at future literature conferences. The input will be marked as to how it is used. A database will show the recurrence of similar input. A commentary will be developed to provide insight into key points within the writing. At this stage Much of the input will be rough.
When work proceeds to a point, a Second Presentation Form may be
required. Input already on file will be weighed against new input to prevent
moving the same sentences into and out of the document. It is likely that hot spots
concerning central questions will appear. Records of how we resolve these
issues will stabilize the writing in a certain form. Changes made in one part of the
book will have to be consistent with other parts of the book. This will
make the processing of the 2nd Form different from the 1st Form. It is likely
that there will be more complete and well written input. Additional presentation forms
will be utilized if necessary.
Final Form
Interaction among members and editors will approach the work from two
viewpoints: the experience and the application. The experience side combines
accurate descriptions of recovery experience. The reader side asks, "Can this
writing help me stay clean and live a happier life?" Reports within the
movement will explain unresolved questions to members. Additional final forms can be
developed if needed. While the book is being written, we will continue to
discuss
ways to insure the integrity of the work and keep faith with the gratitude and
devotion of the members who write it. We are devoted to our NA group purpose.
Updates will continue to be sent to N.A. World Services to preserve the Fellowship
from needless controversy. Like much else in recovery, we have to proceed on faith
that our Loving Ultimate Authority will care for
us and not see our efforts wasted.
[End of Section]
N.A. Way of Life Mail List:
(including the Moultrie Lit Conference)
Please add to this list anyone who has expressed a sincere desire to be on it and has at least said the words: "Yes, I will copy the NA Way of Life Chronicles when they come and give or mail out at least ten copies to fellow members. I understand this allows us to communicate without heavy funding." [List removed for anonymity. - Ed]
This list is confidential and should only be used by Way of Life workers
in any capacity they see fit. Any use of this list outside our effort is
inappropriate. For instance, no merchandising or non-Way of Life issues should be
addressed in mail derived from this list. If there is any instance of this,
please let us hear from you and we will attempt to politely request that you wishes in
going on this list be honored. - Thanks
[End of Section]
OFFICIAL CHARTER OF THE N.A. FOUNDATION
The Foundation will exist solely as a copyright
service and literature repository for the
Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous. We gather to form a supportive development system
and
to provide a sanctuary for NA literature. Rare and important personal experiences
that might
otherwise be lost and/or demean by becoming commercial product, shall be protected.
We will
do this by offering a place of safekeeping for written works that may one day become NA
literature.
The Foundation will be forever bound to limitations designed to
protect the spiritual
nature and integrity of the works. No member of the NA Foundation is allowed to gain
financially from their participation. Anyone submitting input or original drafts to
the Foundation
copyright does so with the understanding that they are releasing any and all financial
claims and
control to the input. Foundation members may receive reimbursement for duties
assigned them
by the Foundation.
The Foundation shall have no opinion or position on literature
not under development by
the Foundation, methods of creation, service boards or committees. We shall strive
to maintain
direct responsibility to those we serve.
We exist, as a Foundation, solely to support the efforts of those
who have experienced
some sort of miracle in their lives and want to share it to benefit others. This
facilitates the
function of providing opportunities to fulfill some of our individual 9th and 12th step
work,
through the written word.
You are a member of the Foundation when you say you are.
Membership responsibility
carries with it the need to maintain contact with the Foundation. Ongoing
participation with a
current project is a must. The best of our spiritual natures is essential to the
success of the
Foundation.
The identified need for this service is evident. It's
creation shall provide new avenues for
development of materials. By providing a place of access, materials on various
topics shall be
readily available to those who request it for development of current and future NA
literature
projects. This makes it possible to provide an ongoing protection for the spiritual
nature of our
written message.
Unanimously approved at the NA Way of Life
Planning Conference in Louisville, Kentucky
January 20, 1995
Provisional input suggested by members. How do you feel?
VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is an NA Way of Life - a renaissance of freedom
throughout our Fellowship.
We see our members practicing principles in all areas of life and then sharing their
experiences
by the written as well as spoken word. As this process unfolds the Point of Freedom
rises ever
higher as our base broadens with new members and we stay strong by the retention of our
current
members.
MISSION STATEMENT
NA WAY OF LIFE PROJECT
Our mission is to produce a work of Narcotics anonymous literature which relates to the
ongoing
recovery of our members. This work is intended to share a principles based approach
to the
varied life experiences which we encounter in our recovery; those things we have
learned since
the Basic Text was written.
DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR
THE WAY OF LIFE PROJECT
Issues needing decisions in a short time frame may be made by committee. This
committee may
be selected from those members attending the June conference. Decisions could be
gathered by
telephone conference. 2/3 majority required for passage of motions.
Longer term issues may be determined by mail in ballot taken from the
Chronicles Newsletter.
An article in the newsletter could address the issue pro and con. Each person on the
mailing list
would have a numbered vote. We could accept only on vote per number.
Many of us believe that Group Conscience is the state of mind which we
enter into as a result of
our surrender to the common welfare. Some of us consider this only possible in the
midst of a
group. This being the case, some may object to the aspect of a "vote"
being taken from
individuals. It may be suggested however that a member may enter into the necessary
state of
mind as a result of a meditative reading of the issue and a prayerful asking for
guidance.
Suggestion that members take a moment of quiet to enter the group conscience state of mind
before casting their votes could be included in the articles.
[End of Section]
N.A. Foundation Proposed By-Laws
The following are the rules governing the general convention of the N A Foundation.
Article I. Name
Section 1. That the NA Foundation (hereafter
called the Foundation) exists to serve the
stated goals of the Fellowship of NA and conducts its actions and policies in accord with
the
Twelve Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous. The Foundation is a gathering of people
who
applaud and support through positive actions the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous.
Section 2. After the N.A. Way of Life book is
done, the Foundation may undertake other
NA supportive works such as researching archives and presenting the results to
various service
boards or committees.
Article II. Purpose
Section 1. The main purpose of the
Foundation is to hold the copyrights to the NA Way
of Life book. While all members and service branches are invited to attend
conferences,
participate in the writing and input to the work, none may change the basic nature of the
work
which three fold: 1) that the finalization writing occur in open, participatory
conferences, 2) that
the work be held in perpetuity by members who have helped with the writing and 3) that
faith be
kept with the open, loving nature of the work. A prime concern is that the book will not
be
changed after the Fellowship is done working on it. Furthermore, we see the need to
protect the
wisdom and love invested in the work from processes involving members elected on a year to
year basis and employees of our world service organization who may be lured into conflicts
of
interest.
Section 2. To act as repository for written works,
archives and other materials in media
audio, video and computer files for the Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous.
Section 3. Further, the Foundation
will act as a repository of individual archives from
NA members who either pass on or wish to make the materials available to other members
through the Foundation.
Article III. Membership
Section 1. Eligibility and Acceptance
a. Members shall be drawn from the general membership of Narcotics Anonymous
and all
shall be welcome with the understanding that the member supports open participatory
writing process and the principles and Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous. While all
are
welcome to the Foundation, membership entails agreement with and commitment to the
goals and policies of the Foundation.
Section 2. Removal from Membership
a. Relapse and
non-participation require curtailment of membership in the
Foundation. However, the member is welcome to rejoin the Foundation at a later date unless
other matters resulted in removal from membership.
b. For going against the open,
participatory nature of the work or otherwise
conflicting with Article II, section 1. While it is hoped that this will never be
acted on, we are
firm in our purpose and will act to protect our belief within our own organization.
Article IV. Meetings
Section 1. Official business meeting will be announced
at least thirty days in advance and
will be held separately from Way of Life workshops and conferences to preclude discussion
of
business matters at the conferences. Updates and presentations may be conducted as
needed.
Article V. Directors
Section 1. Board of Directors meet periodically and stay
in contact to implement policy
and procedures formulated by group conscience within the Foundation. This
group conscience
can be accessed through communication with the working groups of the Way of Life.
Section 2. The Purpose of the N.A. F. Board of Directors
should be to provide a forum of
collecting information and maintaining correspondence to WOL working groups and members.
The Board will maintain the integrity of the WOL effort by providing guidance
through 12 Steps
and 12 Traditions of NA as represented in the Way of Life Book.
Article VI. Committees
Section 1. Committees responsible and accountable to the
N.A. Foundation within the
Twelve Traditions may be formed and dissolved as needed to complete the aims and
objectives
of the Foundation.
Article VII. Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year shall be from July 1 to June 31
each year.
Article VIII. Annual Meetings
Section 1. The annual meeting of the NA Foundation will be
in the month of October of
each year.
[End of Section]
[March 20, 1997 - The following letter to go out in response to enquiry from members viewing nawol.org webpage.] N. A. Way of Life Web
Welcome Sheet
(WWS)
"it starts with an open mind..."
Dear Fellow Members,
Welcome to the N.A. Way of Life project! We are loyal, loving NA
members who want to share
about recovery through writing. We have been guided into a pathway that allows us to
write a
new recovery text. Here's how it works. Members read the existing material, write
out their ideas
and send them in through the email address on the Website. The material is placed in
folders for
review and possible inclusion at the next literature conference. All material will
be considered and
even if several pieces say the same thing, it only validates the other input. As we
go along, the
files will be constantly combed to locate material that fits in somewhere. We are
all in this
together. While all are welcomed to participate in the process, we are not open to
changing the
process. We believe the openness and opportunity to participate allows our Ultimate
Authority to
speak to us through the writing. We believe the open, participatory nature of the
work is as
important to the Fellowship and the resulting, completed work.
All are invited to participate from a day clean to forty years. Many of us have
years of service
experience in NA literature. Most, if not all, of us support the structural efforts
to develop new
literature. It has just dawned on us that we are members of a free Fellowship of
addicts and that
the doorway to this work has never been closed to us. We have found it futile to
complain and
criticize when we could be writing. Many writers are driven by a deep inner
desire to make
things right and so are we. The strength of our experience is enough to justify and
explain what
we are doing to any interested party. From long personal experience, we know our
currently
approved service guides have always allowed addicts to contribute to our N.A. common
welfare
through writing. Check it out.
We utilize the NA Way of Life Chronicle to communicate our ideas, our
progress and our
upcoming events. To preclude the necessity of costly elections and fundraising
procedures, we
send out a hundred copies to trusted members who have agreed to make ten copies and mail
them
out to other members so that from an original mailing of 100, we can hope to reach 1000
and
from that group of mailings another group of 10,000 at no greater cost than a hamburger
lunch.
Plans are being discussed to utilize a system of email addresses with land mail to reach
more
members. We pretty much want to encourage you to focus on the quality of a
particular chapter
along with some friends locally and stay in touch with the leadership of the movement.
Communication with other members working on the project is good too but should not take
precedence over WRITING down your ideas, suggestions and concerns. Primarily, we ask
you to
pray and meditate on the fact that along with an enormous number of newcomers, we have
more
members who have been in recovery long enough to have achieved their Twelfth Step.
We know
these members exist and want to give them every encouragement to get involved with this
project.
If you know of someone with over ten years clean, you may want to pass a copy of this Way
of
Life Welcome Sheet to them.
WRITE YOUR EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS AND MAIL IT IN TO
THE N.A. WAY OF LIFE
483 Moreland Avenue - Suite 6
Atlanta, GA 30307
email [email protected]
NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL SOMETHING IS WRITTEN!
[End of Section]
N.A. Way of Life
*Chronicles*
Our need for communications is routinely met by a publication we created a few years ago. It is periodical in nature to allow for extra issues if we get busy or fewer in a reflective period. Contents are selected somewhat informally and we hope it will cut down on rumors and help us all stay on the same 'page'. Jeff B. from the Rockford Working Group has helped us with this from its inception. Thanks Jeff!
N.A. Way of Life
*QUEST*
Something new in 1998, we have an open forum at our nawol.org website. Go to the home page and scroll down until you see the reference to the QUEST. Click on it and go over the entries until you see one that triggers something, click on it and it goes up on the page. Please help make this a successful working tool for members who can now access an input process from any friends house, any library, any where they can get to our page. The input will be accumulated and periodically trimmed with the material considered at subsequent literature conferences. Remember, the world wide web lets the whole world participate right now. We may have to inovate in the coming year if traffic requires.
*Board of Directors*
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IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF NA AND
WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR COMMENTS,
PLEASE DO SO BY WAY OF THE
QUEST
FORUM.
[Related material will be composed and displayed here in a series of topic related
articles. - Ed.]
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Copyright � December 1998
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