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  • December 2024
  • Thu 19
    December 19, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm PST

    Addicts Together Holiday Talent Show

    An evening of addicts sharing their strength, experience, and hope through images of artistic expression.

    Free
  • Sat 21
    December 21, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am PDT Breakfast Speaker Jam

    Breakfast Speaker Jam

    Keepin It Real 1100 Almond Tree Lane, Las Vegas, NV, United States

    1 Speaker Free Breakfast

    Free
  • Sat 21
    December 21, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am PDT Monthly R51 PR Subcommittee Meeting

    R51 PR (Public Relations) Subcommittee Meeting

    3M Club 1401 N Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV

    3rd Saturday of each month at 930a, in person at "3M Club - Small Room" 1401 N Decatur Las Vegas, NV 89108

  • Sat 21
    December 21, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

    Welcome Home Group – Bruce Almighty Tree Dedication Memorial

    TIE Club 329 N. 11th St., Las Vegas, NV, United States

    Following the regular meeting 12:15PM-1:15PM. The Welcome Back Home group is hosting a memorial tree planting. If you want to bring a teeny tiny lightweight ornament for the petit tree, […]

    Free
  • Tue 24
    December 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - December 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm PST

    Merry Marathon Meetings

    Nearly 24 hours of meetings, food and fellowship. From 7pm on Christmas Eve through 5pm Christmas Day, come join Southern Nevada. TURKEYS/HAMS/MAINS AND SIDES NEEDED Home groups encouraged to come […]

    Free
  • Wed 25
    December 25, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 pm MST

    Christmas marathon meeting

    Come join a new way to live marathon meeting from 7am to 8pm. Enjoy snack and fellowship.

  • Sat 28
    December 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT Monthly Sponsorship Behind the Walls Subcommittee Meeting

    Monthly Sponsorship Behind the Walls Subcommittee Meeting

    Zoom

    When: Last Saturday of the month Time: 10:00 a.m. Zoom Info: ID: 891 4774 1849 Passcode: 747472

  • Tue 31
    December 31, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - January 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am MST

    Never Alone New Years Event

    KKCB in Cedar City UT 203 Cobble Creek Dr Ste 201, Cedar City, UT, United States

    Put on by CCGC Starts December 31st at 5pm and Ends January 1st at 8am 5 pm - 7 pm Soup Bar Potluck 7 pm - 12 am Dance and […]

  • Tue 31
    December 31, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 12:30 am PST

    New Year’s Eve Dance

    Mosaic Church 9220 Manhattan Rd, Henderson, NV, United States

    A Tri-Area, Statewide Unity & Activities event! As 2024 comes to an end, close out the year with a Speaker Meeting followed by live music, dancing, food, fellowship and fun […]

    Free
  • Tue 31
    December 31, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 12:30 am PST

    TRI-AREA STATE DANCE

    Mosaic Church 9220 Manhattan Rd, Henderson, NV, United States

    South Valley, Southern Nevada and North by Northwest Areas have teamed up to bring us a true unity event! 8pm-930pm will be a speaker from each area. 10pm-1230am, live DJ, […]

    Free
  • Tue 31
    December 31, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - January 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am MST

    CCGC Never Alone New year Kickoff

    Soup Bar potluck starts at 5pm Dance and music party Marathon meetings sponsored by homegroups starting at 8pm and ending January 1st at 8am Destination TBD

  • January 2025
  • Wed 1
    January 1 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm PST Addicts Together (1st) & 3rd week Speaker Meetings

    Addicts Together (1st) & 3rd week Speaker Meetings

    Addicts Together 900 Liberace Ave. Suite A202 (Music Hall on 2nd Floor down from meeting location), Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Oct 23
October 23 @ 8:00 am - December 19 @ 11:30 pm PDT

R51CNA XIV 2026 THEME & LOGO SUBMISSIONS NEEDED

Dec 12
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm PST

Free Yoga/Meditation/Cacao Ceremony followed by Freedom Friday Candlelight NA Meeting

Butterly Park across from N entrance Centennial Hills Library
6711 N Buffalo Dr - across the parking lot from the North Entrance
Las Vegas 89131
Dec 13
11:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

Monthly H & I Subcommittee Meeting *REVISED LOCATION & DATE*

Foundation for Recovery
4800 Alpine Pl
Las Vegas
Dec 13
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Monthly Southern Utah ASC Meeting

Dec 13
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Circle of Sisters Merchandise Sub-Committee

3M Club
1401 N Decatur Blvd
Las Vegas 89108
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Just For Today

December 08, 2025

Calling a defect a defect

Page 358

"When we see how our defects exist in our lives and accept them, we can let go of them and get on with our new life."

Basic Text, p. 35
Sometimes our readiness to have our character defects removed depends on what we call them. If misnaming our defects makes them seem less "defective," we may be unable to see the damage they cause. And if they seem to be causing no harm, why would we ever ask our Higher Power to remove them from our lives?

Take "people pleasing," for example. Doesn't really sound all that bad, does it? It just means we're nice to people, right? Not quite. To put it bluntly, it means we're dishonest and manipulative. We lie about our feelings, our beliefs, and our needs, trying to soothe others into compliance with our wishes.

Or perhaps we think we're "easygoing." But does "easygoing" mean we ignore our housework, avoid confrontations, and stay put in a comfortable rut? Then a better name for it would be "laziness," or "procrastination," or "fear."

Many of us have trouble identifying our character defects. If this is the case for us, we can talk with our sponsor or our NA friends. We clearly and honestly describe our behavior to them and ask for their help in identifying our defects. As time passes, we'll become progressively better able to identify our own character defects, calling them by their true names.

Just for Today: I will call my defects by their true names. If I have trouble doing this, I will ask my sponsor for help.

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