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Welcome to Midwest Tennessee Area of NA website!
Find meetings in Jackson, Dyersburg, Camden, Lexington, Milan, Newbern, Paris,Ā Parsons, Savannah, and Union City.Ā Ā The Area currently hasĀ thirteen groups in Ten counties: Benton, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Madison,Ā Obion, and Weakley.Ā The Area is a member of Volunteer Region whichĀ servesĀ the state of Tennessee.
Map of the Midwest Area
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship
Narcotics Anonymous is a non-profit fellowship or society of thoseĀ whom drugs had become a major problem.Ā Ā NA is a Twelve Step Program.Ā We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other to stay clean.
Area Service Committee
The Area Service Committee (ASC)Ā meets on the last Sunday of eachĀ month, unless otherwise posted on theĀ Announcements Page,Ā at 3 PM at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, 620 Skyline Dr,Ā in theĀ “Medical FoundersĀ Conference Room C”.Ā The ASCĀ has the following sub-committees:Ā HospitalsĀ & Institutions (H&I), Activities, and Outreach.Ā Click Here for Map to Hospital and How To Get to Meeting Room.
H&I is currently carrying meetings to JACOA, Pathways, and Aspel. If you have at least six months clean time, H&I could use your help.
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24 HOUR HOTLINE:Ā 1-866-790-9010
Just For Today
August 11, 2026 |
Active listening |
| Page 233 |
| "Through active listening, we hear things that work for us." |
| Basic Text, pp. 106-107 |
| Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But to take full advantage of "the therapeutic value of one addict helping another," we must learn to listen actively. What is active listening for us? In meetings, it means we concentrate on what the speaker is sharing, while the speaker is sharing. We set aside our own thoughts and opinions until the meeting is over. That's when we sort through what we've heard to decide which ideas we want to use and which we want to explore further. We can apply our active listening skills in sponsorship, too. Newcomers often talk with us about some "major event" in their lives. While such events may not seem significant to us, they are to the newcomer who has little experience living life on life's terms. Our active listening helps us empathize with the feelings such events trigger in our sponsee's life. With that understanding, we have a better idea of what to share with them. The ability to listen actively was unknown to us in the isolation of our addiction. Today, this ability helps us actively engage with our recovery. Through active listening, we receive everything being offered us in NA, and we share fully with others the love and care we've been given. |
| Just for Today: I will strive to be an active listener. I will practice active listening when others share and when I share with others. |
