Suncoast
Narcotics
Anonymous
24 Hour Helpline:
1-941-257-5055
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
7:00 pm Thursday Keep it Simple
4635 26th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
O,WC,JFT
7:00 pm Thursday Solutions in the Steps
6210 Crestwood Ave Sarasota, FL 34231
O,RF
7:15 pm Thursday East Side Recovery
4850 SR 64 E Bradenton, FL 34208
O Enter through front door of church
8:15 pm Thursday Thursday Night Candlelight
4041 Bahia Vista St Sarasota, FL 342322421
O,CAN,WC,RF Building 3, behind church
8:15 pm Thursday The Lie Is Dead (Candlelight)
4304 32nd St W Bradenton, FL 34205
O,CAN,WC,LIT SW corner of parking lot
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Stay up to date with Suncoast Area NA announcements and events.
Meeting Updates:
- Meeting Permanently Cancelled: Get Hooked On Recovery
The Get Hooked On Recovery meeting is permanently cancelled and will no longer meet at Real Recovery (5025 26th St, Bradenton, FL, 34207) on Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM.
Event Updates:
- SCCNA Sponsorship Brunch Fundraiser - Sat, Jul 18th - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Two speakers, topic is Sponsorship in Narcotics Anonymous. Advance Tickets: $10, Tickets at the Door: $15.
Pine Shores Community Center
6210 Crestwood Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34231
Get Directions -> - Shark Coast Annual Luau - Sat, Jul 18th - 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Food - Speaker - Fun!
North Jetty Park
1000 S Casey Key Rd, Nokomis, FL, 34275
Get Directions -> - Keep It Simple 2nd Annual Speaker Jam - Sat, Aug 1st - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Six speakers, three male and three female, one of each with under 5 years, 5-15 years, and over 15 years!
Hope Lutheran Church
4635 26th St W, Bradenton, FL, 34207
Get Directions -> - Just For Friday First Friday Speaker - Fri, Aug 7th - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Parrish United Methodist Church
12180 US-301, Parrish, FL, 34219
Get Directions -> - Summer Beach Bash - Sun, Aug 16th - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us for food, fellowship, raffles, prizes, rock painting, balloon toss, and 2 guest speakers!
Coquina Beach Gulfside North Pavillion
1438 Gulf Dr S, Bradenton, FL, 34217
Get Directions ->
When:
Sunday, August 9th
Where:
That Church - 6502 14th St W, Bradenton, FL, 34207
Times:
- 1:30 PM - H&I Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - Activities Committee Meeting
- 2:30 PM - H&I Orientation
- 2:30 PM - Web Committee Meeting
- 2:45 PM - GSR Orientation
- 3:00 PM - Admin Body Meeting
- 3:30 PM - Area Service Meeting
Notes:
- There is no parking by the green fence.
- No smoking or vaping ANYWHERE except underneath the basketball hoop.
- Please keep the bathroom doors closed. (The air conditioning in the meeting space depends on it)
Group Readings fo NA Meetings
Use the below links to view, download, or print a PDF of the readings commonly used in NA meetings.
Narcotics Anonymous Resource Links
Helpful links to trusted NA resources for recovery support, literature, and local & global fellowship connections.
Daily Meditations
Subscribe →July 16, 2026 |
Self-esteem |
| Page 206 |
| "Deep inside, I had feelings of inadequacy and inferiority." |
| . |
| Somewhere along the way, many of us developed strong feelings of inadequacy and inferiority. Deep inside was a voice that continually cried out, "You're worthless!" Many of us learn to recognize this characteristic of low self-esteem very early in our recovery. Some of us may feel that our feelings of inferiority were where all our problems began. Whether we learn this low self-esteem in our families or through our interactions with others, in NA we learn the tools for reclaiming ourselves. Building up our fractured self-esteem sometimes begins by simply accepting a service position. Or perhaps our phone begins to ring, and for the first time people are calling just to see how we are. They don't want anything from us but to reach out and help. Next we get a sponsor, someone who teaches us that we are worthwhile and believes in us until we can believe in ourselves. Our sponsor guides us through the Twelve Steps where we learn who we really are, not who we have built ourselves up or down to be. Low self-esteem doesn't go away overnight. Sometimes it takes years for us to really get in touch with ourselves. But with the help of other members of NA who share our same feelings, and by working the Twelve Steps, we blossom into individuals that others and, most importantly, we ourselves respect. |
| Just for Today: I will remember that I am deserving of my Higher Power's love. I know that I am a worthy human being. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
July 16, 2026 |
Listening for Common Ground |
| Page 204 |
| "In service, we listen well by listening for common ground rather than for ways to prove that our idea is better." |
| Guiding Principles, Tradition Four, "In Service" |
| NA offers plenty of opportunities for us to learn how to do a better job of living in the world. While very few of us show up to NA with the credentials of "great listener," sitting through recovery meetings can teach us much about making an effort to truly understand what others are saying. The listening skills we hone in recovery meetings are quite useful in NA service, too. Self-centeredness might cause us to put the responsibility for good communication on others: If they would just be clearer, we wouldn't have to listen so carefully. As we learn in meetings, with our sponsors, calling other addicts--communication is a two-way street, and we're much better off when we work on our side, rather than insisting on improvements across the way. "I noticed a fellow trusted servant frequently restating things other members had shared, but in different words," a member wrote. "I got angry, thinking they wanted credit for everyone else's ideas. After a while, I realized that they were basically interpreting for themselves as they tried to understand what other people were saying. The service meetings take longer, but I think hearing things in multiple ways actually ends up being helpful." There are many ways we can improve our ability to listen in service. For example, not talking while others are talking can be practiced well in most recovery meetings. Other techniques, like asking others to clarify what they're saying, might be better reserved for service meetings. Sponsorship helps, too, of course. A member wrote, "My sponsor would say, 'What I hear you saying is...' I started using that phrase in service, and soon my communication was improving dramatically!" |
| I typically have more in common with others than I may believe. I will listen for common ground with patience and gratitude. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |