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.
7:30 am Wednesday Serenity in the Morning
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,CW,NS,LC Small building facing Bayfront Dr
10:00 am Wednesday Never Alone
2856 Ringling Blvd Sarasota, FL 34237
O,IW
12:00 pm Wednesday Spiritual Principles at Noon (ONLINE)
O,VM
12:05 pm Wednesday 12 O'Clock Clean
222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236
O,D Small building facing Bayfront Dr
6:00 pm Wednesday Unity & Serenity Group
6502 14th St W Bradenton, FL 34207
O,WC,NS,SD Smoke Free Campus
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Stay up to date with Suncoast Area NA announcements and events.
Meeting Updates:
- Friday Night Clean Cancelled
Meeting will resume on Friday, Sep 11th
Events & Announcements:
- Waves of Recovery Beach Volleyball - Sun, Sep 6th - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Join us for beach volleyball every Sunday after the 10:15 AM meeting.
Manatee Public Beach
4000 Gulf Dr, Bradenton, FL, 34217
Get Directions -> - Policy Review Meeting - Mon, Sep 7th - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Zoom -> - Dinosaur Day - Sun, Sep 20th - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Longwood Park Pavilion
6050 Longwood Run Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34243
Get Directions -> - SCCNA 1 Design Contest - Thu, Oct 1st
Submissions due by October 1st - Suncoast Skydive - Sat, Oct 17th - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Take the leap and live the freedom. Meeting at 10 AM followed by skydiving!
Skydive City
4241 Sky Dive Ln, Zephyrhills, FL, 33542
Get Directions ->
When:
Sunday, September 13th
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 →September 02, 2026 |
Higher Powered |
| Page 256 |
| "Daily practice of our Twelve Step program enables us to change from what we were to people guided by a Higher Power." |
| Basic Text, p. 86 |
| Who have we been, and who have we become? There are a couple of ways to answer this question. One is very simple: We came to Narcotics Anonymous as addicts, our addiction killing us. In NA, we've been freed from our obsession with drugs and our compulsion to use. And our lives have changed. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. Who have we really been? In the past, we were people without power or direction. We felt like we had no purpose, no reason for living. Our lives didn't make any more sense to us than they did to our families, our friends, or our neighbors. Who are we really becoming? Today, we are not merely clean addicts, but people with a sense of direction, a purpose, and a Power greater than ourselves. Through daily practice of the Twelve Steps, we've begun to understand how our addiction warped our feelings, motivations, and behavior. Gradually, the destructive force of our disease has been replaced by the life-giving force of our Higher Power. Recovery means more than cleaning up--it means powering up. We have done more than shed some bad habits; we are becoming new people, guided by a Higher Power. |
| Just for Today: The guidance I need to become a new person is ready at hand. Today, I will draw further away from my old lack of direction and closer to my Higher Power. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
September 02, 2026 |
Untangling Life's Knots with the Serenity Prayer |
| Page 254 |
| "The Serenity Prayer is a tool we use again and again in our recovery: Considering what we can change and what we cannot becomes increasingly powerful." |
| Living Clean, Chapter 2, "Connection to the World Around Us" |
| The simple binary offered in the Serenity Prayer--sorting between what we can and cannot change--provided quite a bit of relief to many of us as newcomers, especially when our minds were racing. Having this prayer as a new tool in our belt in early recovery enables many of us to muster a bit of courage to work on ourselves and, perhaps, achieve just enough serenity to tolerate those around us. Over time, we realize there is more depth in the Serenity Prayer than we might see at first glance. Our wisdom to know the difference grows as we accumulate more experience with trying to change our lives. Inserting "Me!" into the Serenity Prayer--as in "the courage to change the things I can: Me!"--might remind us to stay focused on ourselves, but many of us soon encounter traits that are not so easily changed. "They told me I only have to change one thing--and that's everything," a member wrote. "I had these visions as a newcomer of changing my diet, getting fit, folding my laundry as soon as it dries, achieving enlightenment, and all that. It didn't take long before I wasn't feeling very much serenity at all. I had to adjust my expectations." If our lives were all knotted up when we first got here, we aren't likely to get it all untangled right away. Talking to other addicts helps us better see what knots we can loosen now, and what parts of the thread we'll need to accept--at least for the moment--while we work on what's right in front of us. Sometimes a knot gets tighter, which can be a vexing part of the process. As our Basic Text mentions, "We learn that we are growing when we make new mistakes instead of repeating old ones." As we draw on recovery experience--our own and what others share with us--our wisdom grows. Serenity and courage are likely to follow. |
| The wisdom to know the difference evolves as I do. When I say the Serenity Prayer, I will try to connect with the principles behind it. |
| Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved |