Recovery Meditations

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous makes this statement: “Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.

When we begin our new life with God in recovery we often get discouraged because we feel we are unable to control the urges of our old nature.

As we continue our life with God in recovery it is wise to establish accountability for our actions, first to God and then to another person.

All of us like to be appreciated when we have acted wisely or done a good job.

Step 5 is often a tough step to complete. With great apprehension we have made a fearless moral inventory of ourselves and now we must admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

We lived for so long doing what was right in our own eyes that we may have doubts about being able to live according to God’s principles that we are learning about.

The only antidote for hurt, frustration, and anger is love and plenty of it.

Thinking and acting on our own self-centered thoughts often results in confusion and grief.

People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.

The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer authored by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

Unrealistic expectations will lead us to disappointment and, if we are not careful, may also lead us to relapse.

Do I matter? Does anyone notice me? Does anyone care?