Recovery Meditations

The Big Book of AA describes the significance of our problem with self-centeredness in this way: "There often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His [God's] aid.

Keeping a record of wrongs often leads to the winding path of relapse and active addiction.

God has given gifts to everyone; no one has been left out.

We often feel awkward about bringing our recurring sins before God.

Who is more resourceful than an addict in need? Desperation really fuels the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction versus the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of A.

In our addictive lifestyle we made poor choices and walked paths that caused harm to ourselves and to others.

Is there still hope for us after years of living in an addictive and destructive lifestyle?

As we sober up in recovery, most of us quickly recognize that we have an anger problem.

We experience true freedom when we have a clean slate before God.

“Principles before personalities” is one of those sayings we hear at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.