Recovery Meditations

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous discusses building relationships and how joy will impact our ability to do so.

Many of us who are overcoming a lifestyle of addiction experience irritability and anger in certain situations.

When we chose to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

Life in recovery can be challenging at times. We have joy in the fact that we are no longer in the pit of our addiction but are uneasy about living in situations that are unfamiliar to us.

When we have hurt someone, we need to take responsibility for the harm we have caused and do all in our power to make things right.

Life on God’s terms is the way of living we say we want when we come into recovery.

Some of us are reluctant to admit problems and deal with painful events as they occur.

We often think that people who read lots of books or have a few university degrees have gained a lot of wisdom.

Some sentences in the Bible are so meaningful to our situation that we just want to read them over and over again.

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.

Scientific evidence suggests that being cheerful seems to have positive benefits on our over-all health.