Meditations on "Dysfunction"

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.

Often when we come into recovery, we miss our old way of life and the people we socialized with.

Some of us have had the experience of being homeless while we lived in our dysfunctional lifestyle.

Many of us have been in the company of others who think they know everything but when they open their mouths very little wisdom is detected.

Our anticipation of events is positive when we expect something good is about to happen, such as going out to a show, taking a holiday trip, or doing something else we really like to do.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

In this season of the year we prepare our hearts for the annual celebration of Christ’s birth.

Sometimes we choose not to bless someone because we judge them as unworthy.

Many of us lost our true identity because we grew up in dysfunctional families and were forced to assume survival roles.

The purpose of Step 6 of the 12-Step program is to help us address those personal defects of character that result from our discontentment with life.

Some of us slid into destructive and addictive lifestyles out of a desire to have friends and companions to belong to.

For a variety of reasons, many of us have an underlying structure of disorders that is damaging to us and to others.