Meditations on "Humility"

In life there often seems to be two groups of people, those who speak well and look good and those who always seem to get things wrong.

One of the coping mechanisms many of us use when dealing with low self-esteem and the humiliation of our past failures is the mask of arrogance.

When we reflect on our destructive and addictive lifestyle we begin to recognize the extent of the dumb choices we have made.

As humans, we long for security in many forms; security within our own family, security about who we are inside our own heads, security of our position within any group we are a part of, security from any type of threat to our well-being, and security from anything else we may consider a threat to our lives.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the 12-Step movement founded by Alcoholics Anonymous is the emphasis on ordinary people – even broken and pretty much washed-up folks.

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

God's purpose in creating humans in His likeness was that they would live in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

Our formerly destructive lifestyle was harsh and filled with many problems.

Many of us struggle to recognize the difference between asking and demanding.

One of the promises given to us as we grow in our recovery is: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

When we admitted that our lives had become unmanageable, many of us entered into detox and then treatment programs where we found support Each day we grew stronger.

Becoming strong and steady in our recovery requires that we keep on listening to and learning from God's Word and from the experience, strength, and hope of others.