Meditations on ""

When we think of healing we often look to physical healings recorded in the Bible.

In Tradition 6 of AA we are given guidelines lest “problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

In many Psalms from the Bible, we are invited to “Praise the Lord.

At most recovery meetings there are lots of handshakes and hugs and "chips" or "fobs" to honour clean time.

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

We feel hurt when another’s unkind words or actions cause our self-worth to be devalued.

When the first humans disobeyed God, they alienated themselves from God and were no longer complete as God intended.

The end of Tradition 12 in the Big Book of AA sums up an important principle in our recovery: We need to regularly count our blessings.

A person who is said to be “mature” is usually productive and effective in the community and, with the knowledge they have gained, their stability improves as they grow closer to God.

When we first give our will and life over to the care of God, we often still have a blind spot to our wrongdoing.

Living in recovery and following the Twelve Steps is a spiritual journey.

Low self-esteem is a negative sense of one's worth or ability to cope or do well in life.