Meditations on ""

"We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Life with God in recovery is structured around telling the truth in all circumstances.

During our time in addiction, we didn't give a second thought to telling lies.

The familiar slogan “I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let Him” describes the first three steps of the Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous that we can apply to situations we encounter in our daily lives.

One of our first priorities in recovery is sorting our life practices according to the truth.

Gates serve several purposes. One purpose is to keep those inside safe and another is to keep out those who are undesirable to the community within.

Even though we know that God’s way for us in our life in recovery is one of showing compassion and kindness to everyone, we may find it difficult to sustain these qualities in the challenges of everyday living.

There’s an old slogan in AA that says, “Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised.

"Principles before personalities" is one of those sayings that we hear at every Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

"Unforgiveness is like drinking a cup of poison and hoping the other person dies.

How often have we seen the promise of sunny days gets taken away by fog that drifts in and settles over the city.

While we lived in our old way of life we were hemmed in by the demands of our addiction and the guilt that accompanied it.