Meditations on ""

When sharing our recovery journey at meetings we often reflect on what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to any one person or situation.

Forgiving others is something we must take very seriously if we want to protect our sobriety.

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

Fear is a disturbing emotion which is triggered by the expectation that something unpleasant is about to happen.

Whether in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, Tradition three highlights that the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking alcohol or stop using narcotics.

When we repent of our sin and surrender our will and life over to the care of God, amazing things happen.

Just for today I will try to live in conscious contact with God praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry it out.

While watching the evening news, we often hear about a disaster caused by someone driving while drunk or high, or we might learn the next grim statistic in the crisis around the world due to opioid addiction.

Almost everyone says they hate gossip and yet many of us are easily drawn into conversations that are unkind.

We all need hope. Today we are affirming the hope within us that what is impossible for us to do on our own becomes possible when we reach out for help to the power who is greater than ourselves.

One of our natural responses to the pressure and challenges of daily life is to indulge in self-pity.