Meditations on "Powerless"

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

It takes courage to live in recovery. It took great courage to admit that our lives were unmanageable, and we were powerless to sort ourselves out.

Most of us think that if we had never known adversity and heartache in our lives, we would be living happy and contented lives today.

Few people are more aware of their need for God’s help to restore them to sanity than recovering addicts.

We lost our way. That's an obvious fact. We fell into addiction and a destructive lifestyle.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look at the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look 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 situation in comparison to another situation where someone might benefit in their desire to recover if given more time and support.

If we are determined to do our own thing, God will allow us to make bad choices.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look to the model of, "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.

We lost our way. That is an obvious fact. We fell into addictive and destructive lifestyles.

Life has its ups and downs and does not always treat us fairly.

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.