Meditations on "Powerless"

Thinking and acting on our own self-centered thoughts often results in confusion and grief.

We sought recovery when we admitted our lives were unmanageable, and we were powerless to change.

This new life we have been given begins each new day.

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

“Principles before personalities” is one of those sayings we hear at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Canada is a nation founded on principles that honour the God who created us.

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

We are reminded over and over again in the AA Traditions, Twelve Steps, and the experience of so many of us, that it is the simplicity and focus of sticking with one primary purpose that helps us help one another.

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.

We say the above words over and over again because they are true and applicable to every day of our life.

When we chose to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.