Meditations on "Recovery"

We say it over and over again because it is true every day of our life: We are powerless on our own.

Many years ago a list was prepared of seven things that are death to living a good life.

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

To make restitution is to restore something that was stolen or lost.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous discusses rebuilding relationships and how joy will impact our ability to do so.

Step 5 of the 12-Step program of AA asks that we admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

In our life in addiction we became self-centered and uncaring in our attitude towards life and everyone around us.

Before we were willing to admit that we were powerless over our dependencies and our lives were unmanageable, there may have been a time when we really wanted to do good but were unable to do so.

We are often reluctant to admit problems and deal with painful events as they occur.

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

In “How It Works” we read and hear the words read regularly in meetings: Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.

An autonomous person is someone who is capable of making an informed decision about something on their own without having the input of another.