Meditations on "Recovery"

When we come to the point of making amends, fear can overwhelm us as we think about those we have harmed.

In recovery, as well as in addiction, one can have a victim mentality.

When we are trying to do what is right and live according to God’s principles, we will often experience comments from others who remind us of our past and the things we did.

How many times did people try to help us see the truth about our problem when we were active in our addiction?

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

God won’t stop us from making bad choices. His desire for us to experience true life and love is a choice He gives us.

Sadness is one of the most common human emotions and can be difficult to deal with.

Little by little as we walk with God and work the steps, we gain new information about ourselves and how we relate to other people.

As we hear Tradition 2 read in each AA meeting, we are reminded that, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.

No matter how far away God seems, we can always call out to Him and He will always respond.

Each day we have many decisions to make. We may find ourselves at the place where two roads meet, and we wonder which road we should take.

God wants us to be responsible and generous with all He has given us – time, abilities, money, possessions.