Meditations on "Recovery"

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

Attention seeking takes various forms, but the underlying root is that we feel the need to be noticed and cared for.

Life has its ups and downs and doesn’t always treat us fairly.

To become willing to live each day in a new way is a challenge for those of us who are used to running our own lives.

What is loyalty? Someone who is loyal is dependable and will do what they have committed to.

God created us to live in loving relationship with Him.

Before we came into recovery, we admitted that our lives were unmanageable, and we needed a power greater than ourselves to restore us to sanity.

Soft addictions are habits or behaviors we use to control distressing moods or thought patterns.

God invites us to a life of gentleness where we honour truth, respect the dignity of everyone – including ourselves, and delight in the joy and wonder of each new day.

When problems arise it's easy to forget that God cares.

While we were living in addiction our daily agenda was completely centered on meeting our own needs.

How many of us who have given our will and our life over to the care of God have taken time to acknowledge all that we received by making that decision?