Meditations on "Recovery"

Confrontational people tend to approach situations with aggression.

We usually say an individual is “white knuckling” when they are just using willpower to stay sober.

A character defect that most of us have is self-centeredness.

Learning to control our tongue is a sign that we are becoming mature in our thinking process.

The British Commonwealth is made up of 56 countries with a combined population of about 2.

For some of us, coming into recovery has opened our eyes to the beauty of creation.

Years of aimless living in addiction kept us from becoming focused, well-organized, and productive.

Feelings cannot always be trusted. They often point us to an incorrect perception of who we are, who God is, and what is happening in our circumstances.

We may not see what goes on inside us, but the Bible tells us there is a battle going on for control of our minds.

Happy Mother’s Day to those who are mothers and to those who have mothers!

Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself to relax and enjoy all that God is giving me.

Even though we usually associate individuals living in addiction as “party people” the truth is that using substances generally takes away one’s ability to relate to other people, to form friendships, and to do meaningful things with them.