Meditations on "Recovery"

Many events in life seem to destroy our value and puncture holes in our self-esteem.

Low self-esteem. No self-worth. This is the experience of many who suffer in addictive lifestyles.

There are times in life when “nothing goes right from morning to night” as Elvis Presley used to sing.

How different each day in recovery becomes when we walk and talk with God.

There is no such thing as satisfaction in a self-directed life.

Political leaders have come and gone. Sometimes we like those who have been elected to power and other times we wonder what happened on the campaign trail.

The season of Christmas celebrations and New Year holidays has gone for another year.

We are just a few days into the new year. We look to this coming year with renewed hope.

Some of us may have awakened this morning to the fact that our lives are unmanageable and that we are powerless over our addictive behaviour.

As we come to the end of this year, a year filled with both accomplishments and failures, it’s time to reflect on the events of the year that brought growth and joy in our journey with God in recovery.

One of our favorite Christmas songs is “The Little Drummer Boy” because, in spite of being a little guy with not very much, he really “gets it.

As we consider our future, we need to take time to reflect on where we have been and where we want to go from here.