Meditations on "Recovery"

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

For some of us being alone and in control of our own life makes us feel safe.

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

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

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

Many of us who are overcoming a lifestyle of addiction experience irritability and anger in certain situations.

Life in recovery can be challenging at times. We have joy in the fact that we are no longer in the pit of our addiction but are uneasy about living in situations that are unfamiliar to us.

Life on God’s terms is the way of living we say we want when we come into recovery.

We often think that people who read lots of books or have a few university degrees have gained a lot of wisdom.

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.

Scientific evidence suggests that being cheerful seems to have positive benefits on our over-all health.

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.