Meditations on "Recovery"

Audio for HONOURING OUR PARENTS We may have much to learn from the generations that preceded us.

Is there really a God? Is there really a higher power to whom I can turn over my will and my life and receive in return a life worth living?

How do we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity?

Our pride often keeps us from asking to have our needs met.

Planning gives us peace in our hearts knowing that we have reviewed the specifics of how to get to where we are going and what we need to get there.

In the middle of Jesus teaching about how to treat our enemies he inserts one of the most famous principles of human interaction called The Golden Rule.

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

When some of us became aware that our lives were on a dark downward pathway, we chose to admit that we were powerless over our dependency and our lives were unmanageable.

In recovery circles, some of us know what it is like to live in plenty and others of us have experienced what it is like to live in poverty.

We can dare to be optimistic about life and our recovery because God's unconditional love will strengthen and build us up.

Our anticipation of events is positive when we expect something good is about to happen such as, going out to a show, taking a holiday trip, or doing something we really like to do.

Recovery begins when we come to our senses and affirm that we are powerless over alcohol or some other substance or habit, and our lives have become unmanageable.