Meditations on "Recovery"

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction with the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of AA: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

When we first came to admit that our lives were unmanageable and made a decision to turn our will and life over to the care of God, how much did we know about God?

It is often difficult to admit to ourselves the exact nature of the wrongs we have committed.

Many of us struggle with health issues both in our bodies and in our minds.

In Step 7 we humbly come before God and ask Him to remove all our shortcomings.

Jesus' followers weren't sure how to pray and so they asked Jesus to teach them.

When a building is at the planning stage, blueprints need to be drawn up and submitted to the local district council for approval permits.

Transition is difficult. It requires that we leave something behind and move into something new.

Now that we are seeking to act with honesty in all our affairs, it's discouraging to face obstacles in our path while we see others lying and manipulating and getting what they want without the hassle we are experiencing.

As we plan a time and place to draw near to God and bring our inventory of character defects before Him, we can ask God to do what is necessary in us so that they can be removed.

The saying "Straighten Up and Fly Right" has been around since Nat King Cole wrote and recorded a song with this title many years ago.

How many of us ended up in an unmanageable lifestyle because we refused to follow the guidance given to us by caregivers, friends, and others?