Meditations on "Recovery"

We started lying a long time ago to cover up and hide from the truth.

G Living with God in recovery often presents difficult challenges such as: waiting for something we feel desperately in need of right now; not retaliating with anger when someone offends us; living with less when we could scam our way into having more; and facing the consequences of revealing difficult truths.

To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change.

On pages 83-84 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous we read twelve promises that will happen as we diligently work the twelve steps.

When we were living in addiction we were not known as people who had a good reputation.

We live in a time of war and threats of war between nations.

As we remember service men and women who served our nation in times of war and other national troubles, it's good to be mindful of words from the Bible that prompt us to remember God's help in our time of need.

Audio for IT’S IN THE BOOK Members of Alcoholics Anonymous are encouraged to regularly read "The Big Book" which gives a helpful foundation for living sober.

Infidelity in a relationship has harmed many of us.

Recognizing and marking milestones (clean time in recovery) is a way to celebrate our sobriety and to give hope to those involved in our daily lives as well as those who attend recovery meetings with us.

Tonight, many children put on costumes and go door-to-door “trick-or-treating.

An important character strength to develop is tolerance, which is being patient, understanding, and accepting of something different from what we are familiar with.