Meditations on "Recovery"

From the chaos of our dysfunctional lives many of us called out to God with words like, “God if you are really there, please help me.

When making an inventory of our lives before God, some basic questions to ask are: "God what does my life look like to you?

One of the keys to a successful, stable recovery is practicing gratitude.

If asked for their opinion about us, how many people would say we have the quality of being agreeable?

We live in a beautiful world created by God. Because God desired a people for Himself, He made humans in His own image.

The second promise found in the Big Book of AA tells us that if we diligently work the steps, “We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.

How many of us begin a job and see it through to completion?

One of the things many of us missed while growing up was tenderness in our homes.

Living well with God in recovery requires many things, not the least of which is courage.

Life has its ups and downs and does not always treat us fairly.

One of the coping mechanisms many of us use when dealing with low-self-esteem and the humiliation of our past failures is the mask of arrogance.

When we reflect on our destructive and addictive lifestyle we begin to recognize the extent of the dumb choices we made.