Meditations on "Relationship"

A lot of us would admit that we acted immaturely in our former relationships, and that we used and abused others so that we could get what we wanted when we wanted it.

As we go forward in recovery we have come to realize that we are accountable for our actions, for the behaviour that has impacted our relationships, and for the problems we created while in bondage to our addiction.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.

God invites us to a life of gentleness where we honour truth, respect the dignity of everyone – including ourselves, and delight in the joy and wonder of each new day.

No matter how far away God seems, we can call out to Him and He will always respond.

Anger in our society is rampant. Most of us have a hard time dealing with anger.

When we come into recovery one of our priorities must be sorting life according to what is true.

We will experience freedom and fulfillment in life only when God’s desires become our desires, God’s way becomes our way, and God’s word becomes our action plan.

God created us to live in loving relationship with Him.

Many of us blame God because bad things happened to us when we were powerless to change the situation.

Co-dependency is a relationship addiction. People who are co-dependent often form relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive, and often abusive.

Forgiving others is something we must take very seriously if we want to protect our sobriety.