Meditations on "Relationship"

Being a “dry drunk” is a term used to describe a person whose actions and attitudes are pretty much the same as when they were drinking.

Life is not perfect and has its challenges. It is easy to let the obstacles and struggles of life get us down, but there is another way to live that is so much better.

UP We are told in the Bible that love never fails, but in our relationships with others we often fail to love.

In Step 11 we are seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.

Control is usually a relationship problem and is common in addiction.

In Proverbs chapter 5 we read words of warning to young men in the area of living moral lives and avoiding people and places that would lead them into sexual sin.

Good communication is an important part of all interaction with others and helps people at home and in the workplace co-operate with each other, deal with conflicts and challenges, and build effective relationships.

Envy is included on many lists of character defects.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the 12-Step movement founded by Alcoholics Anonymous is their emphasis on ordinary people – even broken and pretty much washed-up folks.

For most of us compiling a list of people we have harmed and becoming willing to make amends to them is extremely intimidating.

The future King David writes this Psalm while he is travelling in the desert of Judea and sleeping and hiding in caves from King Saul who is trying to kill him.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous makes this statement: “Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.