Meditations on "Truth"

One of our first priorities in recovery is sorting our life practices according to the truth.

"Principles before personalities" is one of those sayings that we hear at every Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

How often have we seen the promise of sunny days gets taken away by fog that drifts in and settles over the city.

While we lived in our old way of life we were hemmed in by the demands of our addiction and the guilt that accompanied it.

How many of us have fallen in life to places where we never dreamed we could have been?

If we really want to get well, we need to stop using our problems as a means of getting attention, sympathy or pity.

Sometimes we stand in the way of our own healing. We need to ask ourselves the question, "Do I truly want to get well?

Our former lifestyle in addiction and destructive life habits was harsh and difficult.

Even though we may desire to walk with God and follow His ways, we will still need God’s help to accomplish that goal.

How are we to live without paralyzing fear in an unsafe world?

What we think about has a powerful impact on what we do.

Today we are continuing to look at the excuses and faulty reasons we give for making poor choices and our tendency to justify our actions.