Meditations on ""

Trying to stay connected and maintain a close and healthy relationship with anyone else in active addiction was impossible.

The longer we grow in sobriety the more we recognize that we have lots to learn.

When we encounter a promise of God in the Bible, do we stop and think about what God is saying?

Turning our will and life over to the care of God as we understand Him is just the beginning of our new life with God in recovery.

Life In recovery is not only about working hard. God’s plan for a satisfying and fulfilling life has always been that we would find enjoyment in daily living while always remaining vigilant about threats to our sobriety.

The writer of the following Psalm starts by calling everyone to listen to what he has to say.

Does it really pay to do what’s right? Up to now our practice has been to do whatever worked in the moment to get what we wanted.

As humans, we long for security in many forms; security within our own family, security about who we are inside our own heads, security of our position within any group we are a part of, security from any type of threat to our wellbeing, and from any other thing we may see as a threat.

When Jesus was before Pilate the Roman Governor to whom the Jewish leaders had brought Him, Pilate asked Jesus, ”What is truth?

Understanding the relationship between self-image and addiction is like a chicken and egg situation – trying to interpret which came first.

As we turn our hearts towards God, He strengthens us to do what we need to do.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude – is this just a happy little catchphrase, something to think about one day a year on the Thanksgiving holiday, or is it a way of facing each day that changes our perspective on life?