Meditations on "Wisdom"

When sharing our recovery journey at meetings we often reflect on what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to any one person or situation.

At most recovery meetings there are lots of handshakes and hugs and "chips" or "fobs" to honour clean time.

Just for today I will try to live in conscious contact with God praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry it out.

While watching the evening news, we often hear about a disaster caused by someone driving while drunk or high, or we might learn the next grim statistic in the crisis around the world due to opioid addiction.

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

Audio for CHARACTER STRENGTH – BEING GENEROUS God wants us to be responsible and generous with all He has given us – time, abilities, money, possessions.

To live with wisdom in recovery requires humility. We need to acknowledge, “I don’t really know what is best for me but I’m willing to try new ways and learn from the experience of others.

When we are faced with a recurring problem we often just want it to go away so we can be done with it.

As we seek to live in recovery and face life’s troubles and challenges, it's easy to become discouraged and feel sorry for ourselves when things appear not to be fair.

When we turned our will and life over to God many of us had hope for a quick turnaround in our lives.

How many of us are confident in our decision making?