Meditations on "Wisdom"

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 wake up each morning, are our first thoughts a desire to praise God for His grace and goodness to us or, are they focused on our problems and things that need to be done?

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

How many of us who have given our will and life over to the care of God have taken time to consider what we have received through making that decision?

Who wants trouble? None of us do and if we listen to God’s counsel there’s a lot of trouble we can avoid.

To hate is to have an intense dislike for something or someone.

An owl makes us think of wisdom. We assume a person who reads a lot of books or has a few college degrees must have a lot of wisdom.

"Live and let live" is one of those slogans that encourages us to consider if our desire for control is becoming an issue we need to deal with.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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

God is always with me. I need never face my problems alone.

When we are troubled and looking for help, who or what first enters our mind?