Recovery Meditations

How many of us are confident in our decision making?

Two women who went to a Tim Horton's coffee shop, bought many doughnuts and cups of coffee and began to give them out to people who were coming in as a "random act of kindness.

God longs for us to experience love and blessing in relationship with others.

Our old ways of thinking and behaving are being transformed as we journey with God in our new life in recovery.

God’s artistic skill in our lives did not end the day we were born.

Trying to be self-reliant and seeking to sort out life on our own took many of us into lifestyles of isolation, addiction, denial, and destructive behaviour.

As we work our program we find that life changes. Nothing happens in an instant but when we reflect on a month, or 90 days, or a year or more, and compare the person we once were with the person we are now, the transformation is striking.

Today we remember blood that was spilled on battlefields around the world by brave men and women who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice.

The founders of AA and the 12 Steps were aware of Biblical principles and based on these, they structured the program of Alcoholics Anonymous to include peer counselors whom we call sponsors.

No one likes trouble. We all want trouble to go away as quickly as possible.

In our life in recovery daily circumstances may often feel overwhelming and confusing.

Due to the oppression of our addictive lifestyle, many of us made a move towards recovery only to struggle and relapse.