Meditations on "Powerless"

“Principles before personalities” is one of those sayings we hear at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Canada is a nation founded on principles that honour the God who created us.

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

We are reminded over and over again in the AA Traditions, Twelve Steps, and the experience of so many of us, that it is the simplicity and focus of sticking with one primary purpose that helps us help one another.

One of the promises given to us as we grow in our recovery is: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

We say the above words over and over again because they are true and applicable to every day of our life.

When we chose to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

A person with a victim mentality has learned to focus on suffering while trying to avoid more at any cost.

We have all sorts of reasons why we think we can’t change.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to one situation versus the time others might benefit from if given more of our time and support.

Coming to terms with our lifestyle in addiction requires us to admit that we have zero self-control where our dependencies are involved.

Few people are more aware of their need for God’s help to restore them to sanity than recovering addicts.