Meditations on "Recovery"

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.

Almost everyone says they hate gossip and yet many of us are easily drawn into conversations that are unkind.

We all need hope. Today we are affirming the hope within us that what is impossible for us to do on our own becomes possible when we reach out for help to the power who is greater than ourselves.

One of our natural responses to the pressure and challenges of daily life is to indulge in self-pity.

A saying we often hear in unpredictable circumstances and in recovery circles is "live one day at a time.

In early recovery our positive expectations for a life free from crippling dependencies is huge.

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.

In recovery, as well as in addiction, we can have a victim mentality.

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.

It takes courage to live in recovery. Admitting that our lives were unmanageable and that we were powerless to sort ourselves out took real courage.