Meditations on "Recovery"

When we are not feeling good about ourselves or our performance and someone takes the time to encourage us with kind words, we immediately begin to feel better.

There are many items to think about when we are compiling a daily inventory of how we are doing in life and recovery.

When we wake up from the haze of our addiction and reflect on the harm we have caused in our relationships or when we make an inventory of our character defects and deep sorrow overwhelms us because of what we have done, the question to ask ourselves is, "Am I saddened enough by the painful mess I am in to be willing to come to God and admit that I am powerless over my self-willed ways?

We started lying a long time ago to cover up and hide from the truth.

G Living with God in recovery often presents difficult challenges such as: waiting for something we feel desperately in need of right now; not retaliating with anger when someone offends us; living with less when we could scam our way into having more; and facing the consequences of revealing difficult truths.

To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change.

On pages 83-84 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous we read twelve promises that will happen as we diligently work the twelve steps.

When we were living in addiction we were not known as people who had a good reputation.

We live in a time of war and threats of war between nations.

As we remember service men and women who served our nation in times of war and other national troubles, it's good to be mindful of words from the Bible that prompt us to remember God's help in our time of need.

Audio for IT’S IN THE BOOK Members of Alcoholics Anonymous are encouraged to regularly read "The Big Book" which gives a helpful foundation for living sober.

Infidelity in a relationship has harmed many of us.