Meditations on "Recovery"

It is so much easier to name ways that others irritate us than to accept that there are ways we irritate others.

When someone or something is the best that it can be, we say it is mature or complete.

To make restitution is to restore something that was stolen or lost.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

How do we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity?

We are often reluctant to admit problems and deal with painful events as they occur.

How do we find the courage to try something new or go after what we really want?

People who suffer from a victim mentality often confuse love with pity or rescue.

People in recovery are those who want to learn from the experience, strength, and hope of others.

The end of Tradition 12 in the Big Book of AA sums up an important principle in our recovery: We need to regularly count our blessings.

One of the great comforts and challenges, all at the same time, is the reality that we are powerless to manage our lives on our own.

When we realized our powerlessness over our dependency and came into recovery our daily routine started to change.