Meditations on "Recovery"

Canada's coat of arms is an official symbol of the country.

In active addiction, trying to stay connected and maintain a close, healthy relationship with another was impossible.

As kids many of us sang an action song with the words, “The head bone connected to the neck bone, the neck bone connected to the shoulder bone” and on and on down the bones to the toes.

Our Psalm today tells of one who is in agony and deep sorrow over what he has done.

Step 12 encourages us to share the message of our spiritual awakening with others and to practice the principles we have learned in all our affairs.

We all know that our thoughts and emotions significantly impact our health.

Addicts tell lies. We tell ourselves we need our substance of choice in order to deal with the issues of the day.

In the face of mockery and false accusation, the hardest things to stay focused on are our identity, and our purpose in life.

Today is a day to honour fathers. Some of us are fathers.

In Step Eleven, through prayer and meditation, we seek to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and the power to carry it out.

Keeping a record of wrongs often leads to the winding path of relapse and active addiction.

When we look at people who appear to have it all together, we envy them, especially when our life is not harmonious or as complete as we would like it to be.