Meditations on "Recovery"

Happy Mother’s Day to those who are mothers and to those who have mothers!

Learning to control our tongue is a sign that we are becoming mature in our thinking process.

A character defect that most of us have is self-centeredness.

God wants us to be responsible and generous with all He has given us – time, abilities, money, possessions.

When we are trying to do what is right and live according to God’s principles, we will often experience comments from others who remind us of our past and the things we did.

Most of us think that if we had never known adversity and heartache in our lives, we would be living happy and contented lives today.

I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there.

We lost our way. That's an obvious fact. We fell into addiction and a destructive lifestyle.

Our attitude can be like medicine that heals or like poison that kills.

In “How It Works” we read and hear the words read regularly in meetings: Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.

We have all been hurt and let down by others. It’s simply a part of being around humans.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look at the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now.