Meditations on "Relapse"

Every year the city of Vancouver, BC hosts "The Sun Run" and thousands of folks participate.

Doubt and discouragement begin to settle on us when we start to think that God is not coming through for us.

What we think about has a powerful impact on what we do.

Addicts are experts at creating excuses to rationalize their behavior and to minimize the complexity of their problems.

Facing trouble without God, is one of the quickest routes to discouragement and relapse.

Many of us carry unrealistic expectations into our life in recovery.

What does prayer have to do with recovery, particularly relapse prevention?

Loneliness, frustration, and dissatisfaction are emotions which may either trigger a relapse, or point us to God for healing and help.

God desires to honour us and fill us with His Spirit.

The principle is simple: If we desire to live in a more loving way towards others we need to know that we ourselves are loved.

There is no such thing as satisfaction in a self-directed life.

“Continued to take a personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it” – these are wise words from the founders of AA that are meant to lead us daily to a place of peace.