Meditations on "Relationship"

Just for today I will seek to serve others with kindness, doing what is right, and walking humbly with God.

Of all the four seasons of the year, spring seems to describe our new life in recovery the best.

Whether in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, Tradition Three highlights that the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking or using.

Our life in addiction was shaped by a controlling relationship with a destructive substance, a habit, a person – or a combination of these.

Seasons change. The temperature warms up. The grass begins to grow again.

The book of Proverbs in the Bible is a collection of wise sayings we do well to learn and put into practice.

It is God’s desire that we walk safely and securely in the conscious awareness of His great love and care for us.

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

When we first come into recovery our expectation for a life free from crippling dependencies is huge.

When we come to God and admit that we are helpless to live life on our own and choose to surrender our will and life into His care, we are born again to a new life.

Little by little as we walk with God and work the steps, we gain new information about ourselves and how we relate to other people.

As we hear Tradition 2 read in each AA meeting, we are reminded that, “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.