Meditations on "Wisdom"

Our pride often keeps us from asking for what we need.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens.

When we pray for God’s will for us and the power to carry it out, God just doesn’t point to something unfocused in the distance.

Anger in our society is rampant. Most of us have a hard time dealing with anger.

As some of us consider the history of our lives – whether before, during, or after active addiction – gratitude might not be the first response in our hearts.

An owl makes us think of wisdom. We assume a person who reads a lot of books or has a few college degrees must have a lot of wisdom.

To live with wisdom in recovery requires humility.

Co-dependency is a relationship addiction. People who are co-dependent often form relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive, and often abusive.

Becoming strong and steady in our recovery requires that we keep on listening and learning from God's Word and from the experience, strength, and hope of others.

When we struggle to do what is right it can be helpful to remember that God knows about the battle and provides a promise for success with a clear strategy for attaining it, “keep alert and pray”.

At most recovery meetings there are lots of handshakes and hugs and "chips" or "fobs" to honour clean time.