The Recovery Show

Being yourself – a meditation

  People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do…

Read More

Powerlessness – Pilot episode 2

Swetha leads a discussion of powerlessness. We talk about how we understood it (or didn’t) before coming to the program and how we understand it now.  Each of us discusses situations in which we feel powerlessness and how we recognize it. Kelli says that sometimes recognizing powerlessness can give her power. How can that work?…

Read More

Open Talk – Ajit S

Ajit S speaking at the All-Texas Al-Anon Alateen Convention in Austin, TX in 2003. I love his sense of humor.  

Read More

Take Courage

    Take courage friends. The way is often hard, the path is never clear, and the stakes are very high. Take courage. For deep down, there is another truth: you are not alone. – Rev. Wayne Arnason   Today, I need to know that I am part of a loving community. A meditation for…

Read More

Prayer

        Today, please say a quiet prayer of healing for the children and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and their families and friends.       A meditation for December 15, 2012.  

Read More