Meditation

Thought pieces, prayers, and meditations.

humanity – a meditation

  What would happen to our recovery if it depended completely on one or two well-intentioned but fallible human beings? How Al-Anon Works, p. 123 (tradition 12). My recovery would fail, that is my answer to that question. I think that is why I used to be so “unserene” before my recovery program. I used…

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anger – a meditation

  Fear is the path of the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Yoda I used to be afraid of angry people. I used to be afraid of manipulative people. I used to be afraid of liars, too. How funny that I felt I could not feel…

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protection – a meditation

  For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Psalms 91:11, King James Bible I was sitting in a restaurant with a friend when I heard this quote. I was feeling a little insecure and lost in life at the time. While we were in the restaurant,…

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forcing solutions – a meditation

  Calvin: You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don’t help. Hobbes: Well, you’ve done all you can do. Calvin & Hobbes I love this quote because, for one, it’s Calvin & Hobbes. And, two, it’s so true for my life now that I am in recovery. In the past, when I…

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Father – a meditation

  My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. — Jim Valvano I am a father. When my children were young, I tried to shape their values and their beliefs, in the hope that they would become people I could be proud of. As they grew, they…

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