Voices of Recovery

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 19, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 19 Selflessness, Self-Care, and Our Spiritual Condition "The principles we learn in the steps help us let go of our selfishness and lovingly serve the needs of others." —It Works, Tradition One ––––=–––– In hindsight, many of us find that self-cent...

Just for Today meditation for May 19, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 19 A growth Inventory "We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard." Basic Text, p. 29 ––––=–––– As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and...

Continuing our “Spirituality in Recovery” finale series, we share the story of Lauren—a journey back to God’s care after years of self-will run wild. Raised in a Catholic household, Lauren followed the traditions that were expected of her, but never truly felt connected to God or the church. After her confirmation at fourteen, she stopped attending services altogether. Around the same time, relent...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 18, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 18 Connecting to Our Conscience "We learn to listen to our conscience—that still, small voice within that tells us if we’re heading in the right direction." —Living Clean, Chapter 3, “Spirituality Is Practical” ––––=–––– Some of us might argue that...

Just for Today meditation for May 18, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 18 Friends and amends-keeping It simple "We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Step Nine ––––=–––– In every relationship, we don't always handle things the way we would have h...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 17, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 17 Love for Unity’s Sake "Unity depends on our willingness to keep coming from love, even when that seems like the hardest thing to do." —Guiding Principles, Tradition Two, “Spiritual Principles” ––––=–––– Why is coming from love so difficult somet...

Just for Today meditation for May 17, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 17 "Defects" "We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character." Step Six ––––=–––– After taking the Fifth Step, many of us spend some time considering "the exact nature of our wrongs" and the part they&#...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 16, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 16 The Freedom to Let Go "We are free to participate, create, care and share, surprise ourselves, take risks, be vulnerable, and stand on our own two feet." —Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Keys to Freedom” ––––=–––– When we stop using, we eliminate the...

Just for Today meditation for May 16, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 16 Our Higher Power's will "God's will for us becomes our own true will for ourselves." Basic Text, p. 46 ––––=–––– The Twelve Steps are a path to spiritual awakening. This awakening takes the form of a developing relationship with a loving...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 15, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 15 We Can Rediscover Hope at Any Time "When we see a member experience a real breakthrough with 20, or 30, or more years clean, we can see that, truly, recovery never stops." —Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Love” ––––=–––– As a twelve-step program, stai...

Just for Today meditation for May 15, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 15 Fear of the Fourth Step "As we approach this step, most of us are afraid that there is a monster inside of us that, if released, will destroy us." Basic Text, p. 27 ––––=–––– Most of us are terrified to look at ourselves, to probe our insides. W...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 14, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 14 Autonomy and the Ties That Bind "Autonomy offers us the freedom to try new things, and we demonstrate courage when we make new efforts to better carry our message." —Guiding Principles, Tradition Four, “For Groups” ––––=–––– When Tradition Four...

Just for Today meditation for May 14, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 14 Oops! "Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results." Basic Text, p. 23 ––––=–––– Mistakes! We all know how it feels to make them. Many of us feel that our entire lives have been a mistake. We often regard our mistakes...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 13, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 13 Flexibility and Relationships "The flexibility that relationships require comes more easily to us when we are practicing principles in our lives." —Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Romantic Relationships,” ‘The Courage to Trust’ ––––=–––– Most of us ar...

Just for Today meditation for May 13, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 13 Onward on the journey "The progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey." Basic Text, p. 79 ––––=–––– The longer we stay clean, the steeper and narrower our path seems to become. But God doesn't give us more than we can handle. No...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 12, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 12 Surrender to What? "Surrender . . . is what happens after we’ve accepted the First Step as something that is true for us and have accepted that recovery is the solution." —NA Step Working Guides, Step One, “Surrender” ––––=–––– Our first introdu...

Just for Today meditation for May 12, read by Lauren Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 12 Living with spiritual experience "For meditation to be of value, the results must show in our daily lives." Basic Text, p 45-46 ––––=–––– In working our program, we are given many indirect indications of a Higher Power's presence in our live...

Just for Today meditation for May 11, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 11 Balancing the scales "A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an old timer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer." Basic Text, pp. 41-42 ––––=–––...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 11, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 11 Honest Self-Appraisal in the Steps "The steps help us to increase our ability to be honest with ourselves and others." —Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Growing Pains” ––––=–––– To say that honesty wasn’t a top priority when we were using may be an understatement....

Just for Today meditation for May 10, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 10 Becoming entirely ready "We... get a good look at what these defects are doing to our lives. We begin to long for freedom from these defects." Basic Text, p. 33 ––––=–––– Becoming entirely ready to have our defects of character removed can be a lon...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 10, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 10 Perseverance Helps Us Stay "We may tire mentally in repeating our new ideas and tire physically in our new activities, yet we know that if we fail to repeat them we will surely take up our old practices." —Basic Text, Chapter 7: Recovery and Relaps...

Just for Today meditation for May 9, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 9 Write about it! "We sit down with a notebook, ask for guidance, pick up our pen, and start writing." Basic Text, p. 29 ––––=–––– When we're confused or in pain, our sponsor sometimes tells us to "write about it." Though we may groan as...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 9, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 9 Love and Step Twelve "When we are practicing Step Twelve to the best of our ability, love becomes central to all that we do—there is no more powerful antidote to the despair and self-destruction of addiction." —Living Clean, Chapter 7, “Love” ––––=––...

Just for Today meditation for May 8, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 8 Teachable "We have learned that it is okay to not know all the answers, for then we are teachable and can learn to live our new life successfully." Basic Text, p. 93 ––––=–––– In a way, addiction is a great teacher. And if addiction teaches us nothin...

Spiritual Principle a Day for May 8, read by Moe Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com May 8 Tolerance and Toxic Relationships "Another member found that amends meant not tolerating abuse anymore, and felt she finally had permission to step away from a destructive household." —Living Clean, Chapter Five, “Family” ––––=–––– Preparing to make...