Voices of Recovery

Just for Today meditation for March 8, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 8 Learning to love ourselves "What we want most is to feel good about ourselves." Basic Text, p. 97 ––––=–––– "We'll love you until you can learn to love yourself!" These words, heard so often in our meetings, promise a day we look forward to eagerly-the...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 8, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 8 Responsibility, No Matter Our Cleantime "We sometimes belittle the struggles we face as “gold-plated problems,” but if we ignore them we may get a “gold-plated” relapse." —Living Clean, Chapter 6, “Finding Our Place in the World” ––––=–––– In...

Just for Today meditation for March 7, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 7 Priorities "The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean." Basic Text, p. 42 ––––=–––– Things can get really good in our recovery. Perhaps we've found our "soul mate&quot...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 7, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 7 Maturity in Recovery "As we learn to show up without anger, resentment, or fear, we develop an emotional maturity that we might not have expected." —Living Clean, Chapter 5, “Family” ––––=–––– There’s a saying about addicts that makes sense to...

Kicking off our March “Grief in Recovery” series is the story of Rob M., a man whose journey shows how recovery can carry us through life’s deepest losses. In junior high school, Rob was placed in advanced classes while his mother returned to school, leaving him alone at home for long stretches of time. Struggling with anxiety, he was taken to a psychiatrist who prescribed a highly addictive medic...

Just for Today meditation for March 6, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 6 Rationalizing away our recovery "As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself." Basic Text, p. 176 ––––=–––– We all rationalize. Sometimes we know we are rationalizing, admit we are rationalizing...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 6, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 6 Honesty and Reality "Honesty is a commitment to reality." —Guiding Principles, Tradition One, “In Service” ––––=–––– If honesty really is a commitment to reality, then we addicts definitely need help in this arena. Many of us gamed reality for...

Just for Today meditation for March 5, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 5 From rude awakening to spiritual awakening "When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we begin sharing with others and find hope." Basic Text, p. 79...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 5, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 5 Free to Simply Be "Letting go of the idea that we have to understand why things happen or how it all works frees us to have a spiritual experience without wondering if we’re doing it right." —Living Clean, Chapter 2, “Connection to a Higher Po...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 4, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 4 Connecting with Our Creativity and Higher Power "Living fully is a creative expression of love for our Higher Power. To be fully alive, awake, and honest about who we are is a gift to us and from us." —Living Clean, Chapter 3, “Creative Action...

Just for Today meditation for March 4, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 4 The Process "This program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today. I no longer fight the process." Basic Text, p. 78 ––––=–––– In active addiction, things happened seemingly without...

Just for Today meditation for March 3, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 3 Relapse "There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy. We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time. This is when we need the program the most" Basic Text,...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 3, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 3 Interdependence and Our Primary Purpose "The group depends on its members, and members depend on the group being true to its purpose." —Guiding Principles, Tradition Five, “Spiritual Principles” ––––=–––– Our interdependence and its significan...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 2, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 2 Vigilance in Balance "We hang on fiercely, mistaking the attempt to control all the variables in our lives for vigilance in our recovery." —Living Clean, Chapter 1, “Growing Pains” ––––=–––– As with character assets or defects, many spiritual...

Just for Today meditation for March 2, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 2 Success "Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar" Basic Text, p. 14 ––––=–––– Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own had ended in failure. We had begun to give up hope...

Just for Today meditation for March 1, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 1 Anxiety attack? "[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it." Basic Text, p. 26 ––––=–––– Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we turn, life's demands overwhelm us. We're pa...

Spiritual Principle a Day for March 1, read by Rob M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com March 1 Self-Acceptance and Our Sense of Belonging "We learn to accept and love who we are whether or not we feel like we “match” the people around us." —Living Clean, Chapter 2, “Connection to Others” ––––=–––– For so long, we wanted to be anyone els...

Just for Today meditation for February 28, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 28 The greatest gift "Our newly found faith serves as a firm foundation for courage in the future." Basic Text, p.93 ––––=–––– When we begin coming to meetings, we hear other addicts talking about the gifts they have received as a resul...

Spiritual Principle a Day for February 28, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 28 Reliability Matters "We keep our commitments, and that matters to the people around us." —Guiding Principles, Tradition One, “For Groups” ––––=–––– For some of us, being a member of an NA group gives us our first taste of what it fee...

Just for Today meditation for February 27, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 27 "Pure" motives "We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling." Basic Text, p.42 ––––=–––– Imagine a daily meditation book with this kind of messa...

Spiritual Principle a Day for February 27, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 27 Powerlessness Opens the Door "When we admit our powerlessness and our inability to manage our own lives, we open the door to recovery." —Basic Text, Chapter 4, “Step One” ––––=–––– Practicing powerlessness as a spiritual principle ma...

Closing out our February, “Service in Recovery” series is the story of Chris M—a man with 45 years clean whose life has been shaped by devotion to service, innovation, and spiritual principle. Born in Nigeria in 1962, Chris spent his early childhood moving between Nigeria, Uganda, and Morocco before coming to the United States at twelve years old. Struggling with intense anger and impulsivity, he...

Just for Today meditation for February 26, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 26 Remorse "The Eighth Step offers a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse." Basic Text, p.38 ––––=–––– Remorse was one of the feelings that kept us using. We had stumbled our way through active addiction, leaving a trai...

Spiritual Principle a Day for February 26, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 26 The Practicality of Step Three "Many of us believe that every day we abstain from using, or take suggestions from our sponsor, we are taking practical action on our decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of our Higher Power....

Just for Today meditation for February 25, read by Chris M. Donations via PayPal and questions may be directed to: voicesofrecoverypod@gmail.com February 25 Sick as our secrets "It would be tragic to write out an inventory only to shove it in a drawer. These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure." Basic Text, p.31 ––––=–––– How many times have we heard it said that we...