Simon House Recovery Centre
5819 Bowness Road N.W. T3B 0C5 Calgary, AB, Canada

We often pick on ourselves. We put ourselves down. But doing this isn’t part of our recovery. In fact, it goes against our program. Our program is based on loving care. We have turned our lives over to a caring, loving Higher Power who will give us the answers. . We are told Easy Does It. We back off. As recovering addicts, we learned not to judge. Instead, we learn to be kind to ourselves. Our job is not to figure out the world, but to add more love to it. Let’s start with o...urselves. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, stop me from judging. Help me know what You want me to do. Help me work Steps Two and Three. . #ActionForTheDay Today, I’ll leave myself alone. I will remember that picking on myself is another form of control. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #JennyJanacek #LeaveYourselfAlone #nojudgement #EasyDoesIt See more

Work is more than earning money. Work means using our time and skills to make life better for those around us. Our work can be our hobbies. Growing food or growing flowers can be our work. Raising children or caring for older people who need help can be our work. Building homes or helping people live in them can be our work. . Thanks to our program of recovery, we can do our best work again. What a change from the drugged-up and hung over days when we didn’t do anything well.... We are sober, and we have something to offer. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me see that work makes me part of the human family. Help me do Your will in my work today. . #ActionForTheDay Good work teaches us good habits. How do the things I’ve learned in my work help me in my recovery program? I’ll list five ways. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #AlbertCamus #work #life #humanfamily See more

There will be hard times in our program. There will be hard times in our life. That’s the way life is. It helps if we accept this. Then we can prepare for tough times. . We can prepare by getting a good set of habits and sticking to them. We can make it a habit to give time to our program each day. . Sticking to good habits is like having a saving account: when hard times come, we can take the investment we’ve made and overcome our problems.... . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me accept that there will be hard times. Help me prepare for them. With Your help, I’ll stay close to You, my friends, and the program. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll put something into my program savings account today. I’ll make that extra call. I’ll read a little longer or go to an extra meeting. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #MigueldeCervantes #forewarned #forearmed #prepared #victory #savingsaccount See more

Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. We believed in getting high. . Now our program tells us to believe in love. We ARE lovable, and we can love others without hurting them. . Of course, believing is an important part of recovery. To believe means to put aside our doubts. To believe means to have hope. Believing makes the road a little smoother. So, believing lets the healing happen a little fa...ster. . All of this is how we get ready to let in the care of our Higher Power. . #PrayerForTheDay I pray for the courage to believe. I’ll not let doubt into my heart. I can recover. I can give myself totally to this simple program. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll list four times doubt got in my way. And I’ll think of what I can do to not let that happen again. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #WilliamJames #believe #lifeisworthliving #lovable See more

Failure is an attitude. Having an attitude of failure can’t help us. It can only hurt us. If we’re not careful, it can grow into a way of life. So, when we feel like failures, we’d better look at our attitudes. . An attitude of failure often comes from making mistakes. But we can learn to see our mistakes as lessons. This turns mistakes into gains, not failures. Sometimes, we try to do things that just can’t be done. When we act like we can control others, we’re going to fail.... When we act like we know everything, we’re going to fail. If we try to act like God, we’re going to fail. . We can’t control others. We can’t know everything. We’re not God. We’re human. If we act human, we’ve already won. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me to learn from my attitudes. Whatever the outcome, help me learn. . #ActionForTheDay Facing our past failures is the first step to learning from them. I’ll talk to my sponsor about a past failure and the good that come from it. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #SusanBAnthony #failureisimpossible #failure #attitude #mistakes #lifelesson #learnfromyourmistakes See more

Millions of people are sober and have peace of mind through the Twelve Steps. Like the stars, the Steps are always there. At times, clouds block our view of the stars, but we know they’re still there. Let’s view the Twelve Steps the same way. . It is said that the stars are the gate to heaven, that we pass through their beauty to get ready to enter heaven. The Twelve Steps are the gate to spirituality here on earth. We travel through their beauty on our way to a spiritual awa...kening. Hitch your wagon to the Steps, and get ready for the ride of a lifetime! . #PrayerForTheDay I pray to remember that the Steps keep me sober. I pray that I will follow where the Steps take me. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll look at the stars tonight. I’ll think of them as symbols of my life touched by the Twelve Steps. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #RalphWaldoEmerson #hitchyourwagontoastar #steps #alwaysthere See more

Do we help our neighbor who is in need? We must help when we see the need, not just when it fits our schedule. In the program, this becomes our goal. We work at helping out. For example, when someone is needed to run the meeting, we offer. We see that the needs of the group are also our needs. We are the group. . Over time, the idea of service spreads to the rest of our lives. Maybe we help a family down the street. We start to see that we have something to offer the world: o...urselves. We start to see that the needs of the world are also our needs. We are an important part of the world. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, make me quick to act when I see a need. Please don’t let my fear stop me. . #ActionForTheDay Today, I’ll list what I have to offer the world. I will think of two ways I can use these gifts my Higher Power has given me. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #Anonymous #love #practicelove #practice #gifts See more

Sometimes we hear that we have a selfish program. Being selfish means that we ask for help when we need it. We only go to places that are safe for us, no matter what others are doing. Being selfish comes to mean SAFETY for us. . Being selfish doesn’t mean we act like brats. We must act in ways that show respect and love for ourselves and for others. Being selfish means we do what is GOOD for us. . What is good for us? First, we have to save our lives by stopping our dri...nking and drugging. Next, we start working the Steps. We come to know a loving Higher Power. This is how we come to know our true self. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me be true to myself and my values. Help me be selfish about spending time to talk with You each day. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll list ten ways I need to be selfish in recovery. If I get stuck, I’ll be selfish and ask for help. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #AAmedallions #ToThineOwnSelfBeTrue #selfish #askforhelp See more

Some days we might ask ourselves, IS IT WORTH IT? We feel alone. No one seems to care. Life seems hard. Recovery seems hard. . This is when we need to slow down and take a look at what’s going on. We’re feeling this way because we’re off our recovery path. We may be back into wanting people to see things our way, or do things our way. We want control. . Remember, all problems are not OUR problems. All work is not OUR work. We can’t have everything the way we want it. But we c...an do our part and let go of the rest. Then we can feel better. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me remember my only work today is to do Your will for me. It is not my job to be You. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll talk with my sponsor or a program friend today. I’ll talk about how to deal with things that seem to pull me down. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #TwelveStepSlogan #LetGoAndLetGod See more

What am I becoming? How do I know if what I’m doing is right? Is it best for me? We are full of questions. Often, times of questions are times of change. We are becoming something new, and there is always a little fear of change. . Luckily, we don’t NEED to know what we are becoming to find peace. What we need to know is what we believe in. And we’ll become what we believe in. If we believe in sobriety, we’ll be sober. If we believe in honesty, we’ll struggle to be more hones...t. . We must give ourselves the freedom of becoming. Becoming means we’re on a trip, a journey. Over time, becoming takes on a comfort of its own. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, what am I becoming? I give up having to know the answer. All I need to believe is that You love me and will do what is best for me. . #ActionForTheDay I’ll ask lots of questions. Often, the question is more important than the answer. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #Anonymous #change #questions #becoming #findpeace See more

Gossip can kill the trust in a Twelve Step program. We all need to feel safe when we share our personal lives with others. We need to know our private business won’t be spread around. . We can do two things to help keep the trust in our groups, and in the rest of our lives too. First, don’t gossip. Second, don’t listen to gossip about others. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, help me mind my own business today. Help me honour the trust of my friends by not gossiping.... . #ActionForTheDay Today, I’ll think of two ways to stop someone from telling me gossip. Then, I’ll put those ways to use. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #SpanishProverb #gossip #gossips See more

Deep inside, we all know that we’re changing. It started when we took Step One. We learned and accepted something new about ourselves. That changed us, just a little. . We no longer wanted to live as addicts. That meant we had to change and learn to live sober. It’s been nonstop ever since: learn about ourselves, change a little, learn about ourselves, change a little more, and so on. . All we know is that each step of learning and changing makes life better. How long can it ...keep getting better? As long as we keep learning to know ourselves. . #PrayerForTheDay Higher Power, teach me about myself today. Teach me gently. . #ActionForTheDay Today, I’ll think about what I’ve learned about myself by working the program. I’ll list five things. . (Source: KEEP IT SIMPLE Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginnings and Renewal, Hazelden Meditations) #dailymeditation #keepitsimple #12steps #12stepstorecovery #HigherPower #AlcoholicsAnonymous #aa #alanon #GoodOrderlyDirection #StepTwo #February #Step2 #yyc #calgary #addiction #recovery #wedorecover #sober #soberliving #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #ThomasMann #change #changing See more