The Recovery Radio Podcast - KMP3 - Long-Term Sobriety in A.A.

In this episode I read and discuss the suggested nightly meditation in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous. 

In this episode I read and discuss page 86 in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous. 

A morning meditation...

In this episode I talk about "spiritual arrogance", and how easy it can be to act Holier Than Thou. 
I also discuss the difference between knowledge and application. 

In this episode, I ask the above question in numerous ways.
I also bring out the "sleazy public defender" known as my ego.

In this episode, I read the beginning of Chapter 5: How It Works from the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, and break it down a little bit according to my own understanding. 

We read this in practic…

Am I paying attention throughout?
Does my behavior convey to others that the meeting itself is most important to me? 
Am I thinking about the experience of the person sharing? 
Of the newcomer?
Am I awar…

In this episode I talk about the value of levity (joking about serious matters).
By the time I got sober, I had stopped laughing, and had not laughed for years.

Our "Big Book" states that cheerfulness …

In this episode I read the 1940 AA Preamble.
I find it to be thought-provoking.
What are your thoughts about it?

In this episode I talk about the fact that having opinions and experiences relating to medicine does not make a person a doctor. 

Also: therapy/trauma
         running the lives of others in A.A.

Are you stuck?
Are you not taking action you know you should?
In this episode, I talk about this...

Another "Casual Friday" episode. 
This time, I talk about overcoming big resentments, my understanding of how it is outlined in the "Big Book." 

Plus, on a whim, I call a couple close friends and just …

In this episode I talk about something that is, according to the "Big Book",  common to most human beings - the belief that I know what is best for others. 

In this episode I read something called, "The Story of the Problem". 
(I do not know its author.)  


Don't want to say much beyond that. 

My sponsor of thirty years passed away this weekend.
In this episode, I talk about him. 

Here I read and discuss something Dr. Silkworth wrote for the A.A. Grapevine in 1947. 
It contains information central to why I am having an incredible sober experience, and it goes against almost eve…

In this episode, I talk about all the troubling times through which I have remained sober. I talk about what I believe some of my obligations are, and I touch upon the fact that spiritual principles …

In this episode I talk more about the subject of judgement verses discernment, as it got a beautiful response from listeners. 

Our book says we don't crawl before anyone; I share on a more personal le…

In this episode I talk about discernment, and how it plays a major role in why I have a peaceful life today.

Discernment is not judgement.

Do you let just anyone in your life?

Back in the day they'd say…

Sometimes it seems like sobriety is complicated. 
In this episode, I discuss what the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" calls the essentials of recovery: honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness. 

In this episode, a former control-freak talks about how comfortable life is when one doesn't try to control the lives of others.  

Also: Giving and not giving unsolicited advice.
         Sponsees.