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

In this episode I talk about why being present is so important, how it relates to my being sober today, AA meetings, and a little bit about how it translates into my everyday life outside of AA.

In this episode I talk about relapse, gratitude, and a lot of things over which, once a psychic change has occurred, we are not at all powerless. 

Do you work the steps over and over again from start to finish?
People have asked about this, so in this episode I share my thoughts on the topic. 

In this episode I talk about my experience with overthinking God.
I read from the chapter, We Agnostics. 

"I used to overthink God to the point where I was blocked from God."
 

In this episode I talk about the fact that the "Big Book" describes an incredible experience. I also talk about the phrase "happy, joyous, and free" and look up those words. 

In this episode I discuss a couple visual tools that have really helped me over the years. 

In this episode I read all of Step Eleven in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous. 
I also discuss the chapter, "Working With Others", and lament over the fact that, despite what it says, many people I know…

Various topics today on this, my first official "Casual Friday." 

Do the shows I watch impact my recovery? 
What about the music I listen to?

I talk a little about my journey concerning these and other …

In this episode I describe a very simple visual tool I use to help me live in the Third Step as frequently as possible throughout each day. 

In this episode I talk about the Eleventh Step prayer, and how it covers everything I encounter on any given day. 

In this episode I talk about the simple concept of giving verses taking, and my own belief that there is a very direct and important connection to sobriety and recovery.
I also talk about ACA (Adult C…

In this episode I talk about how simple I have learned to keep things regarding my program of recovery; why my head is usually quiet; trust God, clean house, work with others.

In this episode I discuss my understanding of Step Ten.
I describe both my simple understanding and the more detailed view.

In this episode I talk about how I doubted myself for years, and learned that this was yet another form of self-centeredness. 

I talk about my experience with grasping and developing a way of life that demands that I be rigorously honest with myself.

Also:
Justification for selfish behavior.
Step Eleven. 
Honesty with myself an…

In this episode I read from the journal I started keeping when I was just weeks into my sobriety, and talk about the perspective I had then and now, having stayed sober through so much personal and w…

"...But if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to demonstrate His omnipotence."

                              - Page 133, Alcoholics Anonymous

How are you deciding to look at these current events?

You can't finish the steps. They are a way of life. 
In this episode I talk about my belief that the Twelve Steps always work.

In this episode, I talk to another one of my closest friends in recovery.
When I had first met him he was trembling badly, and was in danger of dying due to alcohol poisoning. 
Today, Jim has been sobe…