Daily Reflection Podcast
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThe Daily Reflection Podcast delivers hope, and inspiration through interviews with members of the recovery community through the lens of the Daily Reflection book. Each day, we ask a person in recovery to read the Daily Reflection for the day, and share how this relates to their program of recovery. The result is that we learn through their experience how they manage to get and stay sober. We are not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous or any recovery program.
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March 9th - Surrendering Self-Will - Jean L. (Gramby, MA)
March 18, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBUnable to stay sober for many years, Jean shares a powerful story that includes multiple relapses, and a final surrender of self-will to the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Surrendering Self-Will Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can one turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is? In my search f...
February 28th - What? No President? - Rich M. (Philadelphia, PA)
February 28, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBRich speaks with authority about his experience with the service structure of A.A and also shares about the important ways even those with little time can get into service by helping to carry the message at meetings. During this interview Rich mentions SEPIA, which is the Southeastern Pennsylvania Intergroup Association of AA. There are approximately 757 Inter-Groups or Central Offices registered with A.A.’s General Service Office; 514 are located in the United States and Canada. If you're i...
February 26th - No Ordinary Success Story - Tony F. (New York, NY)
February 26, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBTony identifies as an atheist. His deep knowledge of the faith traditions and love for the program of recovery makes for an incredible discussion of today’s reflection… his is truly no ordinary success story. NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, te...
February 2 - Rescued by Surrendering - Joe W. (Ashburn, VA)
February 02, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBJoe found the program but didn't get a sponsor. He thought he had it all figured out until he realized the only true victory is through surrender. He decided to take some suggestions like getting a sponsor, working the steps and today, he's lives a happy, joyous and free life. RESCUED BY SURRENDERING Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity. . . . Inwardl...
February 1 - Goal: Sanity - Yuchen C. (Phila., PA)
January 31, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBYuchen was born and raised in China and immigrated to the United States when she was fourteen. She remembers having trouble with the language and feeling very different from her classmates. She solved the challenges of being different using drugs and alcohol and this only served to create more problems. At the age of nineteen, she ended up having to enter the psychiatric unit of a hospital where she first felt the realization that she needed to get sober. Today, she has a wonderful, full lif...
January 26 - Rigorous Honesty - Matthew H. (Reston, VA)
January 25, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBMatthew joins me today to share his experience on the concept of Rigorous Honesty. Like so many of us, he's got experience being dishonest and shares he shares his experience and what he's learned from recovery about becoming honest with himself and with others. A powerful message of how getting sober can help us live esteemable lives. RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares ...
January 23 - Having Fun Yet? - Jessica C. (Leesburg, VA)
January 22, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBLee returns with her good friend and a fellow in recovery, Jessica C. Jess got sober relatively young in life and shares her experience around that and around how the program has impacted her relationships with her family and everyone around her. She's got a great story and a great attitude. Jess is definitely not glum... she's learned how to have fun in sobriety. HAVING FUN YET? . . . we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We a...
January 21 - Serving My Brother - Rick C. (Phila., PA)
January 21, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBRick C. is a fixture in the Philadelphia recovery community. He helps so many people which is why today's reflection is so perfect. Today is Rick's sober anniversary and I want to wish him congratulations. He's helped me immensely in my recovery. I should mention that Rick keeps it real and uses language that may not be appropriate for younger audiences... and I love him for that. SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and ...
January 16 - Hitting Bottom - Douglas K., (Philadelphia, PA)
January 16, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBDouglas K. from Philadelphia joins us for January 16 - Hitting Bottom. Douglas had a moment of clarity at one point in the latter stages of his drinking wherein it became clear to him that everything that mattered to him in his life had to come after drinking. This is when he hit bottom and knew he needed help. HITTING BOTTOM Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bot...
January 15 - An Unsuspected Inner Resource - Erin R. (Stephens City, VA)
January 15, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBErin shares her experience on the concept of an unsuspected inner resource and on how she maintains her sobriety despite the challenges she faces as someone with a dual diagnosis. Erin has such an amazing vibe and a great attitude and approach to her sobriety. AN UNSUSPECTED INNER RESOURCE With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,...
January 14th - No Regrets - Lee M. (Leesburg, VA)
January 14, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBLee made many attempts at controlling her drinking prior to coming into the program and she shares that she once felt so much remorse for the life she previously led. However, those things that used to cause her to feel shame have now become her greatest equity. Lee shares her powerful experience on the concept of having "No Regrets." NO REGRETS We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83 Once I became sober, I began to see how wasteful my lif...
January 12th - Accepting Our Present Circumstances - John S. (Philadelphia, PA)
January 11, 2023 22:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBJohn has over fifteen months (as of Jan 2021) of sobriety and recently experienced the loss of his job. Without a program of recovery, he would likely have used this as an excuse to drink or fall deep into self-pity. Today, he shares how he uses the program, and his support network to view this as an opportunity for growth. John has a great program and I'm grateful to help share his story today on the concept of accepting our present circumstances. ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES Our ve...
January 7th - At the Turning Point - Riley R. (Philadelphia, PA)
January 07, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBLike so many, Riley didn't realize the grave nature of his problem with drinking until it began to affect so many areas of his life... until he found himself at a turning point. Today, he also views so many moments throughout the day as opportunities or turning points where he can choose to practice the principles of the program, and when he does, he continues to experience growth, change, and amazing life in sobriety. AT THE TURNING POINT Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the...
January 6th - Victory of Surrender - (Jan. 6th) - Chris P. (Reston, VA)
January 05, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBChris got sober at the age of 16 and credits the victory of surrender for the grace to move forward and rebuild his life. He's built a wonderful life based on the firm bedrock of personal powerlessness. Sunlight of the Spirit - https://aavirginia.org/meetings/sunlight-of-the-spirit-4/ THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm be...
January 4th - Begin Where You Are - Kevin P. (Jacksonville Beach, FL)
January 04, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBKevin P. Joins us from Jacksonville Beach, FL where he's a Professional Therapist. Kevin shares on the topic of beginning where you are... Starting with the elimination of alcohol - that's merely the ticket to the show. The real challenge comes when we face the challenges of daily life. BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that the elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations, and affairs. ...
January 1st - I am a Miracle - Louie L. - (Jacksonville Beach, FL)
December 31, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBLouie L. shares on the daily reflection for this, New Years Day - January, 1st entitled "I am a Miracle". "I AM A MIRACLE" The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 This truly is a fact in my life today, and a real miracle. I always believed in God, but could nev...
December 29th - The Joy of Living - Tom Hilton (Jacksonville Beach, FL)
December 28, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBJoin us as Tom Hilton, from Jacksonville Beach, FL, shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, The Joy of Living. THE JOY OF LIVING . . . therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I would not resist if thos...
December 26th - Accepting Success or Failure - Joel Gough (Leesburg, VA)
December 26, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us as Joel Gough, from Leesburg, VA, shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Accepting Success or Failure. ACCEPTING SUCCESS OR FAILURE Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfact...
December 24th - A Sane and Happy Usefulness - Max E. Chicago, IL
December 25, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBMax E. from Chicago returns to the show to share his experience around today's Daily Reflection entitled A Sane and Happy Usefulness. A "SANE AND HAPPY USEFULNESS" We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done. These are the realities for us. We have found nothing incompatible between a powerful spiritual experience and...
December 22nd - Principles, Not Personalities - Heather E. (Ashburn, VA)
December 21, 2022 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBJoin us as Heather E., from Ashburn, VA, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Principles, Not Personalities. PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another! THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37 Who am I to judge anyone? When I first entered the Fellowship I found that I liked everyone. After all, A...
December 19th - Understanding the Malady - Randall Patten (San Diego, CA)
December 18, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBPlease join us as Randall Patten, from San Diego, CA, as he shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Understanding the Malady. Randall mentioned the following authors and books: Joel S. Goldsmith, Neville Goddard, Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love, Bhagavad Gita. UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better,...
December 13th - Thinking of Others - Louie L. (Jacksonville, FL)
December 12, 2022 23:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBJoin us as our good friend Louie L. from Jacksonville, FL returns to share on the concepts around thinking of others, both inside and outside of the rooms of recovery. THINKING OF OTHERS Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Thinking of others has never come easily to me. Even when I try to work the A.A. program, I'm prone to thinking, "How do I feel today. Am I happy, joyous an...
December 12th - A Common Solution - Alex J. (Golden, CO)
December 12, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBJoin us as Alex J., from Golden, CO, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, A Common Solution. A COMMON SOLUTION The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. — ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 17 The most far-reaching Twelfth St...
December 10th - Carrying the Message - Pej A. (Los Angeles, CA)
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBPej returns to the show to share his experience, strength and hope around the concept of carrying the message. Pej has a podcast, called Peji's Recovery Corner available on Apple, Spotify and all podcast networks. You will also find Pej on social media: - Insta: @drug_intervention - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pejinterventions CARRYING THE MESSAGE Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the ...
December 8th - Service - Caroline W. (Los Cabos, MX)
December 08, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJoin us as Caroline W. from Los Cabos, MX shares on the concept of Service with today's Daily Reflection. SERVICE Life will take on new meaning. To watch people re-over, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have host of friends—this is an experience you must not miss. . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and nth each other is the bright spot of our lives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 It is through service that the greatest rewards...
December 6th - When the Chips are Down - Ceci B. (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBJoin us as Ceci B. returns to the show to share her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, entitled When the Chips are Down. WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God, we couldn't very well play God to our fel...
December 5th - A New State of Consciousness - Diana R. (Frederick, MD)
December 04, 2022 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome Diana R. from Frederick, MD as she shares on A New State of Consciousness. Diana refers to the International Conference of Young People in A.A. For more information, visit: https://icypaa.org/ A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 107 Many of us in AA. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth-shattering. ...
December 3rd - In All Our Affairs - Mike H. (Dover, DE)
December 02, 2022 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBMike H. from Dover, DE shares on today's reflection entitled "In All Our Affairs." IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS . . . we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 I find that carrying the message of recovery to other alcoholics is easy because it helps me to stay sober and it provides me with a sense of well-being about my own recovery. The hard part is practicing these principles in all my affairs. It...
November 29th - Active Guardians - Tim A. (Philadelphia, PA)
November 29, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBTim A. from Philadelphia, PA. returns to the show to share his thoughts on today's reflection - Active Guardians. "ACTIVE GUARDIANS" To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 183 The basic concept of humility is exp...
November 28th - Attraction, Not Promotion - Mark L. (Delmont, PA)
November 27, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us as Mark L., from Delmont, PA, shares his experience, strength, and hope, around today's Daily Reflection, Attraction, Not Promotion. ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than of promotion. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was drinking I reacted w...
November 26th - The Hazards of Publicity - Kevin Barhydt (Niskayuna, NY)
November 26, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBKevin Barhydt is an author, actor, member of the recovery community and a survivor. He is the author of Dear Stephen Michael's Mother, a memoir of how a young boy abandoned, abused and addicted became a man with the hope, courage and resilience to seek his biological mother. You will also find Kevin on his Youtube channel where he creates and shares content about his journey from abandoned to reunited, from addicted to 33 years sober, from a high school dropout to a master's in education, c...
November 24th - A Universal Search - Bonnie J. (Billings, MT)
November 23, 2022 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBJoin us as Bonnie J., from Billings, MT, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, A Universal Search. A UNIVERSAL SEARCH Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer. — ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 I do not claim to have all the answers in spiritual matters, any more than I claim to have all the answers about alcoholism. There are others who are also engaged in a spiritual search. If I keep an open mind about what others ...
November 22nd - Only Two Sins - Darren B. (Frederick, MD)
November 21, 2022 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.34 MBDarren B. shares on today's daily reflection entitled "Only Two Sins". ONLY TWO SINS . . . there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with one's own growth. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 542 Happiness is such an elusive state. How often do my "prayers" for others involve "hidden" prayers for my own agenda? How often is my search for happiness a boulder in the path of growth for another, or even myself? Seeking grow...
November 21st - A Classic Prayer - Kevin Burnes (Frederick,MD)
November 20, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBJoin us as Kevin Burnes from Frederick, MD, share his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, A Classic Prayer. A CLASSIC PRAYER Lord, make me a channel for thy peace—that where there is hatred, I may bring love—that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness—that where there is discord, I may bring harmony—that where there is error, I may bring truth—that where there is doubt, I may bring faith—that where there is despair, I may bring hope—that wh...
November 19th - I Was Slipping Fast - Trina K. (Eugene, OR)
November 18, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBTrina K. from Eugene Oregon shares her experience around today's Daily Reflection entitled "I Was Slipping Fast". "I WAS SLIPPING FAST" We A.A.'s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program for some time, but it took a death threat from a termina...
November 17th - Overcoming Loneliness - Niamh C. (Wexford, Ireland)
November 16, 2022 23:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBJoin us as Niamh C. (pronounced Neeve), from Wexford, Ireland, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Overcoming Loneliness. OVERCOMING LONELINESS Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong. — AS BILL SEES IT, p. 90 The agonies and the void that I often felt inside occur less and less frequently in my...
November 15th - Vital Sustenance - Scott J. - Chicago, IL
November 14, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBScott J. from Chicago, IL shares his experience around today's Daily Reflection entitled Vital Sustenance. VITAL SUSTENANCE Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support. TWELVE STEPS AND TWE...
November 14th - Intuition and Inspiration - Clarence Fairfax (Frederick, MD)
November 13, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBJoin us as Clarence Fairfax, from Frederick, MD, shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Intuition and Inspiration. INTUITION AND INSPIRATION . . . we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle. — ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 I invest my time in what I truly love. Step Eleven is a discipline that allows me and my Higher Power to be together, reminding me that, with God's help, intuition and ...
November 10th - A Sense of Belonging - Patricia F. (Camden, DE)
November 09, 2022 23:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBJoin us as Patricia F., from Camden, DE, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, A Sense of Belonging. A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That's what it is — belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging because I was so relaxed. I felt quieter inside, more...
November 8th - An Individual Adventure - Tyler C. (Arlington, VA)
November 08, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBTyler C. from Arlington, VA shares on today's Daily Reflection for November 9th, entitled "An Individual Adventure". AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 101 My spiritual growth is with God as I unde...
November 7th - Let Go and Let God - Jamie G. (Rochester, NY)
November 06, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us as Jamie G., from Rochester, NY, shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, entitled Let Go and Let God. LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and discomfort. Because I find it hard to let ...
November 3rd - Focusing and Listening - Dawn B. (Frederick, MD)
November 03, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBJoin us in wishing Dawn B., from Frederick, MD, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY as we listen to her share her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection entitled Focusing and Listening. Happy Birthday, Dawn!! FOCUSING AND LISTENING There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98 If I do my self-examination first, then surely, I'll have enou...
I Cannot Change the Wind (Nov. 1st) - Isaac A. (Chapel Hill, NC)
October 31, 2022 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIsaac A. from Chapel Hill, NC shares his experience around changing in recovery and today's Daily Reflection entitled "I Cannot Change the Wind". I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 My first sponsor told me there were two things to say about prayer and meditation: first, I had to start and second, I had to continue. When I came to...
October 31st - Avoiding Controversy - Scot M. (Frederick, MD)
October 30, 2022 22:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBJoin us as Scot M., from Frederick, MD, shares his experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, Avoiding Controversy. AVOIDING CONTROVERSY All history affords us the spectacle of striving nations and groups finally torn asunder because they were designed for, or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart because of sheer self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon the rest of mankind some millennium of their own specification. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS...
October 29th - Our Survival - Brian W. (Philadelphia, PA)
October 28, 2022 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBBrian W. from Philadelphia shares on the concept of survival in, and through recovery. OUR SURVIVAL Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 177 The honesty expressed by the members of A.A. in meetings has the power to open my mind. Nothing can block the flow of energy that honesty carries with it. The only obstacle to this flow of energy is inebriation, but even t...
October 26th - Global Sharing - Glen Godinho (Cork, Ireland)
October 25, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBJoin us as Glen Godinho, from Cork, Ireland, shares openly and honestly about his experience around this Reflection and his recovery. GLOBAL SHARING The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TR...
October 25th - A. A.'s Heartbeat - Leon D. (Shenzhen, China)
October 24, 2022 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBJoin us to hear Leon D. from Shenzhen, China share his experience, strength and hope around the concept of A.A.'s Heartbeat. A.A.'s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling of knowing that I am a part of a miracle that was divinely in...
October 24th - By Faith and By Works - Molly B. (Chagrin Falls, OH)
October 23, 2022 22:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBJoin us as Molly B., from Chagrin Falls, OH, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection, By Faith and By Works. "BY FAITH AND BY WORKS" On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which — God willing — shall sustain us in unity for so long a...
October 22nd - True Tolerance - Harry Zelnick (Philadelphia, PA)
October 21, 2022 22:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBJoin me as Harry Zelnick from Philadelphia, PA shares his experience around True Tolerance. TRUE TOLERANCE Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all people are emotionally ill to some extent. How could we not be? Who among us is spiritually...
October 20th - Solace for Confusion - Jen R. (Ashburn, VA)
October 19, 2022 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBJoin us as Jen R., from Ashburn, VA, shares her experience, strength, and hope around today's Daily Reflection entitled Solace for Confusion. SOLACE FOR CONFUSION Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. — TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 28 The concept ...