Daily Reflection Podcast

By: Michael L. & Lee M.
  • Summary

  • The 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)
    Mar 18 2023

    Unable 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 for the answer to this question, I became aware of the wisdom with which it was written: that this is a two-part Step.

    I could see many times where I should have died, or at least been injured, during my previous style of living, and it never happened. Someone, or something, was looking after me. I choose to believe my life has always been in God’s care. He alone controls the number of days I will be granted until physical death.

    The matter of will (self-will or God’s will) is the more difficult part of the Step for me. It is only when I have experienced enough emotional pain, through failed attempts to fix myself, that I become willing to surrender to God’s will for my life. Surrender is like the calm after the storm. When my will is in line with God’s will for me, there is peace within.

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    If you’re struggling with alcohol or addiction, or wondering how to stop drinking it’s helpful to know that there’s a solution that has worked for millions of people. The Daily Reflection Podcast provides hope, and inspiration through the shared experiences of people that have found a way out.

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    25 mins
  • February 28th - What? No President? - Rich M. (Philadelphia, PA)
    Feb 28 2023

    Rich 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 interested in getting into service as part of an Area Integroup, reach out at your home group and talk to your General Service Representative (GSR).

    https://aa-intergroup.org/

    WHAT? NO PRESIDENT?

    When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues, . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be. . . ."

    TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132

    When I finally made my way to A.A., I could not believe that there was no treasurer to "compel the payment of dues." I could not imagine an organization that didn't require monetary contributions in return for a service. It was my first and, thus far, only experience with getting "something for nothing." Because I did not feel used or conned by those in A.A., I was able to approach the program free from bias and with an open mind. They wanted nothing from me. What could I lose? I thank God for the wisdom of the early founders who knew so well the alcoholic's disdain for being manipulated.

    Support the Show.

    Need the Daily Reflection Book?

    Visit our web site

    Read about Recovery on our Blog

    Visit our Facebook Group

    Follow us on Twitter

    Support the Podcast:

    - On Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailyreflection

    - On PayPal: https://paypal.me/dailyreflection

    If you’re struggling with alcohol or addiction, or wondering how to stop drinking it’s helpful to know that there’s a solution that has worked for millions of people. The Daily Reflection Podcast provides hope, and inspiration through the shared experiences of people that have found a way out.

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    22 mins
  • February 26th - No Ordinary Success Story - Tony F. (New York, NY)
    Feb 26 2023

    Tony 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, terror and pain. As I listened further, I soon heard a description of a very different kind—the reality of sobriety. It is a reality of freedom and happiness, of purpose and direction, and of serenity and peace with God, ourselves and others. By attending meetings I am reintroduced to that reality, over and over. I see it in the eyes and hear it in the voices of those around me. By working the program I find the direction and strength with which to make it mine. The joy of A.A. is that this new reality is available to me.

    Support the Show.

    Need the Daily Reflection Book?

    Visit our web site

    Read about Recovery on our Blog

    Visit our Facebook Group

    Follow us on Twitter

    Support the Podcast:

    - On Patreon: https://patreon.com/dailyreflection

    - On PayPal: https://paypal.me/dailyreflection

    If you’re struggling with alcohol or addiction, or wondering how to stop drinking it’s helpful to know that there’s a solution that has worked for millions of people. The Daily Reflection Podcast provides hope, and inspiration through the shared experiences of people that have found a way out.

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    36 mins

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Solid message from a simple program.

Daily podcast coming from a favorite book on 12 step meditations. I can listen every morning on my way to work or on my way to my meeting in the afternoon.

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