Daily Reflection Podcast
Episodes
387 episodes
#73 The Keystone (Mar 14) - Chris P. (Reston, VA)
Chris P. returns to the show to share on the concept of Step 3 as the Keystone - the Arch through which we pass to freedom. Chris takes a moment to read the 3rd step prayer, encouraging newcomers that may be listening to join him.THE KE...
#72 A World of the Spirit (Mar 13) - Tim K. (Flemington, NJ)
Early in recovery, Tim had no patience for spirituality. He admits that he confused spirituality with organized religion. Today, after coming into the program of recovery, he's got a higher power and a spiritual practice that helps him find gra...
#71 A Day's Plan (Mar 12) - Donal H. (Reston, VA)
Donal was angry every day, searching for a solution to his drinking problem and full of resentment. What he found in the program of AA is a life he genuinely wants to live. A DAY'S PLANOn awakening let us think of the twent...
#70 Good Orderly Direction (Mar 11) - Heidi P. (S. Hadley, MA)
Heidi's first G.O.D. was the gift of desperation. She credits that G.O.D. with getting her into the program. When she thinks about aligning her will with the will of a higher power, she simply asks herself... "how do I align my will with the fo...
#69 Today, It's My Choice (Mar 10) - Jill M. (Frederick, MD)
Jill lived most of her life fueled by self-will, fear and ego. This led her to get completely sidetracked. Today, her choice is to let God in and as a result, she counts herself among the blessed to be a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous.&nb...
#68 Surrendering Self-Will (Mar 9) - Jean L. (Gramby, MA)
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-WillMade a decision to turn our will a...
#67 Turning It Over (Mar 8) - Michael H. (Phila., PA)
Michael found recovery early after living a completely selfish life. Today he credits being open minded and coming into the rooms of AA as the best gift he's given himself. TURNING IT OVEREvery man and woman who has joined A.A. ...
#66 The Key of Willingness (Mar 7) - Susan D. (Maple Glen, PA)
Susan shares about the importance of willingness. Even the tiniest crack of willingness can be enough to open the door to a complete change. Today, Susan turns to her Higher Power daily to ask that she be relieved of the bondage of self and the...
#65 The Idea of Faith - (Mar 6) - Heather E. (Ashburn, VA)
Heather struggled to find meaning in life without drinking. She admits that once she stopped she grieved so hard for the loss of her best friend, alcohol. Leaning on the program and a sponsor, her life today is amazing. She has peace and a newf...
#64 A Lifelong Task (Mar 5) - Karen S. (Philadelphia, PA)
Karen describes her life prior to recovery as one of inauthenticity and dishonesty. Recovery has enabled Karen to address the core issues that were preventing her from connecting to her true self and has given her the fr...
#63 Weeding the Garden (Mar 4) - Natasha M. (Abington, PA)
At one time, Natasha's life revolved around drinking. Drinking seemed an essential part of her life and her career and she gradually slipped into a place where she no longer could control, or enjoy it. Natasha found the program after visi...
#62 Overcoming Self-Will (Mar 3) - Michael L. & Lee M.
Michael and Lee talk about the concept of self-will and how it shows up in early sobriety and even today.As mentioned in the episode: http://10-11-12.org/OVERCOMING SELF-WILLSo our t...
#61 Hope (Mar 2) - Kevin M. (Somerset, NJ)
Kevin came in later in life. He had been walking through most of his life with the weight of dead soul. He had always been able to talk his way into opportunity but with his alcohol problem growing and eventually spiraling out of control, he wa...
#60 It Works (Mar 1) - Matt F. (Sanibel Island, FL)
Matt F. has a solid message of recovery from 30 years in the program. He shares about the transformational program and the impact it's had not only on his life but also on the lives of some of his closest family members. Matt's story demonstrat...
#59 What? No President? (Feb 28) - Rich M. (Philadelphia, PA)
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 ...
#58 A Unique Stability (Feb 27) - Jim D. (Lake George, NY)
Jim has experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows even in early sobriety. Now that he's practicing the steps and traditions, he recognizes the value working together, and being in service for the greater good of the group, and the commu...
#57 No Ordinary Success Story (Feb 26) - Tony F. (New York, NY)
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 ST...
#56 The Challenge of Failure (Feb 25) - Phil J. (Frederick, MD)
Phil was sick and tired of being sick and tired. He talks about reading Appendix II of the Big Book for the first time... and coming away feeling like he didn't have to have a some amazing white light experience and that it's really just about ...
#55 A Thankful Heart (Feb 24) - Quinn P. (Reston, VA)
Quinn grew up with loving parents and great friends but he always felt like he was on the outside looking in. He found this exhausting but when he found alcohol, all of these feelings went away. From the first day he drank all of those anxietie...
#54 Mysterious Paradoxes (Feb 23) - Krager S. (Baltimore, MD)
Like many, Krager didn't come in on a winning streak. He had two car accidents in three days and ended up on his hands and knees, begging for one more drink. The story of the impact of his alcoholism on his young daughter is as as moving as his...
#53 Guidance (Feb 22) - Kurt Z. (Redondo Beach, CA)
Kurt says he had faith - but his faith was in a fear based system. After nineteen years, he relapsed and he now has eleven years of knowing this thing has taken him to places he would have never gotten."The genius of 12 step spiri...
#52 I'm Part of the Whole (Feb 21) - Laura S. (Frederick, MD)
Laura grew up as a child of alcoholic parents, and grandparents. She wasn't sure if she could even get sober. Fortunately, she saw the example of her older sister successfully getting and staying sober one day at a time. After coming into the p...
#51 The Gift of Laughter (Feb 20) - Bee R. (Phila., PA)
By the time Bee hit bottom, she had forgotten the last time she laughed. She went from being the life of the party to being sad all the time, or just numb. One day she had experienced an incredibly low-point in her life and found herself ...
#50 I'm Not Different (Feb 19) - Ben J. (Boston, MA)
Ben found himself in trouble as a student and what worked for him for some time stopped and like so many alcoholics, he found that when he wanted to stop, he couldn't do so on his own. He shares the story of his path and how today, he finds val...
#49 Our Paths Are Our Own (Feb 18) - Jeff B. (Frederick, MD)
Jeff grew up as a loner and an outsider. He developed survival tools that included shutting himself off from others. This worked for him for a while but it when that stopped working, he turned to alcohol for relief. This landed him in bigger tr...