Hey there! I can't believe it's already June... Hope your Monday morning is starting off on the right foot. This week we've got some incredible speakers sharing their stories - from finding miracles in everyday moments to the simple power of following directions, plus a spotlight on Mickey B.'s talk that's been resonating with so many people.
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The Age of Miracles Is Still With Us - AA Speaker - Dick A. Dick A. - Bloomington, MN 1,382 views Step 2 - Higher Power Spiritual Awakening Sponsorship Dick spent his life looking for the power he thought everyone else had, until a broken bottle, a phone booth, and Alcoholics Anonymous showed him where that power actually lived. He shares a thoughtful, funny, and deeply spiritual AA story about growing up in a military family while feeling like he never fit, confusing the power he was looking for with alcohol, and spending years in defiance, arrests, Vietnam, and isolation until desperation brought him into the fellowship.
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A Book, a Pound of Coffee, and a New AA Meeting- AA Speaker - Bud M. Bud McD. - Reykjavik, Iceland 739 views Step 4 - Resentments & Inventory Step 5 - Admission Sponsorship Bud came to AA straight out of jail with a sentence hanging over him, a restitution bill he could not imagine paying, and nobody left who wanted his phone call. He tells an old-school AA story beginning with the early days of Southern California meetings, the Hole in the Ground group, and how the book, sponsorship, amends, and steady work turned his life around.
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Where There's Love, There's Service - AA Speaker - Tom F. Tom F. 617 views Sponsorship Step 12 - Carrying the Message Service Work Tom argues that AA has one primary service: one alcoholic working with another alcoholic so the newcomer becomes willing to take the steps. He challenges weak sponsorship, dull service meetings, and love without action, insisting that service is not status or busyness but carrying the message and staying close to the newcomer.
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I Was Stupid Enough to Follow the Instructions - AA Speaker - Ray M. Ray M. - Bryan, TX 500 views Step 4 - Resentments & Inventory Step 9 - Making Amends Step 10 - Daily Inventory Ray came in young, separate, and sure he was smarter than the room, then found out AA worked best when he was finally willing to follow directions. Growing up around alcoholism and feeling apart from other people, he landed in AA unsure whether he belonged, but an old-timer's identification, a sponsor's guidance through the steps, and service work changed everything.
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Admitting It Ain't the Same as Fully Conceding It - AA Speaker - Mickey B. Mickey B. - Copenhagen, Denmark 3,470 views this month Mickey spent 40 years changing his perception of reality any way he could - starting as a kid in northwest London who took a dump in a confessional, and ending as a blackout drinker who woke up walking down a street in Spain after a night out in London. Mickey B. breaks down the first three steps with the kind of clarity that made him one of the most quoted speakers in AA rooms worldwide.
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Step of the Month: Step 5 Step 5 is where we stop carrying the weight alone. Turns out, the thing we're most ashamed to say out loud is usually the thing that loses its power the moment we say it. Bud McD. went from a jail cell with everything against him to a man who stayed, worked, and made it right -- and he's here to tell you how the old-school way actually works. Chris S. cuts through the confusion with one simple truth: your Fifth Step isn't about confessing what you already know; it's about seeing the pattern that's been running your whole life. Related Episodes: |
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Stats for Nerds You all watched 431,826 minutes of Sober Sunrise content this week. That's enough time to watch the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended editions) 287 times back-to-back. |
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