Step 12 - 1453
Recovered Podcast
Chapeters 01:59 Topic 47:36 This Week in Recovery 54:00 Phone Calls Keywords Step 12, recovery, spiritual awakening, service, honesty, principles, helping others, sobriety, 12-step program, personal experiences Summary In this episode of the Recovered Podcast, the hosts delve into Step 12 of the 12-step recovery program, emphasizing the importance of spiritual awakening and the necessity of carrying the message to others. They discuss personal experiences with recovery, the gradual nature of spiritual change, and the significance of service in maintaining...
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Jay S Part 2 of 10 - Recovered 1454
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Step 11 - Recovered 1451
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Summary In this episode of the Recovered Podcast, the hosts delve into Step 11 of the recovery process, focusing on the transition from making amends to cultivating spiritual awareness through prayer and meditation. They discuss the importance of improving conscious contact with a higher power, the challenges of distractions, and the significance of living the program in all aspects of life. The conversation emphasizes the need for stillness, surrendering outcomes, and recognizing the strength provided by a higher power to carry out God's will. Listeners are encouraged to remain open-minded...
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Step 10 - Recovered 1449
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Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Step 10 02:53 The Importance of Staying Present 06:06 Practicing Rigorous Honesty 09:05 The Role of Support in Recovery 12:11 Step 10 as a Spiritual Barometer 15:05 The Impact of Prompt Action 18:05 Navigating Complex Emotions 20:57 Tools for Maintaining Emotional Sobriety 24:00 Long-term Sobriety and Step 10 27:08 Advice for Newcomers 29:57 Listener Feedback and Community Engagement We are a self-supporting community. Join us in the following ways: - Join by making monthly donations for one year. You will receive...
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Step 9 - Episode 1447
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Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Step 9: The Transformative Process 03:00 The Courage to Make Amends 05:59 Navigating Complex Emotions in Step 9 08:47 The Importance of Rigorous Honesty 12:02 Facing the Past: Personal Stories of Amends 14:51 The Role of Fear and Shame in Recovery 17:52 Setting Things Right: Taking Responsibility 21:00 The Exception Clause in Step 9 24:11 The Impact of Amends on Relationships 27:01 The Spiritual Experience of Making Amends 30:04 Final Thoughts on Step 9 and Recovery We are a self-supporting...
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info_outlineThe Twelve and Twelve tells us that “the whole emphasis of Step Seven is on humility.” We first looked at humility in the Third Step when we made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. Without some humility, no alcoholic can stay sober, no Al-Anon can stay serene. Our experience has shown us that without humility, we cannot live a purposeful life. AA teaches us that a useful life is one in the service of others. This may be a bit tricky for the Al-Anon since we so often are worried about others that we forget about ourselves.
Bill Wilson explains humility this way, “As long as we placed self-reliance first, genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of humility is a desire to seek and do God’s will.” When we live life run on self will, humility is missing. Humility, we discover, is not something to re resisted, but something to be accepted.
Bill Wilson wrote that the process of accepting humility “was unbelievably painful. It was only by repeated humiliations that we were forced to learn something about humility.” Taking the Third Step was a bold example of spiritual humility because it was a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. With the Seventh Step, we have an opportunity to put that decision into practice by asking God to do something specific for us. We are humbly asking God to remove our character defects. We are saying your will, not mine. But we must accept the terms, conditions, and timetable that our Higher Power has in mind.
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We conducted a survey so that our listeners can help us understand this step
We posed the question, “What does humble mean to you?”
The possible responses were …
https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/eZfqbdNAalFL8WtGq8cIf7nLG1usZk4JSs8edkIhoFw_3D’
What is interesting is that this survey proves that we people in a 12-step recovery program have our own language.
The possible responses I provided in the survey sent to our listeners came directly from the definition of humble in the dictionary.
But “other” was the second most popular response.
In other words, being humble means something different to AAs than normal people.
So ,? let’s discuss how we understand this step and how humility plays a role.
What does it mean to you to be humble?
How are you humble? How can I become more humble?
What does the term “humbly ask” mean to you?
Before program, what did you think of humility? Was it a positive/negative?
Before program, did you experience humiliation?
What is the difference between humility and humiliation?
What are “our shortcomings?”
How is Step 3 related to Step 7?
How does acceptance relate to Step 7?
What is the Seventh Step Prayer?
The Seventh Step Prayer
from page 76 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
My Creator,
I am now willing that You should have all of me,
good and bad.
I pray that You now remove from me
every single defect of character which stands in the way
of my usefulness to You and my fellows.
Grant me strength, as I go out from here,
to do Your bidding.
Amen
What does it mean to you that God “should have all of me, good and bad?”
In this prayer, character defects stand in the was of being useful to others and God. What does this mean to you?
What does it mean to you “to do your bidding?”
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How about now, have you been humiliated in recovery?
Is there a difference in how you responded to humiliated between before and after program?
What would you say to the new person faced with Step 7 for the first time?