Recovered
This is the second hour of the 12 Hour Podcast. Mark gives his open talk he gave for his Home Group’s 3rd Year Anniversary. You still have time to make a donation to Dawn Farm in the name of my late son, Andrew. Go to http://recoveredcast.blogspot.com/p/12-hour-podcast.html
Thia first hour featured Mark in a solo effort to kick off this fundraiser.
Everything is set, so join us for the 12-hour podcast for support of Dawn Farm, a local recovery center. We are doing this fundraising event in honor of our late son Andrew on this weekend which would have been his 27th birthday.
Listen live to the show on your computer! Just go on over to Listen Live and listen to our show in honor of Andrew and his memory. We will have guests, interviews, open talks, and so much more.
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On page 76, the big book gives us a prayer of humility. A prayer acknowledging that we need help in overcoming our character defects.
Russ.. Please read
Initial thoughts?
This prayer makes it clear that AA is not a self help program, clearly we need God and each other. Can this program work alone with a book?
We place ourselves in a position to receive God’s help by making a decision to abandon our old idea that self will will make us happy. What does surrender to win mean to you?
God should have all of me, the good and the bad. So, we make available to God our strengths and weaknesses, what does this mean?
How has God used your weakness for your good? When I share with someone my weaknesses, it makes us more approachable by the other person.
How has a perceived strength let you down?
Intelligence
How do you access your higher power?
What techniques have worked for you in your spiritual life?
working with others
doing this podcast
praying with my wife
journalling and keeping track of God’s involvement in my life
simple prayers
progression of the same prayer, praying the same prayer of blessing first for self then outward to neutral people to loved ones to not so loved ones then eventually to enermies.
This is the interview we conducted with Jason Schwartz with Dawn Farm, acting director. Don’t forget the 12 Hour Podcast this Saturday starting at 8:00 am and ending at 8:00 pm. Listen live at http://recoveredcast.com
Can you be an atheist in 12 Step Fellowships?
we received this email from an alanon listener
Last night, I went with my wife to an open AA big book study meeting. The meeting format starts with a reading from the big book, with interpretation and elaboration by one person. Then they break for 10 minutes and people can put questions into the “ask it basket”. The second part of the meeting consists of the leader pulling questions from the basket and reading them, with anyone in the meeting giving their answer or understanding. It’s a 90 minute meeting, total.
Last night, they read steps 6 and 7 (3 paragraphs). The first question was “If I’m an atheist, who removes my character defects?” As you might imagine, this sparked a lot of sharing. A couple of statements really bothered me. I’d like to hear y’all’s reactions. I understand that each person’s experience and view is their own, but these statements were said so forcefully and confidently that if I had been a newcomer, it might have driven me away.
One person stated, flat out, “If you can’t believe in God, then you’re not a real alcoholic and you don’t belong here.” Another person made a similar statement, “You can’t be an atheist and be in AA.” I will note that there were a couple of people who said “I am an atheist, and this program works for me.” But there was a definite undercurrent of “if you can’t believe, get out.”Later, someone said “if you don’t believe in God, then please don’t sponsor *real alcoholics*”. My thought was “what the F*** is a ‘real alcoholic’?” (That phrase was used by more than one person.)
The answer of course is yes, so how do we help the atheist in recovery, inside the walls of 12 Step Fellowships?
http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-with-Religious-People-if-You-Are-an-Atheist
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Here is Chris Motl – is – ant – ti from the TV program the sopranos at his AA meeting
Chris is a lieutenant in the mob, Chris is Tony Soprano’s right hand man and is still very active in his criminal life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KezWri7jo8
We all know about the sexual predator in AA. The guy who might be taking advantage of the most vulnerable.
Joe, your Initial thoughts?, how to spot how to avoid
What about the criminal? Still stealing and cheating.
What about the thug, the guy who can’t give up violence?
What about lures, white collar criminals, bigots, homophobes, etc?
When you encounter this type, how do you react? How do you protect yourself? What advice would you give?
What about the guy who had a criminal past, but wants to give it up? Do you treat this person different?
What has been your experience with this type?
Hat are red flags for the new guy?
What are common sense recommendations to stay safe?
What can we do to keep group safe?
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