2026-04-10-AA Morning Snippet

2026-04-10-AA Morning Snippet

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? AA Morning Snippets offers a gentle, structured start to the day, and this instalment keeps things simple, spiritual, and focused on real change. Aimed at anyone in recovery, especially those in Alcoholics Anonymous, it’s the kind of short listen you might put on while making your morning coffee.

A reading titled *Growing up* highlights that “the essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better, and then an unremaining willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.” Alyssa shares how acting differently, being willing to help others, and practising AA principles brings its own quiet reward: “Being a little kinder, a little slower to anger, a little more loving, makes my life better, day by day.” Another passage, *The forgotten mountain*, uses Bill W.’s memory of a childhood mountain in Vermont and a plate of fudge as a picture of distraction and self‑indulgence.

Alyssa introduces herself plainly: “My name is Alyssa, and I’m an alcoholic,” then invites a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones. From there, you’ll hear familiar AA touchstones: the Serenity Prayer, daily reflections, and a closing prayer that ties the whole message back to staying sober one day at a time. The central theme is growth through willingness and responsibility.

For “the next thirty-five years, I pursued the fudge of life, and quite forgot about the mountain,” he notes, a line that may resonate with anyone who’s chased comfort instead of growth. The episode closes with the Lord’s Prayer and a simple daily intention: “Dear God, please help me stay sober today.

Amen.” If you’re looking for a brief, faith‑coloured check-in to steady your mindset and remember why your recovery matters, this one sets a calm, reflective tone for the day ahead.