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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa leads a brief AA-centred morning session with prayer, reflections on letting go of the past, and guidance on spot check inventories for emotional balance. The focus stays on daily action, honest sharing, and simple prayers to support another sober day.
2:34•12 May 2026
Starting the Day Sober: Letting Go of the Past and Spot Checking Emotions
Episode Overview
- Acknowledge suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones with a moment of silence to begin the day with compassion.
- Use the Serenity Prayer to focus on acceptance, courage, and wisdom in dealing with daily challenges.
- Accept that the past cannot be changed, but your attitude toward it can shift through talking honestly with sponsors and fellow alcoholics.
- Rely on changed actions, supported by others in recovery, to gradually change feelings and attitudes about past behaviour.
- Practise spot check inventories to calm stormy emotions and handle daily ups and downs without being thrown off balance.
“Whatever is done is over. It cannot be changed. But my attitude about it can be changed through talking with those who have gone before and with sponsors.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle, structured way to start the day for anyone living alcohol-free or trying to get there. Hosted by Alyssa, who introduces herself simply as "an alcoholic", the episode opens with a moment of silence for "suffering and recovering Alcoholics and their loved ones".
That sets a tone of honesty and solidarity before moving into the Serenity Prayer, anchoring the morning in acceptance, courage and wisdom. The focus then shifts to the AA reading "The past is over", reflecting on Step Four and the weight of old memories and mistakes. One line that stands out is, "Whatever is done is over. It cannot be changed.
But my attitude about it can be changed through talking with those who have gone before and with sponsors." The message is clear: you can’t rewrite your history, but you can change how you live with it, especially by opening up to other alcoholics instead of staying stuck "with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday". Alyssa also reads about "spot checking" – a short, on-the-spot inventory for "stormy emotions" and "daily ups and downs".
Longstanding problems are seen as something to tackle later; this practice is all about quickly steadying yourself when people or events throw you off balance. The session closes with the Lord’s Prayer, the familiar AA phrases "Keep coming back.
It works if you work it," and a simple request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today." If you’re looking for a calm, AA-based ritual to frame your morning, this snippet offers structure, prayer, and a nudge towards honest action – why not take a quiet moment today to do your own spot check inventory and see what shifts for you?
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