2026-05-14-AA Morning Snippet

2026-05-14-AA Morning Snippet

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet with Alyssa offers a gentle way to start the day with prayer, reflection, and a reminder of why recovery matters.

Alyssa opens with a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones, then leads the familiar Serenity Prayer: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." It sets a calm, honest tone that feels aimed at anyone who wants to stay sober just for today.

The main reflection, titled "It's okay to be me," focuses on humility and honesty. Drawing from Alcoholics Anonymous, pages 72–73, it looks at how newcomers often "have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives" and reach for "easier methods" that just don't work. Humility is reframed in a kinder way: "Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it is really the ability to look at myself and honestly accept what I find.

I no longer need to be the smartest or dumbest or any other est.

Finally, it is okay to be me." There’s a strong emphasis on telling the truth about your life, whether in meetings or with a sponsor, and on the importance of taking all the steps – especially the Fifth Step – to avoid slipping back "to a drunk to death." The reading from *As Bill Sees It* and the 12 & 12 highlights AA’s respect for individual freedom: "No AA can compel another to do anything...

They repeatedly say, We ought, but never, You must." Yet there’s a powerful reminder that alcohol itself is the real tyrant and that "freedom from alcohol is the great must" if sanity and life are to be preserved. The snippet closes with the Lord’s Prayer and a simple request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today. Amen." If you’re looking for a brief, grounded start to your recovery day, this one fits easily into a busy morning.