2026-05-21-AA Morning Snippet

2026-05-21-AA Morning Snippet

Curious about how others manage their sobriety journey first thing in the morning? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a calm, structured start to the day for anyone living with alcoholism or supporting someone who is. Alyssa introduces herself openly as an alcoholic and gently guides listeners through a moment of silence for both suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones. From there, you’ll hear the Serenity Prayer, setting a reflective tone that many in recovery will instantly recognise.

The heart of this episode is a reading on gratitude from *Daily Reflections*, centred around “a list of blessings”. One passage describes someone who “started listing the blessings for which I had been in no way responsible”, moving through 74 years of life and filling two pages with gifts such as “health, family, money, AA, the whole gamut.” The message is simple but powerful: daily gratitude can shift perspective.

As the reading puts it, “When I remember my gratitude list, it’s very hard to conclude that God is picking on me.” A second reading from *As Bill Sees It* turns to the idea of sanity and alcoholism. It points out how “few indeed are the practising alcoholics who have any idea how irrational they are”, and how many can accept being “problem drinkers” but resist the idea of mental illness.

The line “no alcoholic soberly analysing his destructive behaviour… can claim soundness of mind for himself” hits hard, and may resonate with anyone who’s questioned their own drinking. The snippet closes with the Lord’s Prayer and the familiar AA reminder: “Keep coming back. It works if you work it.” For anyone seeking a brief, faith-leaning boost to stay sober today, this is a gentle way to reset your focus.

How might a simple gratitude list change the shape of your day?