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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa offers a brief AA-focused morning routine of silence, prayer and reflections on open-mindedness, spiritual growth and progress over perfection in recovery. The episode gently supports anyone seeking a simple daily spiritual anchor for sobriety.
2:23•16 Jun 2026
Morning AA Snippet: Open-Mindedness, Progress and a Simple Prayer for Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Start the day with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer to centre your recovery.
- Keep an open mind about a higher power and spirituality, whatever your background or beliefs.
- Aim for spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection; no one follows the principles flawlessly.
- Remember that recovering alcoholics are united more by shared defects and efforts than by virtue.
- Use simple daily prayers such as “Dear God, please help me stay sober today” to focus on the next 24 hours.
“We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet, led by Alyssa, offers a gentle, structured start to the day for anyone living with alcoholism or supporting someone who is. Aimed at people in recovery and those curious about AA principles, it’s a bite-sized mix of prayer, reflection and encouragement.
The episode opens with a moment of silence for “the suffering and recovering Alcoholics and loved ones inside and out of the rooms,” followed by the Serenity Prayer. If you like your mornings simple and grounded, you’ll appreciate the calm, steady tone Alyssa brings as she shares daily reflections focused on open-mindedness and spiritual growth.
A key reading highlights that “the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all-inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek,” offering reassurance to anyone unsure about concepts of God or a higher power.
You’ll hear how open-mindedness to different ideas of spirituality can make space for connection, with Alyssa sharing that “the sharing of self joins me to the human race and brings me closer to God as I understand him.” The episode also touches on the 12 Steps and the common reaction of, “What an order!
I can’t go through with it!” Instead of pressure for perfection, the focus is on progress: “We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.” There’s comfort in the reminder that “we are not saints” and that willingness to grow is what matters. Things close 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, spiritual check-in to anchor your sobriety each morning, this snippet might be just the steady voice you’ve been needing. How do you want to start your next sober day?
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