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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa leads a brief AA-focused morning session with prayers and readings on humility, serenity, and relying on a higher power. The episode offers a simple, spiritual structure for starting the day in sobriety.
2:51•10 Jul 2026
Starting the Day with Humility, Serenity, and a Simple Sobriety Prayer
Episode Overview
- Start the day with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer to set a calm, recovery-focused tone.
- Use challenging situations as prompts to ask for clarity and to recognise personal character defects.
- Question reactions such as impatience, intolerance, fear, or demanding your own way as part of honest self-examination.
- Place reliance on a power greater than yourself, which for many can initially be the AA group.
- Treat humility as the starting point for spiritual growth by admitting personal powerlessness over alcohol.
“His admission is the beginning of humility. At least the newcomer is willing to disclaim that he himself is God. That's all the start he needs.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle, structured start to the day for anyone living with alcohol addiction or supporting someone who is. Alyssa, who openly introduces herself with, "My name is Alyssa, and I'm an alcoholic," guides a brief morning ritual centred on prayer, humility, and spiritual growth.
You'll hear the familiar grounding of the Serenity Prayer, asking for "the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." From there, the focus turns to daily reflections around peace, serenity and character defects, making this episode particularly relevant if you're working the Twelve Steps or simply trying to stay emotionally balanced in recovery.
The reading from *Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions* highlights how a "square look" at defects and willingness to have them removed broadens the meaning of humility. Alyssa shares a reflection on handling situations that disturb serenity by asking questions such as, "Could I have been more patient? Was I intolerant? Did I insist on having my own way? Was I afraid?" This honest self-check encourages listeners to put self-reliance aside and lean on a power greater than themselves.
A passage from *As Bill Sees It* underscores that most of the Twelve Steps are flexible, allowing people to begin where they can. For many, the AA group itself becomes a higher power, and simply being willing to admit "that he himself is God" is described as the "beginning of humility." The episode closes with the Lord’s Prayer, traditional AA sayings, and a simple plea: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today.
Amen." If you’re looking for a calm, spiritual kick-off to your day in recovery, could this be the morning reset you need?
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