2026-08-08-AA Morning Snippet2026-08-08-AA Morning Snippet
AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa offers a brief AA-focused morning routine centred on Step Eight, guilt, amends, and spiritual partnership, framed by the serenity prayer and the Lord’s Prayer. The message stresses willingness, honesty, and shared sacrifice as foundations for emotional peace and fellowship in recovery.
2:47•8 Aug 2026
Starting the Day with Step Eight: Guilt, Amends and Fellowship
Episode Overview
- Step Eight is framed as becoming willing to make amends, rather than perfectly listing every harm.
- Unloading guilt is presented as essential for a peaceful mind and emotional relief.
- Honesty with oneself and reliance on a higher power are highlighted as tools for cleansing guilt.
- Emotional security is linked to living on a give-and-take basis and building partnership with others.
- AA’s survival and unity are tied to personal sacrifice of individual ambitions for the common welfare.
“Where there's a will, there's a way, so if I want to feel better, I need to unload the guilt feelings I have. A peaceful mind has no room for feelings of guilt.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle, structured start to the day for anyone in recovery or supporting someone who is. Alyssa, who introduces herself simply as "an alcoholic", guides a brief morning routine built around prayer, reflection, and the Twelve Steps.
You’ll first hear a moment of silence for "the suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones inside and out of the rooms", followed by the serenity prayer, grounding the episode in familiar AA tradition.
The heart of the snippet focuses on Step Eight: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed." Alyssa reads about the challenge of facing past harms, including those done to people who are no longer alive, and how even small hurts can weigh heavily on the mind. A key idea is that willingness comes before perfection: "Where there's a will, there's a way, so if I want to feel better, I need to unload the guilt feelings I have.
A peaceful mind has no room for feelings of guilt." With the help of a higher power and honest self-reflection, the message suggests that guilt can be released and the mind can be cleared. The episode also touches on emotional security through partnership and brotherhood: "We would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or brotherhood with all those around us." Giving of oneself without expecting repayment is presented as a path to better relationships and stronger fellowship.
Alyssa closes with the Lord’s Prayer, the familiar AA encouragement "Keep coming back. It works if you work it," and a simple daily intention: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today." It’s a calm, faith-leaning reflection designed for those who want a quick, focused reminder of why they’re staying sober today. Could this be the morning reset your recovery routine has been missing?
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