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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa offers a short, prayerful start to the day with AA readings on letting go, trusting a higher power, and moving towards genuine humility in sobriety. The episode blends familiar prayers with reflections on worry, confession, and living one day at a time alcohol-free.
2:47•7 Nov 2026
Let Go, Let God: A Morning AA Reflection with Alyssa
Episode Overview
- Start the day with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer to centre thoughts on recovery.
- Use the principle of "let go and let God" to release painful and worrying thoughts to a higher power.
- Living one day at a time can make challenges in sobriety feel more manageable and support comfortable sober living.
- Recognise that dramatic self-confession can become exhibitionism rather than genuine humility.
- Developing true humility includes honestly regretting harms done to others, not just talking about them.
“"When I let go and let God, I think more clearly and wisely."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle, structured start to the day for anyone living alcohol-free or trying to get there. Alyssa introduces the date, identifies herself as an alcoholic, and guides listeners into a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones.
From there, the familiar rhythm of recovery unfolds: the Serenity Prayer sets the tone with its honest plea for "the serenity to accept the things I cannot change" and "the courage to change the things I can." The focus then shifts to a daily reflection built around the phrase "let go and let God".
The reading emphasises praying "only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out," and talks about how surrendering control helps with clearer thinking and calmer reactions.
You’ll hear how handing over "worrisome thoughts and attitudes" to a higher power can make living "one day at a time" feel more manageable and support a "life of victory over alcohol in comfortable sobriety." Another reading, "Telling the worst" from June 1961, digs into the uncomfortable habit of dramatizing one’s own faults.
The writer admits, "I would race about confessing all, and a great deal more, to whoever would listen," only to later realise that this performative confession wasn’t real humility but a form of exhibitionism. That realisation marks the beginning of genuine humility and honest regret for harms done. The episode closes with the Lord’s Prayer, the reminder "Keep coming back.
It works if you work it," and a simple closing request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today." It’s a compact, faith-centred check-in that might suit anyone who likes ritual, prayer, and a calm voice to help frame the day. Could this become part of your morning routine?
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