Humility For Today

Humility For Today

What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? RAW Recovery’s “Humility For Today” takes that question head-on with a mix of humour, honesty, and old-school AA wisdom. Dion hosts a laid-back, chatty session that starts with grandkids, cats and dodgy T-shirt collections, then gently shifts into a serious look at what humility actually means in day-to-day sobriety.

Drawing from AA literature and *Language of the Heart*, he breaks humility down into something practical: being “free from pride and arrogance”, staying honest about strengths and weaknesses, and keeping the focus on others instead of the ego. He reminds the audience, “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves. It is being honest about who we are,” and ties that directly to staying teachable and spiritually grounded.

You’ll hear him contrast sympathy and empathy, talk about the 10th Step as “maintenance” for emotional sobriety, and share how pride and guilt can quietly pull people off the “broad highway” of recovery. A vivid allegory about fool’s gold and pride coins shows how easy it is to chase praise, power, or being “right” instead of staying in spiritual progress.

There’s also celebration and community spirit, with a shout-out to Michelle on her two years of sobriety and plenty of light jokes about bad coffee, sports jerseys and old AA bumper stickers. The tone is raw yet kind, making space for people who might still be struggling, including those who’ve left and come back.

This episode is ideal for anyone in recovery who’s wrestled with ego, guilt or that sneaky sense of spiritual superiority—and wants a grounded reminder that humility is less about being small and more about being honest, teachable, and useful to others. It might leave you asking: where could a bit more humility keep your growth going today?