November 05 Service - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings PodcastNovember 05 Service - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings Podcast
Transitions Daily Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Readings Podcast
Charlie L reads a set of AA recovery readings for 5 November, focusing on service, faith, anger, fear and the Promises. A vivid story of testing alcoholism on a flight highlights the reality of powerlessness and long-term sobriety.
8:42•5 Nov 2026
Service, Faith and a Plane-Tested Sobriety Coin
Episode Overview
- Service and helping others are presented as key parts of spiritual growth in recovery.
- A plane-flight drinking experiment reinforces the realisation of being powerless over alcohol.
- Prayer is framed as gratitude and asking for strength and wisdom, rather than for material gains.
- The AA Promises describe changes in attitude, freedom from fear, and using past experiences to benefit others.
- Fear is shown as something that can be replaced by faith, with anger recognised as dangerous for alcoholics.
“Wow, those guys at the meeting were right. I am powerless over alcohol.”
What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? This daily AA-style episode gives you a front-row seat to the kind of wisdom that’s shared in meetings all over the world, delivered in a short, easy-to-listen format. Read by Charlie L. from St. Paul, Minnesota, the November 5th instalment centres on service, faith, and the very real emotional struggles that come with sobriety.
You’ll hear the classic AA line that “service gladly rendered, obligations squarely met… are permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right living,” setting the tone for an episode that links helping others with spiritual growth. A standout story comes from *A Drunk Like You*, where a researcher tests whether they’re truly alcoholic on a plane: “Wow, those guys at the meeting were right.
I am powerless over alcohol.” That moment of clarity, triggered by finding a 90-day sobriety coin in a pocket mid-flight, leads to 15 and a half years without a drink. It’s a sharp reminder that self-testing with alcohol rarely ends well.
Faith shows up as a central theme, especially in the reflection that contrasts “grant me my wishes” with “thy will be done.” The episode stresses simple, honest prayer centred on gratitude and asking for “strength and wisdom to do his will,” rather than chasing material comfort. You’ll also hear the famous AA Promises, offering hope of “a new freedom and a new happiness” and the idea that past pain can help others.
Anger and fear aren’t ignored either: the spiritual axiom that “every time we are disturbed… there is something wrong with us” pushes a hard but practical look at resentment, while another reading talks about fear being replaced by faith. For anyone curious about daily AA recovery readings, this episode gives a compact mix of story, guidance, and spiritual reflection. Could these ideas shift how you see service, faith, and your own relationship with alcohol?
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