September 07 Honesty - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings PodcastSeptember 07 Honesty - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings Podcast
Transitions Daily Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Readings Podcast
A collection of AA readings highlights honesty, making amends, spiritual joy, and the calming power of the Serenity Prayer. The episode also reflects on taking life more easily through faith and personal responsibility.
6:07•7 Sept 2026
Honesty, Easy Does It, and Keeping Your Side of the Street Clean
Episode Overview
- Honesty is described as the opposite of an alcoholic’s old behaviour and is essential for AA to work.
- People are reminded to focus on their own faults and amends, keeping their own side of the street clean.
- Repeating the Serenity Prayer while walking can ease tension and restore emotional balance.
- Contempt before investigation is highlighted as a principle that traps people in ignorance.
- The motto Easy Does It encourages moderation, relaxation, and trust in a higher power rather than self-will.
“Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short daily episode from Transitions Daily, read by Kurt L. from Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on one key principle at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous: honesty. Centred around the theme “Honesty”, the reading pulls together classic AA resources like Alcoholics Anonymous, Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees It, and the 24 Hours a Day book.
You’ll hear the stark admission, “Honesty is the easiest word for me to understand because it is the exact opposite of what I've been doing all my life,” capturing the shift many people face when they first get sober. The episode touches on practical spiritual ideas rather than grand theories.
For those wrestling with anxiety or tension, the reading shares how repeating the Serenity Prayer in time with walking and breathing can restore “a workable emotional balance and perspective.” There’s also the challenge to drop “contempt prior to investigation,” a barrier that “cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance.” The familiar AA motto “Easy does it” rounds things off, pointing towards learning to relax, trusting a higher power, and accepting that “I am only one among many.” If you’re short on time but want a daily nudge toward honesty, calm, and spiritual refuge, this gentle, structured reading might be exactly what you need today.
There’s the reminder that “Honesty is the absence of the intent to deceive,” and the reassurance that nobody is expected to be perfect – “Only God is.” You’ll also hear about keeping “our side of the street” clean by focusing on your own amends rather than anyone else’s faults, illustrated through a simple story of making amends to a father. Could a few minutes of honesty and reflection like this become part of your daily routine?
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