September 28 Meetings - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings PodcastSeptember 28 Meetings - Transitions Daily Alcohol Recovery Readings Podcast
Transitions Daily Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Readings Podcast
Short daily AA readings for 28 September, read by Sarah M, highlight meetings, sponsorship, humility, and the value of collective support in sobriety. The episode blends quotes, reflections, and prayer to encourage acceptance of life’s struggles and using them to help others stay sober.
7:08•28 Sept 2026
Daily AA Wisdom and the "Whole Company" of Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Regular AA meetings and contact with a sponsor help manage the “ankle biters” of daily life that can threaten sobriety.
- Feeling like an AA loner can be eased by recognising the wider “company of Alcoholics Anonymous” and the power of collective thought.
- Sponsorship reveals that sponsees may genuinely care about their sponsor’s happiness and sobriety, which can keep both parties sober.
- Humility and responsibility are presented as key measures of spiritual growth within AA.
- Re-reading and deeply studying the Big Book is encouraged so that its principles become second nature in daily living.
“To learn that I can love without greed or anxiety has been one of the deepest gifts the program has given me.”
Curious about how others manage their sobriety day by day? This short daily episode from Transitions Daily strings together classic Alcoholics Anonymous readings for 28 September, offering a compact boost of recovery focus for anyone wondering how to stop drinking or stay stopped.
Read by Sarah M from Pittsburgh, it opens with an emphasis on meetings as the heartbeat of sober living: “We do this by going to many AA meetings with an open mind and a desire to live the good feeling life without chemicals, liquid or otherwise.” You’ll hear how regular meetings and a sponsor help with those “ankle biters of everyday struggles” that can quietly nibble away at sobriety.
A reflection from an AA member in South Africa brings a different angle, swapping “the whole company of heaven” for “the whole company of Alcoholics Anonymous” during church services. It’s a gentle, very human picture of someone who feels alone geographically, yet deeply connected through the “collective thought” of AA members worldwide.
Sponsorship takes centre stage too, with a moving share about discovering that sponsees actually care: “To learn that I can love without greed or anxiety has been one of the deepest gifts the program has given me.” It’s a clear nod to how service and helping others can keep a person sober.
Further along, a brief message on humility and responsibility sums up AA growth in just two words, while the 24 Hours a Day reading nudges listeners back to the Big Book, asking, “How much of the Big Book have I thoroughly mastered?” The meditation and prayer close things out by encouraging acceptance of life’s difficulties so they can be used to understand and support others.
If you’re looking for a quick hit of AA wisdom and a reminder that you’re not doing this alone, this daily reading might be the nudge you need today.
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