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Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

A New Pair of Glasses: Chuck C (Part 4 of 6)

Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

AA Podcast

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

I have had a number of requests to repost the speaks that became the book "A New Pair of Glasses". I originally posted this series in 2017, after 2600 Sober Cast episodes I am a bit better at audio cleanup, so I have gone back through and reworked the files a bit to improve the quality. Part 4 of 6. Chuck C. was born in 1902, and got sober in A.A. in January 1946. In these 1975 recordings of Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa Men's Retreat, Chuck shares his experience, strength and hope about recovering from alcoholism. He tells how he recovered from being a "tongue-chewing, babbling idiot drunk". The Pala Mesa Men's Retreat had 64 AA men attending, these recording were made by one of these men on a small tape recorder, and the recording quality isnt fantastic but it is listenable. This series of talks was eventually transcribed into the book "A New Pair Of Glass" The book is still available if you would like a copy https://scast.us/npog If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: [email protected] Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2500+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Soebecast, where we provide AA speaker meetings and workshops in

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podcast format.

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We're an ad-free podcast and if you enjoy listening,

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please help us be self-supporting by visiting

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sobercast.com, look for the donate link

0:20.0

and drop a dollar or two into our virtual basket.

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We hope you enjoy the podcast.

0:23.7

Have a great day.

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Now, I have never asked God one time in 29 years to keep me sober.

0:38.7

Never ask him once.

0:42.2

I thank him a million times but I've never asked him one because that's not the way I read my book.

0:50.0

The way I read my book is this year the stuff we took.

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When we took them, something happens.

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When we don't, nothing happens.

1:00.0

So I stood part of morning.

1:03.3

I said, I've never asked God to keep you so, but he says, why not?

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I said, I think that's not his business.

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I think it's my business to do these things and say it's going to take him and he does it.

1:17.4

I don't have to tell him what to do about his business.

1:22.0

And you've asked me what to do by mine, and I do it.

1:25.0

Here's the steps I take.

1:30.0

I'm sure.

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