Welcome to the Recovery Show. We are friends and family members of

alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and

happiness. We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction

understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes

and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

During this show, we will share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of choices.

We hope you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Kelly and I will be

your host today. Joining me is Swaetha. How are you today Swaetha?

Right, thanks, Billy. Good, good. And next is Swaetha is Spencer. How you

doing, Spencer? I'm doing well, thank you.

All right. So the first segment of today's episode of the recovery show will be our discussion of the topic choices.

Following a musical break we'll talk about our lives in recovery and about what's happening in the meetings we attend and in our own lives and we'll follow that with brief news about the podcast before closing with another musical break.

We have a reading today that comes from the Al-Anon Daily Reader called Courage to Change, and it's

on page 30.

It says, Living with Alcoholism, I learned that plans could change at any moment and that rules varied accordingly

I developed a deep mistrust of everyone and everything because I could count on nothing

As a result I have often found myself jumping at any opportunity without thinking it through.

Behind my action was a sense of desperation.

I'd better grab this now. This may be my only chance.

Al-Anon shows me a different approach. I can live one day at a time. I can base my choices on what I

feel is right for me today,

rather than on what I fear I might lose sometime in the future.

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