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Sober Friends

E39: Traditions 2 and 3

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

4.3722 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous are the framework for how the groups work. According to the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, "The '12 Traditions' of Alcoholics Anonymous are, we A.A.'s believe, the best answers to that our experience has yet given to those ever-urgent questions, 'How can A.A. best function?' and, 'How can A.A. best stay whole and so survive?'" As alcoholics, our person ambition and "good intentions," could turn this fellowship away from it's...

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0:00.0

Welcome to You Are Not Alone a Recovery podcast. My name is Matt Jay and on this show, we share our experience, strength, and hope to overcome addiction and alcoholism.

0:15.0

If you want to connect with the show, the website is not alone recovery.com blogs, the show, social media links, even email, all there if you want to communicate with the show.

0:27.1

We don't speak for any 12-step program.

0:29.1

We speak for ourselves.

0:31.1

We do try to remain anonymous.

0:32.9

I have John I and Steve C. with us as we travel through the traditions of A.A.

0:38.7

Gentlemen, how are you?

0:40.5

Great.

0:41.2

Air conditioner is working.

0:43.4

So, yeah, and I'll tell you, it was touching goat today.

0:48.0

My third step for the main part of the house had changed battery.

0:51.1

I changed the batteries and then nothing would have happened.

0:53.2

And then nothing came back on. And I was like, oh, no. But I got to work. I changed the batteries and then nothing would have happened. And then nothing came back on.

0:55.1

And I was like, oh, no.

0:56.5

But I got to work for that.

0:58.2

I got it working.

1:00.1

The, my generator has been in the shop for four or five weeks.

1:05.4

And he told me it was going to take time because it's a low priority for him.

1:08.1

And he finally called and I talked to him.

1:11.4

And he goes, I just talked to him and he goes,

1:12.7

I just got to run this by you.

1:14.2

I need a new carburetor,

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