What was your experience of early recovery? Did you feel that everyone was far ahead of you?

Did you struggle with the concept of a higher power?

Welcome to episode 375 on The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Anna, Dana,

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Thank you, Anna, Dana, Alyssa, Virginia, Jennifer, Karen, and Nancy,

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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

the changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show,

we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show, we will share our own

experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find something in our sharing that

speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I am your host today. I recently received an email

from a person in early recovery. He's struggling with getting really into the program and listed

some issues that he has. He writes, almost every member of my home group has years of recovery on me.

It seems that everybody has taken the steps at least one time and I'm still in step two.

People talk about their higher power as if it is so obvious that everybody has one. It seems

easy to know what a higher power is. The fellowship seems a happy place where every member wants to

be around, where I feel no need except for our meaning in the context with my sponsor. The same

goes for doing service. I hear daily this is the only way to stay in recovery but I don't want to

do service work. As a newcomer, I sometimes feel overwhelmed but when other newcomers join our

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