Gather your chairs in a circle – Episode 116
The Recovery Show » Finding serenity through 12 step recovery in Al-Anon – a podcast
The Recovery Show
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2015
⏱️ 79 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A couple of weeks ago, at church, we honored our graduating high school seniors. The sermon that day was in the form of advice to those setting out into adult life. What caught my ear was the second point, to “gather your chairs into a circle.” What does this mean, and how does it relate...
The post Gather your chairs in a circle – Episode 116 appeared first on The Recovery Show.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 116 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by |
| 0:06.6 | Kathleen Michelle Emily and Tad. They use the donation button on our website. |
| 0:11.7 | Thank you Kathleen Michelle Emily and Tad for your generous use the donation button on our website thank you |
| 0:12.8 | Kathleen Michelle Emily and Tad for your generous contributions |
| 0:16.6 | this episode is for you |
| 0:19.3 | we are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. |
| 0:24.4 | We who have ever have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction, understand |
| 0:28.0 | as perhaps few others can. |
| 0:30.1 | So much depends on our own attitudes, and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. |
| 0:35.7 | Today we're going to talk about gathering your chairs in a circle. |
| 0:40.8 | Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program |
| 0:45.8 | we represent ourselves rather than the program. |
| 0:48.1 | During this show we will share our own experiences as they relate to this topic of gathering your chairs in a circle. |
| 0:55.2 | The opinions expressed chair are strictly those of the person who gave them, take what you like, |
| 0:58.8 | and leave the rest. |
| 0:59.8 | We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life. |
| 1:04.2 | My name is Spencer and I'm your solo host today. |
| 1:07.9 | The first segment of today's episode of the Recovery Show will be a discussion of the topic. Following a short break, we'll talk about our lives and recovery about how we practice these principles in all our affairs. |
| 1:18.0 | We will follow that with your email or voice contributions and some brief news about the podcast before closing. |
| 1:25.0 | Actually, before I get into this topic, |
| 1:28.0 | I want to talk a little bit about stress, |
| 1:30.0 | in particular about the stress of having too much to do. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Recovery Show, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Recovery Show and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.