Do you dread the holidays? Do they bring out the worst in you or your loved ones?

Are you not sure you're going to survive visiting or visits from your family?

What is in your holiday survival kit?

Welcome to episode 134 of the recovery show. This episode is brought to you by

Lucy, Ellen, and Heidi. They used the donation button on our website. Thank you,

Lucy, Ellen, and Heidi for your generous contributions. This episode is for you.

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.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program,

we represent ourselves rather than the program.

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

the holidays. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the

person who gave them take what you like and leave the rest. We hope you'll find something

in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I'm your host today.

I'm going to start with a reading.

This is from our daily reader titled Hope for Today

and it's from December 24th on page 359. The 12 steps are the backbone of

the Al-Anon program. I find the second step came to believe that a power greater

than ourselves could restore us to sanity to be particularly meaningful.

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